Valter Birsa

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Technical characteristics
Midfielder mancino of considerable ductility, can disimpegnarsi also in a midfield to 5 or from outside offensive on both bands.

Career

Club

Initial
Born in San Pietro, in the municipality of San Pietro-Vertoiba, in western Slovenia near the border with Italy, he spent his childhood in Nova Gorica, and at five years he began playing in a small club near the city, the NK Bilje. He then went to Primorje, with whom he officially debuted in the top Slovenian series on November 5, 2003, at 17, on the occasion of the match against Maribor.

In 2004 he moved to the ND Gorica, and on September 16 he made his debut in the UEFA Cup, against the. On September 22, he scored his first team in the league against Olimpia Ljubljana, and four days later he made his first career double, in the 1-3 outside against NK Zagorje. He finished the season with 26 appearances and 7 goals, contributing to the victory of the championship.

The second season in Nova Gorica is the most prolific at the production level: maker of four doubles against Primorjie, Maribor, Nafta Lendava and Domžale and a triplet against the Drava Ptuj, wins for the second consecutive time in two years the Prva Slovenska Liga, and is placed in the second place of the ranking of the leader of the Slovenian First Division, with Miran. He also gets the prize as the best Slovenian player of the year.

Sochaux
On 10 July 2006, he was purchased by the French club of the French club, with which he signed a four-year contract. He made his debut with the Les Lionceaux on August 5 in the away victory against Saint-Étienne and a week later he scored his first goal with the new jersey in the draw for 1-1 against him. Ends the season with 31 matches played and 3 goals, contributing to the seventh final place, and consequently qualifying in the UEFA Cup. On 28 July he made the goal of the Sochaux advantage against the Olympian Lione in the French Super Cup, then lost for 2-1.

The next season begins with the UEFA Cup preliminary against the Panionios, which immediately marks the elimination of the team from the competition. Birsa plays 22 games and scores three goals, in a season that sees the Sochaux rank in 14th position.

Auxerre
After playing 13 games in the first part of the season, on February 2, 2009, the last day of the winter market, officially borrowed with the right to ransom. Four days later he went to the field with the new team, entering the 90' of the internal race won for 2-0 against Nancy.

On May 29, 2009, the club redeemed the player's card from Sochaux, signing a two-year contract. At Ligue 1 2009-2010 he went on 35 times, with 3 goals, and the club reached the third position in the tournament, qualifying for the Champions League.

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