Personal information | |||
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Full name | Azar Karadas | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 9 August 1981||
Place of birth | Nordfjordeid, Norway | ||
Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Centre back / Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Start (Head coach) | ||
Youth career | |||
–1998 | Eid IL | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1999–2001 | Brann | 50 | (12) |
2002–2004 | Rosenborg | 60 | (13) |
2004–2007 | Benfica | 27 | (4) |
2005–2006 | → Portsmouth (loan) | 20 | (1) |
2006–2007 | → Kaiserslautern (loan) | 11 | (1) |
2007–2009 | Brann | 48 | (10) |
2009–2012 | Kasımpaşa | 36 | (2) |
2012–2014 | Sogndal | 44 | (4) |
2014–2019 | Brann | 107 | (10) |
International career | |||
1999–2000 | Norway U21 | 33 | (12) |
2001–2008 | Norway | 10 | (1) |
Managerial career | |||
2020 | Brann 2 (assistant) | ||
2021–2023 | Brann 2 | ||
2023–2024 | Stabæk (assistant) | ||
2024– | Start | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Azar Karadas (Turkish: Azar Karadaş;[1] born 9 August 1981) is a Norwegian former footballer. Although he could also play as a central defender, he operated primarily as a centre forward.
He had three spells with Brann, where he began and ended his career, winning Tippeligaen with that team and with Rosenborg. He also competed professionally in Portugal, England, Germany and Turkey.