Kiran Bechan

Winand Kiran Madhankumar Bechan (born 12 September 1982 in Amsterdam), simply known as Kiran Bechan, is a Dutch retired professional football midfielder.

Kiran Bechan
Personal information
Full name Winand Kiran Madhankumar Bechan
Date of birth (1982-09-12) 12 September 1982
Place of birth Amsterdam, Netherlands
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
SV Amstelland United
Ajax
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000–2004 Ajax 1 (0)
2003–2004 → Sparta (loan) 48 (9)
2005–2006 Groningen 18 (0)
2006–2007 → Den Bosch (loan) 37 (9)
2007–2008 Hércules 9 (1)
2008–2009 Emmen 24 (3)
2009–2010 Ermis Aradippou 6 (0)
2010–2011 Muaither SC 15 (8)
2011 FC Atyrau 24 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 24 August 2015

Club career

Bechan was a product of the Ajax football academy and made his senior debut on 1 April 2001 against Roda JC. He did not make the grade at Ajax and was loaned to Sparta in January 2003,[1] only to be recalled by Ajax and sold to FC Groningen in November 2004.[2] He was then sent on loan to FC Den Bosch in summer 2006[3] and in summer 2007 Bechan was released by Groningen and moved abroad to join Spanish side Hércules Alicante,[4] where his contract was cancelled by mutual consent. He then returned to Holland to play for Eerste Divisie club Emmen.[5]

He tried his luck abroad once more when he joined Ermis Aradippou of Cyprus and he had a season at Muaither SC in Qatar. After spending time at Kazakh side FC Atyrau, Bechan retired when he could not find a new club.

References
  1. Ajax leent Bechan uit aan Sparta - Voetbal International (in Dutch)
  2. Kiran Bechan per direct naar FC Groningen - Ajax (in Dutch)
  3. FC Den Bosch huurt Kiran Bechan - Omroep Brabant (in Dutch)
  4. Kiran Bechan verhuist naar Alicante - RTV Noord Holland (in Dutch)
  5. Kiran Bechan tekent bij FC Emmen - Rijmond (in Dutch)
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