{"id":49792,"date":"2023-09-30T11:47:46","date_gmt":"2023-09-30T18:47:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.persianfootball.com\/news\/?p=49792"},"modified":"2023-09-30T11:47:46","modified_gmt":"2023-09-30T18:47:46","slug":"dennis-eckert-speaks-with-media-on-iranian-heritage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.persianfootball.com\/news\/2023\/09\/30\/dennis-eckert-speaks-with-media-on-iranian-heritage\/","title":{"rendered":"Dennis Eckert speaks with media on Iranian heritage"},"content":{"rendered":"

Persianv.com – TEHRAN, A recent interview with Iranian media revealed some interesting facts about Dennis Eckert’s personal life and his previous trip to Iran.<\/strong><\/p>\n

In a live chat, the multi-national hybrid striker talked about football and the national team, as well as his club teams and his actress aunt in Iran.<\/p>\n

The forward of Belgian Pro League side Union Saint Gilloise has scored four goals in three games. One goal against Anderlecht, another against Standard, and two goals against Leuven.<\/p>\n

Dennis, who is considered a multinational legionnaire due to his Iranian father and Spanish-German mother, has a great interest in Iran. He, who is considered a rising star in European football, has shared his interest in being invited to the Iranian national team, which is his first official statement on this topic.<\/p>\n

As the first guest of the new season of the 120 football program, Eckert, the 26-year-old striker, shared the following:<\/p>\n

Dennis Eckert commented on his Farsi in the opening segment with Football 120 program: “I can only greet in Farsi and say how are you?”<\/p>\n

Declaring that his family name is pronounced Ekert, he said: “My father is Iranian and I have visited Iran. The last time I came to Iran was 5-6 years ago and I went to Tehran. During that trio I visited a park in Tehran.”<\/p>\n

The striker of the Union Saint Gilloise team in Belgium, who has managed to score 5 goals in this season’s league, said: “Our team is working very well and I have also managed to score 5 goals. I have also scored 2 goals in the Europa League. I hope I can continue like this.”<\/p>\n

Regarding his injury, Eckert said: “I have a very simple muscle injury and I will recover. I still don’t know if I will play against Liverpool, but I hope it will happen. I can’t say yes or no at this time.”<\/p>\n

He talked about Liverpool’s most dangerous player: “Mohamed Salah is definitely their most dangerous player, but I think the whole team is dangerous because Liverpool’s players are of very high quality and we have to take care of all of them.”<\/p>\n

The striker continued: “We have a very strong league. We beat many strong teams from other countries and we have proven ourselves in the last few years. I think we have a good league. Now we have 5 of the best players in European leagues.”<\/p>\n

He did not have a very successful experience in Spain, Eckert said: “La Liga players are very technical and there must be very strong players to be able to make quick decisions in the game.<\/p>\n

In Germany, the games are very physical and the players tackle a lot due to being physical. Belgium is almost similar to Germany. I think the Belgian league and their teams are in a very special time right now to show themselves.”<\/p>\n

In response to the question of whether someone from his family is present in Iran, the attacker said: “I think you all know my aunt, Anahita Dargahi, who is a famous actress.”<\/p>\n

Eckert shared some comments about his football dream: “It was a very good question. I don’t know but I always wanted to do something to make my parents proud of me. Playing in a big team is a good idea for the future. Like now every day I try and try to show my best but I am very happy with my current position and everything is great.”<\/p>\n

Finally, on the topic of Team Melli, Dennis shared the following: \u201cI am familiar with the Iranian national team. They have good players at the European level, and I have seen a few of them. Iran is a very good team. I\u2019m currently focused on my club. It\u2019s up to the manager to decide if I am suitable for the national team.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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