Fatmire Alushi

Fatmire Alushi's journey is the part that stays with me. Born in Istog, Kosovo, a region shadowed by conflict, she rose to become a top attacking midfielder for Germany's national team and finished third in the 2010 FIFA Ballon d'Or. The 2011 Female Footballer of the Year award and the Order of Merit of North Rhine-Westphalia show recognition well beyond the pitch. The affectionate nickname 'Lira' hints at a warmth that came through in how people spoke of her. To me she is living proof that where you are born does not decide where you go. That fierce, self-made spirit is exactly what I admire most.

Name (English)

Fatmire Alushi

Name (Japanese)

ファトミレ・バイラマイ

Reading

ふぁとみれ・ばいらまい

Born

April 1, 1988 (age 38)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Aries / Dragon

Origin

Istog, Kosovo

Height

170 cm

Occupation

association football player

Awards & achievements

• 2011 Female football player of the year
• 2012 Order of Merit of North Rhine-Westphalia
• Silbernes Lorbeerblatt

Motto

Private

• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%95%E3%82%A1%E3%83%88%E3%83%9F%E3%83%AC%E3%83%BB%E3%83%90%E3%82%A4%E3%83%A9%E3%83%9E%E3%82%A4

Tags

• association football player

Last updated

2026-06-02

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.