Short introduction

Zlatan Ibrahimovic – Swedish soccer participant of Bosnian-Croatian origin, striker of the Los Angeles Galaxy Club MLS. Former captain of the Swedish country wide crew. He is taken into consideration one of the maximum unpredictable and skillful strikers of his generation. According to The Guardian, Ibrahimovic ranked 0.33 a few of the global’s nice soccer gamers in 2013. According to the Swedish mag Dagens Nyheter, Ibrahimovic took 2d location withinside the listing of the maximum gifted athletes withinside the country of all time.

Early life

Born in Malmö withinside the Rusengård vicinity withinside the own circle of relatives of Yugoslav emigrants. His father Shefik Ibrahimovic is a Bosnian Muslim Slav from Tuzla and his mom Yurka Gravich is a Croatian from Zadar. You met and married in Sweden. At the age of eight, Zlatan began out gambling for the children’s crew of the Balkan Club, wherein simplest immigrants from the Balkan international locations performed. He changed into without delay regular into an older age group.

Career

From the age of twelve he performed for the youngsters groups in Malmö and made his debut in 1999 withinside the first crew. After spending years withinside the club, he switched to Ajax withinside the Netherlands withinside the summer time season of 2001 for EUR 7.eight million. In Amsterdam, Zlatan received country wide titles and a trophy for 3 years. In the summer time season of 2004 he switched to Italian Juventus for sixteen million euros. In his first season, he have become champion of Italy. He defended his name withinside the 2005/06 season, however because of organizational issues each championships have been canceled, and then Ibrahimovic switched to Inter for 24.eight million euros. For 3 years, Scudetto received the championship 3 instances in a row as a part of the “black and blue”. Due to the battle with the top train of the “blue garnet” Josep Guardiola, Ibrahimovic moved to Milan on mortgage withinside the summer time season of 2010 and in the end to Milan in 2011. In his first season after returning to Serie A, Zlatan changed into once more Italian champion. Due to economic issues, Milan needed to promote Ibrahimovic and Thiago Silva to Paris Saint-Germain in 2012, the transaction cost changed into 60 million euros. As a part of the Parisians, the Swede have become French champion 4 instances in a row. In summer time season 2016 he moved to Manchester United as a loose agent in England. As a part of the Red Devils, he changed into the winner of the Europa League, proprietor of the Football League Cup trophy and the Super Bowl of England. In March 2018, Manchester United introduced the termination of the settlement with the soccer participant, and then Ibrahimovic switched to MLS.

In 2001 he made his debut for the Swedish country wide crew. He performed at 4 European championships (2004, 2008, 2012 and 2016) and global championships (2002 and 2006). He is the maximum a success pinnacle scorer withinside the records of the Swedish country wide crew.

Career highlights

At the 2004 European Championship, the Swede performed a key function at the beginning grid. He scored a penalty in the sport towards the Bulgarian country wide crew, and a purpose towards Italy, which basically ensured that the Swedes reached the quarter-finals. His purpose have become one of the maximum remarkable dreams withinside the tournament. However, Ibrahimovic neglected the penalty shoot-out withinside the quarter-very last sport towards the Dutch country wide crew and despatched the ball better than the purpose, stopping the Swedes from transferring on. In the qualifiers of the 2016 European Championship, he changed into the captain of the crew. On September eight, 2014 Ibrahimovic performed his a hundredth sport for the Swedish country wide crew, this came about in the sport towards the Austrian country wide crew (1-1). In the selection, the Swedish country wide crew took third location in Group G and went into off-play. On November 14, 2015 Ibrahimovic scored the prevailing purpose withinside the first off-play sport towards the Danish country wide crew (2-1). Three days later, he scored a double in a 2d leg, which certified the Swedish country wide crew for the 2016 European Football Championship. In ten qualifying rounds he scored 11 dreams and have become the second one purpose scorer after the Polish worldwide Robert Lewandowski.

Married to the Swedish actress and version Helene Seger (* 25.08.1970), who’s eleven years older than Zlatan. The couple have sons – Maximilian (born September 22, 2006) and Vincent (born March 6, 2008). In autumn 2016, Zlatan despatched his sons to the “Red Devil” Academy. Currently lives in Paris, spends the summer time season in his summer time season residence in Malmö. Ibrahimovic has a black belt in taekwondo; From youth he studied on the Malmö Taekwondo Club – “Unity”. Zlatan speaks 5 languages: Swedish, Bosnian, English, Spanish and Italian. In an interview with Eurosport, Ibrahimovic stated that his function version changed into Mohammed Ali: “Mohammed Ali is my function version, each in sports activities and outside…” Ibrahimovic is dedicated to Catholicism.

Famous quotes

+ If you need to forestall me, you need to kill me.

+ We are presently searching out a residence. But if we don’t locate anything, my god, I’ll simply purchase l.

+ When requested whether or not he changed into human or need to be worshiped: “Zlatan is simplest human.