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    DUTCH TALENT OZBILIZ DECIDES TO PLAY FOR ARMENIA

    Xinhua General News Service
    October 5, 2011 Wednesday 5:55 AM EST
    China

    Former Dutch youth international Aras Ozbiliz will play for the
    national team of Armenia in the future.

    The 21-year-old Ajax forward arrived in the Armenian capital Yerevan on
    Tuesday and was presented as newly Armenian international on Wednesday.

    Ozbiliz was born in Bakirkoy in Turkey, has Armenian roots, but was
    raised in the Netherlands. He received an Armenian passport when he
    arrived in Yerevan. He neglected the advice of his Ajax coach Frank
    de Boer.

    "It was a difficult decision for me because my coach advised me
    to wait," Ozbiliz explained his choice. "De Boer was convinced that
    within two to three years I might become a player of the Dutch national
    team. Holland might be a good choice in sporting terms but my heart
    beats for Armenia. That's why I made this choice."

    Armenia still has a chance of qualifying for the 2012 European
    Championships. Ozbiliz is currently suffering from an ankle injury
    and will miss the forthcoming Euro 2012 qualifiers against Macedonia
    and Ireland.

    Due to injuries Ozbiliz did not play an official match for Ajax this
    season. Last season he scored one goal in fourteen league matches.

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