Sami Khedira Childhood Story Plus Untold Biography Facts

Sami Khedira Childhood Story Plus Untold Biography Facts

LifeBogger presents the Full Story of a German Football Legend who is best known by the name; “Sami“.

Our Sami Khedira Childhood Story, including his Untold Biography Facts, brings you a full account of notable events from his childhood time to date.

The analysis involves his life story before fame, family life and many OFF-Pitch facts little known about him.

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Yes, everyone knows he is a dynamic and well-rounded midfielder, just like Mateo Kovacic and Axel Witsel.

However, only a hand few fans know much about Sami Khedira’s Bio, which is quite interesting. Now, without further ado, let’s Begin.

Sami Khedira Childhood Story – Early Life and Family Background:

For Biography starters, Khedira was born on the 4th day of April 1987 in Stuttgart, Germany.

Sami was born to his German mother, Doris Khedira, who hails from the Stuttgart area and a Tunisian father, Lazhar Khedira, who hails from Hammamet, a town in Tunisia. Below is a photo of his lovely parents.

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Meet Sami Khedira's Parents. Doris Khedira (his Mum) and Lazhar Khedira (his Dad).
Meet Sami Khedira’s Parents. Doris Khedira (his Mum) and Lazhar Khedira (his Dad).

The idea that Sami would be born started when his mum Doris took a holiday to North Africa. While in the vacation town of Hammamet, she met Lazhar Khedira, whom she described as her holiday love.

Lazhar was in his early twenties at that time. Their love continued while she left for Germany. To avoid a distant relationship, both lovers kept on visiting each other, touring between Germany and Tunisia.

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One day, Sami’s dad’s visa expired while he was in Germany. Upon his visa expiration, he refused to leave the country, instead opting to force his engagement and tie the knot with Dorris. The Sami Khedira, the world got to know today, was born a few years later.

Sami grew up in Stuttgart with his two brothers, who had different interests in their career choice.

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Rani, the youngest, followed his eldest brother’s (Sami) footsteps in becoming a footballer, while Denny concentrated in his education where he became an academic genius.

Pictured below is a young Sami and his two kid brothers, Rani at the right and Denny at the left.

Meet the Khedira Brothers - Rani, Sami and Denny.
Meet the Khedira Brothers – Rani, Sami and Denny. The two brothers, Rani, inspired by Sami, pursued football, while Denny became an academic prodigy.

Growing up, their parents shaped their values, especially on how to respect their elders. While as a child, Sami’s family used to spend five weeks in Tunisia every summer.

It is pertinent to note that Sami’s first experience with football came during his holidays in Tunisia.

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Sami Khedira Biography – Rise to Fame:

Khedira honed his football skills on the Tunisian beaches when he went on holiday there as a teenager. This made him a local hero in his father’s African homeland.

Getting back to Germany, Sami would showcase the skills he had learnt in Africa with local kids in his school.

When he was 8 in the year 1995, his father decided to allow him to join Stuttgart’s youth team. Playing at the German club did not stop Sami from returning to Morocco to play with his peers on their field. Their Tunisian field sometimes became overgrown with bushes peering over the walls.

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The unfortunate Injury:

Sami’s career came to a standstill when he was 17. He had a serious knee problem, which made him almost lose hope in football. He was in excruciating pain, and the doctors once told him his injury wasn’t looking good in terms of continuing his career.

Sami quickly went into months of rehab, which, despite bringing uncertainty, shaped him thanks to family support.

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In retrospect, this became his first big step toward becoming an adult. After the second operation to his legs, there was hope as those moments he thought of giving up became over.

He went back to continue his football with his VfB Stuttgart team, where he teamed up with teammate Mario Gomez to win the Bundesliga title in 2007. More than a Decade later, the club would go on to have Serhou Guirassy, a highly successful rate.

Not many fans know he won the Bundesliga title with VfB Stuttgart in 2007.
Not many fans know he won the Bundesliga title with VfB Stuttgart in 2007.

Fame again came when Sami captained the German Under 21 side, which won the 2009 European Championship, beating England 4-0 in the final. The rest, as they say, is now history.

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Sami Khedira’s Relationship Life with Lena Gercke:

Behind the successful German, there were wags who came to steal his heart. Sami Khedira’s first known relationship was with the beautiful German model Lena Gercke.

Behind Sami Khedira's success was a romance with German model Lena Gercke, one of the notable figures who captured his heart.
Behind Sami Khedira’s success was a romance with German model Lena Gercke, one of the notable figures who captured his heart.

The two have been a pair since May of 2011 and were featured together on the cover of GQ Magazine. Taking the adorable photoshoot was how they made their relationship public, thus making the press term them the German Beckhams.

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Lena Gercke and Sami are pictured enjoying quality time at sea.
Lena Gercke and Sami are pictured enjoying quality time at sea.

According to Following Real Madrid, Khedira’s model girlfriend became a celebrity at just 18 years old when she won the first season of Germany’s Next Top Model.

After the show, she was mostly out of the spotlight until she began dating Khedira.

In 2012, the couple got engaged. Sami Khedira and Lena Gercke seemed madly in love, and their engagement dominated the pages of Bild and other tabloid newspapers.

Year after year, they shone by each other’s sides. There was no hint of trouble for the busy model and the midfielder until May 2015, when poor Sami’s heart got broken.

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According to the German tabloid Bild, their diverging plans for the future were the cause of the breakup. Khedira, as at that time transferred from Real Madrid to Juventus and wanted to have a family with Lena.

Lena, on the other hand, was not yet ready for a temporary pause in her own career. After all, she wants to follow in the footsteps of her role model Heidi Klum, and there is no room for pregnancy and changing diapers. Both lovers ended up separating and remaining as good friends.

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Relationship with Stefanie Giesinger (2015) – Sami’s next move after the breakup was to go for another German model. It didn’t take long before he got spotted in Turin with beautiful Stefanie Giesinger in December 2015. This gave wind to their dating rumours.

"New Beginnings: Sami Khedira finds love again in the arms of stunning German model Stefanie Giesinger, sparking romance rumors as they stroll through Turin together in December 2015.
“New Beginnings: Sami Khedira finds love again in the arms of stunning German model Stefanie Giesinger, sparking romance rumours as they strolled through Turin together in December 2015.

Stefanie was the wag Juve cameras focused on as she watched her man play his football.

In 2016, she ended her publicity relationship with Sami after Sami started moving out with Adriana Lime, whom he saw as the perfect person to help him get over missing out on Euro 2016. Below is Sami and his Brazilian bombshell, Adriana Lima.

Since when Sami’s relationship with Adriana Lima started, little has been seen or heard about his relationship with other ladies. Some fans have suggested he is pretty much comfortable with her.

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Sami Khedira Family Life:

Like Ilkay Gündogan and Mesut Ozil, Sami’s family is well respected in German as far as German football is concerned. Below are his father and his two footballing sons.

Meet the males of Sami Khedira's family.
Meet the males of Sami Khedira’s family.

Tunisia back then was a poor nation. Aside from loving Dorris, it was the reason why Lazhar Khedira left the country for Germany. As regards his dad’s family, Sami once said;

“My dad had eight siblings and the whole family lived in a tiny apartment. My dad had to leave school at the age of ten and immediately began earning money.”

Back in Tunisia, the rest of Sami’s entire family lives there. His grandma and my grandpa live there as well as seven aunts and one uncle.

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Sami has lost count of the number of Cousins he has got. Reports suggest he has over 40 cousins scattered around the world.

Hammamet in Tunisia has received an enormous boost through tourism. Appreciating his father’s origin, Sami said…

‘Hammamet for me is a beautiful place for vacation. I really love to go there and visit my family. I like to relax on the beaches and to get away from my daily routine. It is the perfect place for a retreat, where I can feel at home.’

Sami Khedira Brother:

 Sami grew up in Stuttgart playing football with his younger brother Rani Khedira during their childhood.

Following his brother’s footsteps, Rani is now a professional footballer and currently plays for FC Augsburg.

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Due to his Tunisian father, Rani is eligible to play for Tunisia. However, he rejected the requests to play for the national team from the Tunisian FA.

While Sami and Rani are into football, their other brother, Denny Khedira, is an academic genius who has studied sports Management so he can apply the knowledge to manage the careers of his brothers.

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Denny holds the award for “Best Graduating Student” in Sports Management from the University of Hohenheim located in his hometown, Stuttgart, Germany.

Sami Khedira Personal Life:

  • One of Sami’s favourite cars is the Audi Q7.

  • Sami Khedira dislikes career inactivity, delays, and work that does not use one’s talents. Career inactivity was the reason why he left Real Madrid to Juventus.
  • The presence of Sami as regards lifestyle and career always marks the beginning of something energetic and turbulent.
  • Khedira loves Hammamet but doesn’t consider it home. He feels more at home in Germany. In his words…

‘Although Hammamet is not my home, it is the hometown of my father so it is also important for me.’

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Hi there! I am Hale Hendrix, a passionate football enthusiast and writer dedicated to uncovering the untold stories of footballers' childhood and biography. With a deep love for the beautiful game, I have spent countless hours researching and interviewing players to bring to light the lesser-known details of their lives.

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