Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 6 August 1956 | ||
Place of birth | Khorramshahr, Imperial State of Iran | ||
Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1976–1978 | Rastakhiz Khorramshahr | 34 | (18) |
1978–1979 | Shahbaz | 22 | (14) |
1979–1981 | East Bengal | 71 | (62) |
1982–1987 | Mohammedan | 115 | (58) |
1987 | Mohammedan | 13 | (4) |
Total | 245 | (156) | |
International career‡ | |||
1976–1978 | Iran | 2 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 09:55, 21 May 2019 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 09:55, 20 September 2008 (UTC) |
Majid Beshkar (Persian: مجید بیشکار; born 6 August 1956) is a retired Iranian professional footballer. He is best known for his contributions towards the Indian football clubs East Bengal[1] and Mohammedan,[2][3] both based in the city of Kolkata, West Bengal. He was popularly known as "Badshah" in Calcutta Maidan.[4] An attacking midfielder, Bishkar also played as a forward in a 4–2–4 formation, and guided SC East Bengal to win the Indian Federation Cup in 1980. He represented the Iranian national football team at the 1978 FIFA World Cup in Argentina.[5][6][7][8]