- Behrang Safari
Infobox Football biography
playername = Behrang Safari
fullname = Behrang Safari
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1985|2|9
cityofbirth =Tehran
countryofbirth =Iran
height = height|m=1.84
position = Left back
Left winger
currentclub =FC Basel
clubnumber = 20
youthyears = 1992–2001
2001–2004
youthclubs =Lunds SK Malmö FF
years = 2004–2008
2008–
clubs =Malmö FF FC Basel
caps(goals) = 59 (2)
9 (0)
nationalyears = 2008–
nationalteam = Sweden
nationalcaps(goals) = 3 (0)
pcupdate = 5 October 2008
ntupdate = 10 August 2008Behrang Safari (
Persian : بهرنگ صفری, bornFebruary 9 ,1985 inTehran ,Iran ) is a Swedish-Iranian footballmidfielder currently playing forFC Basel in theSwiss Super League . He came to Sweden as a two-year-old fromIran with his family. They settled in the small townHöganäs , and later moved toLund when he was five. He is a very fast player, and is considered to be one of the biggest Swedish talents of his time.Career
Club
Safari came through the ranks at
Malmö FF and played his first game inAllsvenskan inJuly 2004 when he came on as a substitute. He won theAllsvenskan in his first season and the following season he became a first-team regular and helped Malmö win theEfes Pilsen Cup inTurkey . [cite web|url=http://www.mff.se/matchfakta/matchreferat.asp?Id=440&KomFran=SS|title=Mästare igen!|accessdate=2008-03-20]On
June 15 ,2008 ,Malmö FF announced that Safari has been sold to Swiss teamFC Basel . [cite web|url=http://www.mff.se/nyheter/nyhet.asp?Id=3026&KomFran=FS|title=Behrang Safari lämnar Malmö FF|accessdate=2008-06-15] He made his Basel debut on23 July 2008 , in a 1-0 win overGrasshopper-Club Zürich atSt. Jakob-Park . He played his first European game in a Basel shirt onJuly 30 2008 in a 1-1 Champions League Qualifying match draw againstIFK Göteborg atUllevi .International
An offensive left winger, Behrang Safari was called up to the Swedish national team for their friendly match tour in
January 2008 . [cite web|url=http://www.svenskafans.com/fotboll/artikel.asp?id=211093|title=Behrang Safari om landslagsplatsen och ryktena|svenskafans.com|accessdate=2007-12-28] He played in all of the matches, which were a 1-0 win over Costa Rica, a 2-0 defeat to USA and a 0-0 draw with Turkey. During his debut game against Costa Rica, Safari set up the only goal of the game with a cross toSamuel Holmén who volleyed the ball into the back of the net.Honours
Malmö
*Allsvenskan : 2004
* Efes Cup: 2005Basel
* Uhren Cup: 2008External links
* [http://naveedmoula.com/safari.htm]
* [http://www.fcb.ch/sport/show/playerDetailByID//28822/72/9/36 Profile at FC Basel] de icon
* [http://www.football.ch/sfl/777819/de/Kader.aspx?pId=783775 Profile at Swiss Football League Website] de icon
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