Behrang Safari

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Personal information
Behrang Safari
Full name	Behrang Safari
Date of birth	February 9, 1985 (1985-02-09) (age 23)
Place of birth	Tehran, Iran
Height	1.84 m (6 ft +¹⁄₂ in)
Playing position	Defender/[Winger]
Club information
Current club	Malmö FF
Number	25
Youth clubs
1992-2001 2001-2004	Lunds SK Malmö FF
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2004-	Malmö FF	48 (2)
National team²
2008-	Sweden	3 (0)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11 January 2008. ² National team caps and goals correct as of 2 June 2008. * Appearances (Goals)

Behrang Safari (born February 9, 1985 in Tehran, Iran) is a Swedish-Iranian football midfielder currently playing for Malmö FF. He came to Sweden as a two-year-old from Iran with his family. They settled in the small town Höganäs, and later moved to Lund when he was five. Safari played his first game in Allsvenskan in July 2004 when he came on as a substitute. The following season, Safari won the Efes Pilsen Cup in Turkey with Malmö FF. ^[1]

An offensive left winger, Behrang Safari was called up to the Sweden national football team for their friendly match tour. ^[2] During his debut game against Costa Rica, Safari set up the only goal of the game with a cross to Samuel Holmén who volleyed the ball into the back of the net. He is a very fast player, and is considered to be one of the biggest Swedish talents of his time.