Ara Bedrossian (born 2 June 1967) is a Cypriot former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Early and personal life He is of Armenian descent. His father was a Cypriot tennis champion. He moved to England in 1974 following the Turkish invasion of Cyprus. Career Early career In England, Bedrossian played youth football with AYA before playing semi-professionally with Kingstonian. He spent his early career in Cyprus with APOEL, playing for them for 8 years. Playing in England He moved from Queens Park Rangers to Fulham at the end of the 1992–93 season. While playing with Fulham he has trials at Birmingham City and Middlesbrough. Bedrossian made a total of 42 league appearances for Fulham, scoring 1 goal. He also played for Stevenage Borough. Later career Bedrossian later played in Sweden before returning to Cyprus, playing for APOEL and Olympiakos Nicosia, where he retired from playing at the age of 35. He later ran the Arsenal Soccer School in Cyprus as well as being Arsenal's scout for Eastern Europe. He also managed AGBU Ararat, a futsal team. References 1967 births Living people Cypriot people of Armenian descent Cypriot footballers Kingstonian F.C. players APOEL FC players Queens Park Rangers F.C. players Fulham F.C. players Stevenage F.C. players Olympiakos Nicosia players English Football League players Association football midfielders Cypriot expatriate footballers Cypriot expatriate sportspeople in England Expatriate footballers in England Cypriot expatriate sportspeople in Sweden Expatriate footballers in Sweden