page_title: Fatmire Alushi
section_title: Personal life
hierarchical_section_title: Fatmire Alushi / Personal life
caption_attribution_description: Deutsch: Die Hauptgefreite Lira Bajramaj, Fußballerin bei Turbine Potsdam und Nationalspielerin während des Trainings. ©Bundeswehr/Bienert
context_page_description: Fatmire "Lira" Alushi is a German former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. She placed third in 2010 FIFA Ballon d'Or competition, an annual award given to the world's best player.
context_section_description: Alushi's parents Ismet and Ganimete, who are Kosovar-Albanians, moved their family from Istok, Kosovo to Germany in 1993. In October 2009, she published her autobiography Mein Tor ins Leben – Vom Flüchtling zur Weltmeisterin (My Gate [wordplay: German "Tor" translates to both "Goal"/"Gate"] into Life – From Refugee to World Champion). In June 2011 she began dating fellow footballer Enis Alushi.  Both their fathers are working together as police officers in Kosovo.  The couple announced their engagement the following year. Shortly after, in September 2012 both suffered anterior cruciate ligament injuries in matches within 72 hours of each other. The couple got married in December 2013. Following the 2015 UEFA Women's Champions League Final, she announced that she was pregnant and would be forced to miss the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup in Canada. She stated that she expected to get back to the pitch eventually but that "there are things in life that are simply more important than football".
caption: Alushi at practice with Potsdam in 2009.
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