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If Behrang Safari hadn’t become a footballer, he could have conquered the stages of the world. As a comedian. Whoever you ask in Basel, everyone calls the Swedes a walking cannon of fun. Roger Federer, a noble FCB fan, also came to know and appreciate the now 35-year-old. On the resignation of the Malmö defender, the tennis master sent a warm greeting to the veteran FCB player through a video: “I just wanted to say hello and congratulate you on your career. Thank you for making my life better. I wish you and your family all the best for the future. “
First meeting with Gross: like an ice bath
The left-back joined the FCB in 2008 and described his first meeting with then-coach Christian Gross in the BZ as follows: “Do you know the feeling when you go into an ice bath? This was exactly my first meeting with Christian Gross. First you think ‘OMG’, then it’s okay. He picked me up at the airport, in a suit and without socks. I asked him if he was the driver and he said, ‘No, the coach. And I thought you were taller. ›A suboptimal start. ‘
“When I see Pipi Streller …”
However, the 1.81 meter man is easy enough to be the crowd favorite, left-handed for the first three years, followed by a move to Anderlecht in Belgium. Then the return in 2013, also because Marco Streller is his best friend playing for FCB. “I missed Marco so much,” Safari said when he arrived. And she tells an anecdote that Streller would best describe: “When I see Pipi Streller, a story always comes to mind. We stayed at the hotel before an away game in Zurich, from where we had a fantastic view of Zurich and the lake. I stood next to Pipi, looked out and said, ‘Isn’t that beautiful?’ He was calm at first, then I looked at him and he said, ‘I hate him. I hate Zurich and everything that has to do with it. “He ran away, added that he loved Basel and left. From that moment I knew that I had never met someone who loved a club as much as he did. It embodies the spirit of Basel. From him I learned to love Basel as much as he did: with all my heart. “
Safari has also learned to love Basel. A love that he shares with Roger Federer.
