When was zlatan ibrahimovic born

On 14 November , he was awarded the Guldbollen, a prize awarded to the best Swedish footballer of the year. Traded to F. The Italian club purchased his contract outright for and Ibrahimovic claimed his second scoring crown, although his amazing streak of eight straight seasons on a title-winning club came to an end.

After transferring to Paris Saint-Germain in , the veteran striker proved he had plenty left in the tank by claiming a third scoring title with a career-high 30 goals, and leading the club to its first Ligue 1 title in 19 years. He was handed the number 9 jersey ahead of the —17 season. He made his debut for Sweden in a 0—0 friendly draw against the Faroe Islands at Tipshallen on 31 January during the —01 Nordic Football Championship.

Ibrahimovic scored a goal in a 4—0 win against Malta on 10 June in a World Cup qualifier. Despite the victory, Sweden was knocked out in the group stage. It was the first time in its history that the German national team had not won a match after leading by four goals. Beat the record from Half-brother Sapko Ibrahimovic died of leukemia, aged 40 in Champion with PSG on 13 March record early.

Zlatan made 4 goals. Hat-trick No another team in Europe has won league so early. Hat-trick in 9 minutes in the match is fastest hat-trick in the league's history.

PSG finished by 96 points. Records in the league's history. In very last match, Zlatan equaled and beat Carlos Bianchi 's league record for one season with 37 and 38 goals in PSG's history. Record for Zlatan. Has played games for Sweden and has scored 62 goals, On June 22nd in the Euro against Belgium was the last game for his team Sweden, and also for Zlatan himself. The game ended with a Belgium victory.

Got Guldbollen Golden ball for 11 time 10 Golden balls in a row in In , Zlatan bought a church in Stockholm for million kronor and converted into a townhouse in kvm. Oldest goal scorer in a Milan derby at 39 on 17 October Milan-Inter Zlatan scored both goals. He scored and goals of clubs on 7 February Milan-Crotone Agents are just for selling bad players. In following the expiration of his LA Galaxy contract, he set tongues wagging in Spain by slyly hinting at a return to LaLiga.

Alas, it eventually transpired that the video was actually all just a promotional launch for a new Spanish gambling company. Between referring to himself as a lion in human form to literally deifying himself, Ibrahimovic has earned a reputation for the grandiose. There's no better example of this than the epic image of him arm-wrestling the king of the underworld in a battle between heaven and hell, which he used to announce his arrival at and subsequent departure from Manchester United, the club nicknamed "The Red Devils.

Who else would take out a full-page advertisement in the Los Angeles Times just to announce to the entire city that it was lucky to have him?

While out in the U. Asked if he'd given any consideration to a post-football career in acting, the striker admitted that he could be tempted if a lead role in an action franchise happened to come along. We can only hope. Ibrahimovic also did the rounds on the late-night chat shows during his stint in California, gamely taking part in interviews and sketches for talk shows like " Jimmy Kimmel Live " and " The Late Late Show " -- including a memorable turn as a fortune teller alongside the host of the latter, James Corden.

Ibrahimovic was forced to take his U. Afterward he was asked how many answers he missed, to which he responded: "Zlatan never misses. It was the system that failed. It was also in Los Angeles that Ibrahimovic finally met one of the few athletes capable of looking down on him.

Back in October of , the city of Malmo unveiled a gigantic golden tribute to Ibrahimovic , one of its most famous sons. The statue might not be destined to live forever, but Ibrahimovic's typically humble quip about it will. We love Zlatan so much we put his face on our stamps. Naturally, they're all first class. It's all about the Zlatans.

During his spell in Paris, Ibrahimovic became personified in the world of French cuisine when Doddy's Cafe put the Zlatan Burger on its menu. As if stamps, banknotes and burgers weren't enough, soon we will be able to see "I Am Zlatan.

The movie was originally due for release this month, but will now be unleashed upon the world in January. When it comes to cumulative transfer fees, Ibrahimovic is one of the top 10 most expensive players ever. Man United vs. AC Milan in the Europa League last He might have missed Manchester United's Europa League final victory through injury, but Ibrahimovic still stole the show by managing to brandish the huge trophy in one hand and make it look like it was nothing.

Ibrahimovic has carefully curated his look, adopting a grizzled samurai persona and decorating his body with a gallery of mystical art. Among his extensive collection of tattoos are a giant lion across his entire back, koi, feathers, various antediluvian symbols, Chinese dragons and a pair of playing cards on his ribs. There's no way Ibrahimovic could still be playing at 40 if he hadn't taken extremely good care of himself. He regularly shares images and videos of the punishing workouts he puts himself through in order to maintain his enviable peak physical condition.

Before the samurai look, it's worth recalling that Ibrahimovic was once a pleasant, smiley, slightly dorky teenager who enjoyed nothing more than whizzing around Amsterdam on his bicycle. He re-created the post in Los Angeles many years later, though by that point the innocence of youth had long been lost.

Proving that he can still be wholesome once in a while, Ibra is willing to wedge his tongue in his cheek and agree to model Milan's festive knitwear. It's not one of the fashion capitals of the world for nothing. As far as other sporting pursuits are concerned, it's fairly common knowledge that Ibrahimovic has a black belt in taekwondo. However, he also demonstrated a keen interest in tennis and even graced the court at the Paris Masters in for a lively prematch rally with Novak Djokovic.

His physical prowess is obvious, though his technique could certainly use a little work. Ibrahimovic loves to embark upon fishing and horse trekking excursions from time to time, sharing photos of his adventures on his Instagram account. He also chose to go mountain climbing in Sweden instead of watching the Champions League final , chiefly because he wasn't in it.

PSG lost to eventual winners Barca in the quarterfinals. For all the brooding and pouting, Ibrahimovic is no stranger to taking part in various challenges that have swept social media in recent years.