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Ajax sign Kennedy

From Ajax Web Site :Amsterdam, 15 may 2007

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Ajax have signed Kennedy Bakirciogl?. The 26-year old Swedish player, who transfers to Ajax from FC Twente, today signed a four-year contract that will run from 1 July.

I am very happy to be playing for Ajax from now on?, a smiling Bakirciogl? says after he has signed his contract in the office of technical director Martin van Geel. Wearing the Ajax shirt he explains why Ajax is the right club for him. Ajax are a good and big club, who also play the attacking style that suits me best. The feeling is very good.?

Bakirciogl? began his professional career in 1996 with Swedish club Assyriska. He moved to Hammarby three years later and captured the Swedish title there in 2001. After two years with Greek side Iraklis, he joined FC Twente in the summer of 2005. He immediately became a mainstay in Enschede, who drew attention for his dangerous offensive moves and excellent shot. The 2006-2007 season meant his real breakthrough. He scored 15 goals in the Dutch league and reached the playoffs for a Champions League ticket with FC Twente.

Ajax were among the clubs who were impressed by the forward. After Mauro Rosales left, we kept a close eye on him?, Van Geel says about his latest signing. Besides being a good football player he also is a guy that fits in our group well.? Kennedy, as is his football name, did not have to think long when Ajax came calling. Zlatan Ibrahimovic, who is a good friend of mine, had already told me positive stories about the club. I am looking forward to the upcoming seasons and I hope we can make the supporters happy.?


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LONDON, May 15 (Reuters) - Soccer news in brief from around the world:

* Ajax Amsterdam signed Twente Enschede midfielder Kennedy Bakircioglu on a four-year deal, the Dutch league runners-up confirmed.

The 26-year-old Swede became available as a free agent after his contract ran out at the club he joined in 2005. He scored 15 league goals last season.

Bakircioglu joins Belgian midfielder Laurent Delorge as Ajax's second new signing for next season.

 
He's West-Assyrian.. His parents are from Turkey..His dad Benyamin Bakircioglu, was one of the first to play for the club Assyriska.
 
Correct me if I am wrong.  Wasn't it Kennedy that Manchester United was chasing when he was still a teenager?  They were chasing after some Assyrian teenager in the late 90s but I can't remember who it was.
 
Senalko said:
Kennedy is not Assyrian.... lets get that straight.. he is Siryoyo from turkey, from my village to be frank  :wavetowel: :wavetowel: :wavetowel: :wavetowel:



oh sorry i forgot, they call us west Assyrians these days... ya why not.......so he is assyrian after all  :giggle: :giggle: :giggle:

Nobody calls us West Assyrians. I don't call myself that. Just Assyrian but when the dialect comes up I say we speak the western dialect. So shhhhh :D. :razz: :razz:
 
GodismyJudge said:
Because he has been to big matches unlike you. And he knows what he is talking about unlike you. So please think or do research before you come up with posts which are untrue.

And this topic is about Kennedy why spoil it with all this rubbish? Why do you always have to hijack threads?
godismyjudge i heared there is an assyrian player that plays for holland is it true?
 
2AMAZU said:
godismyjudge i heared there is an assyrian player that plays for holland is it true?

Nope not yet. But there is one playing in the youth team ( he is 16). Hopefully he will get there :D.
 
2AMAZU said:
i believe its coz they dont have much experience in europe kena hope kennedy will make it happen

maybe their new players dnt have experience but AJAX as a club have an excellent record in europe i believ 4-5 times EUROPEAN CHAMPIONS MAN, their 90's team was 1 hell of a team man
 
They can't compete in Europe simply because of money.  They don't have the funds to buy players like Kaka or Ronaldinho.  In the last 10 years, the champions league winners have been from the big 4 leagues (apart from Porto from Portugal in 2004) and with the rich getting richer and the poor getting poorer, it will remain this way.  Ajax will always be powerful in Holland but will always be a feeder club to the bigger clubs of Europe.  As soon as an Ajax player becomes half decent, they transfer to the bigger clubs in the bigger leagues.  It is a problem faced by all Dutch, French, Belgian clubs as well as those from Scandinavia and Eastern Europe.
 
did u guys know zidine is assyrian? true story.. when he wont he world cup back in 02 he took the cup in private and said "khaya umta atoreta" then he kissed it. some teamate heard him. unfortunaly last world cup his jilo genes took over and he went ramming his head into the heart of some italian guy like he hasnt paied his rent in a year. jilwayeh dont fuk with em. they tough people.
 
:giggle: :giggle: :giggle: :giggle:

I was waiting for a smart @$$ comment from J-Rok but mate, it is true.  This guy really is Assyrian.  This is no Clint Eastwood situation.
 
Congrats to him this is big news for Assyrians i hope he does well.

btw i have removed the junk from this thread. As bani said lets keep this about Kennedy
 
Crocodile Bani said:
They can't compete in Europe simply because of money.  They don't have the funds to buy players like Kaka or Ronaldinho.  In the last 10 years, the champions league winners have been from the big 4 leagues (apart from Porto from Portugal in 2004) and with the rich getting richer and the poor getting poorer, it will remain this way.  Ajax will always be powerful in Holland but will always be a feeder club to the bigger clubs of Europe.  As soon as an Ajax player becomes half decent, they transfer to the bigger clubs in the bigger leagues.  It is a problem faced by all Dutch, French, Belgian clubs as well as those from Scandinavia and Eastern Europe.

Dnt forget every player seeks greater challenge and they all wanna play for the biggest clubs possible which is part of the problem
 
J-ROK said:
did u guys know zidine is assyrian? true story.. when he wont he world cup back in 02 he took the cup in private and said "khaya umta atoreta" then he kissed it. some teamate heard him. unfortunaly last world cup his jilo genes took over and he went ramming his head into the heart of some italian guy like he hasnt paied his rent in a year. jilwayeh dont fuk with em. they tough people.

my neighbours in y old street are his family. no fake he is assyrian and sharbel touma too... don't believe, go to amsterdam and ask him...
 
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