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Which team did Behrang Safari play for from 2016 to 2017?
Behrang Safari Behrang Safari ( , ; born 9 February 1985 ) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a defender for in the Swedish Division 5 and previously for the Swedish national team . Safari was involved with winning a total of 11 league titles throughout his professional career ; four with Malmö FF in Sweden , five with Basel in Switzerland and two with Anderlecht in Belgium . With 31 international caps to his name , Safari represented Sweden in their FIFA World Cup qualifiers and was named in their UEFA Euro 2012 squad . Early life . Behrang Safari emigrated to Sweden as a two-year-old from Tehran , Iran , with his family . They settled in the small town of Höganäs , and later moved to Lund when he was five . Club career . Malmö FF . Safari came through the ranks at Malmö FF and played his first game in the Allsvenskan in July 2004 when he came on as a substitute . He made his UEFA debut in the 2004 UEFA Intertoto Cup on 19 June 2004 against Cork City F.C. . He won the Allsvenskan in his first season and became a first-team regular the following season . FC Basel . On 15 June 2008 , Malmö announced that Safari had been sold to FC Basel in Switzerland . This was confirmed one day later by FCB Online . He made his Basel debut on 23 July 2008 in a 1–0 win over Grasshopper Club Zürich at St . Jakob-Park . He played his first European game in a Basel shirt on 30 July 2008 in a 1–1 Champions League qualifying match draw against IFK Göteborg at Ullevi . He scored his first goal for Basel in the 4–0 home win against BSC Young Boys on 7 February 2010 . Safari won the double with Basel in 2010 and the Swiss national championship again in 2011 . He played 94 league games for Basel during his three-year contract . Anderlecht . On 30 May 2011 , Behrang signed a contract for the Belgian club Anderlecht . He had his debut for Anderlecht on 29 July 2011 in the 2–1 away defeat against Oud-Heverlee Leuven . He played his first European game for the team in the Europa League qualifying away win against Bursaspor in the Bursa Atatürk Stadium on 18 August 2011 . He won the league in his first season with Anderlecht . Return to Basel . After Safaris return to Basel , he featured in their 2013-14 Champions League campaign . At the end of the 2013–14 Super League season Safari won his third league championship with Basel . They also reached the final of the 2013–14 Swiss Cup , but were beaten 2–0 by Zürich after extra time . During the 2013–14 Champions League season Basel reached the group stage and finished the group in third position . Thus they qualified for Europa League knockout phase and here they advanced as far as the quarter-finals . The next season , Safari started for Basel as a left back where they made it to the knockout stages of the 2014–15 UEFA Champions League . He also won the 2014–15 Swiss Super League , his sixth consecutive league title and seventh overall . Safari and his Basel teammates attended a charity event in June 2015 . He continued in the left back position the following season in the Champions League , Europa League and Swiss Super League . The season 2014–15 was a successful one for Safari and for his club Basel . The championship was won for the sixth time in a row that season and in the 2014–15 Swiss Cup they reached the final . But for the third season in a row , they finished as runners-up , losing 0–3 to FC Sion in the final . Basel entered the Champions League in the group stage and reached the knockout phase as on 9 December 2014 they managed a 1–1 draw at Anfield against Liverpool . But then Basel lost to Porto in the Round of 16 . Basel played a total of 65 matches ( 36 Swiss League fixtures , 6 Swiss Cup , 8 Champions League and 15 test matches ) . Under trainer Paulo Sousa , Safari totaled 41 appearances , 24 League , 2 Cup , 7 Champions League , as well as 13 in test games . Safari scored 1 goal in these matches during a friendly game against FC Schaffhausen . Under trainer Urs Fischer Safari won the Swiss Super League championship at the end of the 2015–16 Super League season for the fifth time with Basel . For the club it was the seventh title in a row and their 19th championship title in total . Return to Malmö FF . On 18 January 2016 it was announced that Safari would return to Malmö FF when his contract with FC Basel expired at the end of the 2015–16 season . Safari signed a contract with Malmö that extends over the 2020 season and allows him to join the team halfway through the 2016 season . He scored a goal in the Allsvenskan on 11 April 2017 against GIF Sundsvall and was named vice-captain after Markus Rosenberg . He won his tenth league title after winning the 2017 Allsvenskan , making Zlatan Ibrahimović the only Swede with more league titles . Safari became a regular starter for MFF as they qualified for the 2018–19 UEFA Europa League on 30 August 2018 . On 28 September 2020 , Safari announced that he would retire from professional football after the 2020 season . On 8 November 2020 , Safari and Malmö won the 2020 Allsvenskan . Safari played his final professional match on 6 December 2020 in a 4–0 win over Östersund , raising the Lennart Johansson Trophy afterwards and receiving a tribute from the likes of Walter Samuel and Roger Federer . Return to Lunds SK . On 13 December 2020 , Safari returned to his boyhood club in the Swedish Division 5 for their 2021 season . International career . Safari was called up to the Swedish national team for their friendly match tour in January 2008 . He played in all of the matches , which were a 1–0 win over Costa Rica , a 2–0 defeat to the United States , and a 0–0 draw with Turkey . During his debut game against Costa Rica , Safari set up the only goal of the game with a cross to Samuel Holmén , who volleyed the ball into the back of the net . Safari featured in Swedens Euro 2012 qualifiers and was called up to their UEFA Euro 2012 squad by manager Erik Hamrén . Style of play . Safari has been praised for his crosses and ability to adapt to both defensive and attacking roles on the left side of play . Outside football . Personal life . Safari is the main character of a childrens book that intends to promote autism awareness after his sons Emiliano and Leon were diagnosed . The book has been ordered by some teachers and schools in Sweden . During his professional playing career , Safaris agent was Martin Dahlin . Sponsorship . Safari is outfitted by German sportswear manufacturer Puma . Post-professional career . After retiring from playing professional football with Malmö FF , Safari announced in December 2020 that he would begin his career as a football agent along with former teammate Markus Rosenberg . Honours . Malmö FF - Allsvenskan ( 4 ) : 2004 , 2016 , 2017 , 2020 Basel - Swiss Super League ( 5 ) : 2009–10 , 2010–11 , 2013–14 , 2014–15 , 2015–16 - Swiss Cup : 2009–2010 Anderlecht - Belgian First Division ( 2 ) : 2011–12 , 2012–13