Fatmire Bajramaj

Fatmire Alushi (2011)

Fatmire "Lira" Alushi, born Fatmire Bajramaj, ( born April 1, 1988 in Istog, Yugoslavia ) is a German football player of Albanian descent. The midfielder and striker is part of the Germany squad. In the Bundesliga, she plays since 2011 for the 1st FFC Frankfurt.

3.1 as a club player
3.2 as a national player
3.3 Awards

Life

Alushi was born as the second child of an automotive mechanic and a housewife. She has an older and a younger brother. The family lived in the village Đurakovac, located near the town of Peć. Kosovo was at the time an autonomous province of the Yugoslav Republic of Serbia. As part of the anti-bureaucratic revolution of the autonomy status in 1989 was repealed. Then, the family decided to move to Germany in 1992 and moved to Remscheid. Since 2001, all family members have the German nationality. Alushi initially made the High school and earned thereafter on the evening school, the high school. After school, she began training as a tax clerk, but they broke off in the second year. Since 1 July 2007, it is in the sports promotion group of the Bundeswehr soldier on time. Your rank is Corporal. In October 2009, her autobiography was published My Gate to Life - From Refugee to World Champion.

Alushi was an ambassador for World Vision and is an ambassador for the European Year 2010 for Combating Poverty and Social Exclusion. On December 7, 2012 Prime Minister Hannelore gave her as a force of 14 citizens of the Order of Merit of North Rhine- Westphalia.

From early 2007 to mid- 2009, she was romantically involved with the Kosovar actor Eshref Durmishi. In August 2012, she and the also ethnic Albanian football player Enis Alushi got engaged. On December 10, 2013, she married Alushi and took his last name.

Football

Career as a club player

DJK / VfL Giesenkirchen / FSC Mönchengladbach

With about nine years, she took with her team regularly participates in championship matches of the club DJK / VfL Giesenkirchen. She then moved to the FSC Mönchengladbach.

FCR 2001 Duisburg (2004 to 2009)

2004 changed the midfielder for FCR 2001 Duisburg. On September 5, 2004 Alushi debuted in the Bundesliga in a 6-0 away win at VfL Wolfsburg. Your first Bundesliga goal followed on 31 October 2004 in a 5-2 away win against the FFC Heike Rheine. With 19 of 22 possible missions they immediately became the master player. In the season 2004/ 05 Duisburg was runner-up behind the first FFC Frankfurt. A year later, Duisburg was again runner-up and reached the semi-finals of the DFB Cup. With 14 goals this season Alushi contributed to the re- runner in the season 2006 /07. In addition, she reached with her team the cup final against 1 FFC Frankfurt. Just before half- time gave the template to equalize by Sonja Fuss. The game ended in a draw and was won by Frankfurt on penalties. With Duisburg, she won the 2009 UEFA Women's Champions League and the DFB Cup. In the DFB Cup final she succeeded doing the opening goal against their future club.

1 FFC Turbine Potsdam (2009 to 2011)

The change to Potsdam for the season 2009/10 came Alushi along with Corina Schröder. Their first competitive match for the turbine, she completed 20 September 2009 in a 3-0 away win against 1 FC Saarbrücken. In the DFB - Pokal in 2010 Alushi Hall was elected the best player. With turbine in 2010 she won the German Cup and the Champions League. For the year 2010, she was third in the election for the FIFA World Player. In 2011 she took another with Turbine Potsdam, the German Championship, was footballer of the 2010/11 season and moved to the season for the first FFC Frankfurt, which caused at Potsdam coach Bernd Schröder resentment.

1st FFC Frankfurt ( since 2011 )

For the 2011/12 season changed Alushi 1st FFC Frankfurt. She was the new beacon of hope and should replace the disposals as Birgit Prinz in the offensive game. Earlier this year, she was plagued by injury lay-offs. First, she bounced in a friendly game against Stabæk FK with his head on the frozen ground before the end of February sprained the ankle. But Alushi could not fulfill their role. Frankfurt reached the UEFA Women's Champions League and the DFB Cup only the second place in the Bundesliga and missed the re- qualification to the Champions League places.

In the 2012/13 season she scored the winning goal on Matchday 4 against their former club Turbine Potsdam. A little later she fell unhappy and ripped off while the cruciate ligament. Due to her injury she fell out for the entire season.

Career as a national player

As in 2003, played its first U-15 national team, Alushi stood in the squad. In 2005 she reached the U-19 national team the semifinals of the European Championship. On 20 October 2005 she made her debut in the senior team in the match against Scotland. In the summer of 2006, she won the European Championship with the U-19 national team. In the U- 20 World Cup, she reached the quarter-finals of the German selection. End of January 2007 she took part in a four - nation tournament in the People's Republic of China with the German national team. In the match against England, she suffered a shoulder Eckgelenksverletzung.

In 2007, she participated with the German national team at the World Cup in China. She came in four games for use and remained with the team through the entire World Cup without conceding a goal. For the 2008 Summer Olympics, she was also nominated. In the 3rd place match against Japan Alushi came on in the 62nd minute when the score was 0-0 and could already meet the 1-0 lead seven minutes later. Before closing, they still scored the 2-0 and thus secured the German team the bronze medal.

In 2011, it was during the World Cup in Germany in the media spotlight. However, they played only in the final group game against France from the beginning and was a late substitute in the other two group matches.

After her cruciate ligament, she worked on being able to participate in the European Championship 2013. Although she had since her injury not played a league game, she was appointed by Silvia Neid in the preliminary EM squad. In the test - playing countries on the 15th, 19th and June 29th, 2013 against Scotland, Canada and Japan they gained by short- stakes match practice and came to Sweden on July 14, 2013 in a 3-0 win against the selection Islands to their single tournament use.