16 Facts About Valter Birsa

Valter Birsa was born on 7 August 1986 and is a retired Slovenian footballer who played as a winger.

Valter Birsa scored his first Auxerre goal against Olympique Lyonnais.

On 2 February 2011, despite interest from big Premier league teams such as Liverpool and Fulham, Valter Birsa signed a four-year contract with Serie A club Genoa.

Valter Birsa made just nine appearances in his maiden season in Italy.

Valter Birsa joined Torino on 31 August 2012 on loan.

At Torino, Valter Birsa played 17 games, scoring 2 goals but did not do enough to convince Torino to sign him on a permanent deal so he returned to Genoa at the end of the season.

Valter Birsa made the switch to AC Milan on 31 August 2013, in what was a straight swap deal which saw Luca Antonini move in the opposite direction.

Valter Birsa was handed the number 14 shirt at Milan.

Valter Birsa scored his first goal for the club on 28 September 2013 against Sampdoria to give the Rossoneri the win.

Valter Birsa signed for Chievo on 9 July 2014 on loan.

On 9 January 2019, Valter Birsa signed with Serie A side Cagliari.

Valter Birsa played for the Slovenia national team between 2006 and 2018.

At the 2010 FIFA World Cup, Valter Birsa struck a long-range curling shot in Slovenia's second group stage match against the United States.

Valter Birsa earned a total of 90 caps for the national team, scoring 7 goals.

Valter Birsa's final international was a March 2018 friendly match against Belarus.

Valter Birsa was born in Sempeter pri Gorici, present day Slovenia.