In pictures: Here are 7 footballers who were once refugees
Authored By Wion Web Desk
Published: Jun 19, 2018, 20:09 IST | Updated: Jun 19, 2018, 20:09 IST
From Zlatan Ibrahimovic to Luka Modric, here is the list of some footballers who were once refugees
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Zlatan Ibrahimovic
Ibrahimovic was born in Malmö, Sweden.
He is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a forward for LA Galaxy.
He also played for the Sweden national team in a 15-year international career
He is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a forward for LA Galaxy.
He also played for the Sweden national team in a 15-year international career
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Xherdan Shaqiri
Shaqiri was born in Gjilan, Yugoslavia to Kosovar Albanian parents.
He emigrated to Switzerland in 1992 with his parents and three siblings. He has three nationalities: Swiss, Kosovo, and Albanian.
He is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a winger for Championship club Stoke City and the Swiss national team.
He emigrated to Switzerland in 1992 with his parents and three siblings. He has three nationalities: Swiss, Kosovo, and Albanian.
He is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a winger for Championship club Stoke City and the Swiss national team.
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Victor Moses
Moses was born in Lagos, Nigeria, the son of a Christian pastor. When he was 11, his parents were killed.
He is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a winger or wing-back on either flank for Premier League club Chelsea and the Nigeria national team.
He is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a winger or wing-back on either flank for Premier League club Chelsea and the Nigeria national team.
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Vedran Corluka
Corluka was born in Derventa, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, SFR Yugoslavia.
His parents, Jozo and Anda, come from Modran, a village near Derventa. Due to the war in Bosnia, in 1992 the family moved to Zagreb, Croatia.
He is a Croatian footballer who plays for and captains Lokomotiv Moscow and the Croatia national team.
His parents, Jozo and Anda, come from Modran, a village near Derventa. Due to the war in Bosnia, in 1992 the family moved to Zagreb, Croatia.
He is a Croatian footballer who plays for and captains Lokomotiv Moscow and the Croatia national team.
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Miralem Pjanic
Miralem was born in Tuzla, Bosnia on April 2, 1990.
When he was two years old, the war broke out and his family had to leave home.
They moved to Luxembourg and started a new life.
When he was two years old, the war broke out and his family had to leave home.
They moved to Luxembourg and started a new life.
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Luka Modric
Modric, born in 1985, spent his early years in the nearby village of Zaton Obrovacki until Croatia’s 1990s independence war broke out.
While Luka Modric’s family home now lies in ruins, the Croatia skipper rose to become one of the most popular footballers in his country.
While Luka Modric’s family home now lies in ruins, the Croatia skipper rose to become one of the most popular footballers in his country.
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Dejan Lovren
Lovren and his family had to flee their home in Kraljeva Sutjeska, Germany, the village where he grew up outside Zenica.
The Lovren family moved to Croatia where a boy with a German accent was picked on at school and the parents struggled for money
The Lovren family moved to Croatia where a boy with a German accent was picked on at school and the parents struggled for money
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