Behrang Safari (Persian: بهرنگ صفری, Persian pronunciation: [behraŋɡ safariː]; born 9 February 1985) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a defender for Lunds SK in the Swedish Division 5. Starting off his professional career with Malmo FF in 2004, he went on to represent FC Basel and RSC Anderlecht before retiring at Malmo in 2020. A full international between 2008 and 2013, he won 31 caps for the Sweden national team and was named in their UEFA Euro 2012 squad.
Club Career
Malmo FF
Safari came through the ranks at Malmo FF and played his first game in the Allsvenskan in July 2004 when he came on as a substitute. He made his UEFA debut in the 2004 UEFA Intertoto Cup on 19 June 2004 against Cork City F.C. He won the Allsvenskan in his first season and became a first-team regular the following season.
FC Basel
On 15 June 2008, Malmo announced that Safari had been sold to FC Basel in Switzerland. This was confirmed one day later by FCB Online.
This page also has a version in other languages : Бехранг Сафари (russian)