1. Valon Behrami was born on 19 April 1985 and is a Swiss former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
19 Facts About Valon Behrami
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Valon Behrami was capped 83 times at international level by the Switzerland national team, playing at four FIFA World Cups, UEFA Euro 2008 and UEFA Euro 2016 from his debut in 2005 to his international retirement in 2018.
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Valon Behrami was born to Kosovar Albanian parents in Mitrovica, Kosovo, at the time part of SR Serbia within SFR Yugoslavia.
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Valon Behrami started out playing football with Swiss club sides FC Stabio, FC Chiasso and FC Lugano.
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Valon Behrami made his comeback as a substitute on 12 September 2009 against Wigan Athletic.
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On 26 January 2011, Valon Behrami moved to Fiorentina for an undisclosed fee, signing a three-and-a-half-year contract.
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Valon Behrami made his debut with Fiorentina on 29 January 2011, in a Serie A fixture against his former team Lazio.
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Valon Behrami committed to a three-year contract with an option for a fourth.
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On 16 August 2017, Valon Behrami signed a two-year deal with Italian club Udinese, who are owned by the Pozzo family just as his previous club Watford.
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On 2 January 2020, Valon Behrami joined Genoa for the second time.
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On 31 January 2022, Valon Behrami signed with Serie B club Brescia.
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Valon Behrami was capped for the Swiss national team at the Under-18, Under-19 and "A" levels; playing at FIFA World Cup in 2006,2010,2014 and 2018.
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Valon Behrami scored a key goal against Turkey at the Stade de Suisse in the first leg of their 2006 World Cup qualifying playoff tie.
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Valon Behrami did not participate in the loss to Ukraine in the last 16.
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Valon Behrami was in the starting eleven of Switzerland for all three matches during the 2008 UEFA European Championship, playing a total of 272 minutes.
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On 21 June, in the 2010 World Cup, after appearing to elbow Chilean player Arturo Vidal, Valon Behrami was sent off with a red card in the second Group H match against Chile and became the first Swiss player to be sent off in a World Cup match.
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Valon Behrami was included in the Switzerland 23-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup.
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Valon Behrami became the first Swiss player to appear in four consecutive World Cup editions.
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In July 2018 it became known that Valon Behrami married his girlfriend, Swiss alpine ski racer Lara Gut, after only having been dating for a few months.