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Valter Birsa

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Valter Birsa, born on 7 August 1986 in Šempeter pri Gorici, is a Slovenian retired footballer who played as a winger. He grew up in Nova Gorica, began at the village club ND Bilje at the age of five and moved through Primorje to Gorica, winning two Slovenian league titles there. In 2006 he signed for Sochaux and won the 2007 Coupe de France, scoring in the penalty shootout of the final. Later he played for Auxerre, Genoa, Torino on loan, AC Milan, Chievo and Cagliari, and scored in the Champions League against Ajax while at Auxerre. For Slovenia he earned 90 caps and scored 7 goals between 2006 and 2018, including a long-range strike at the 2010 FIFA World Cup in a 2-2 draw with the United States. He was named Slovenian Footballer of the Year in 2010.

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Birth Year
1986 1
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FIFA World Cup, Competitions

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UEFA Champions League, Competitions

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Association Football, Sports

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Slovenia

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is a Slovenian retired footballer who played as a winger
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    born 7 August 1986
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    is a Slovenian retired footballer who played as a winger
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    Valter Birsa (born 7 August 1986) is a Slovenian retired footballer who played as a winger.
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    is a Slovenian retired footballer who played as a winger
  • Competed In: FIFA World Cup, Career and international career sections
    At the 2010 FIFA World Cup, Birsa struck a long-range curling shot in Slovenia's second group stage match against the United States
  • Competed In: UEFA Champions League, Career and international career sections [competed-in]
    his first UEFA Champions League goal against Ajax in the group stage
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