
| Bio | |
| Real Name | Zlatan Ibrahimović |
| Nickname | Ibra, Ibracadabra |
| Profession | Swedish Professional Footballer |
| Physical Stats & More | |
| Height | in centimeters- 195 cm in meters- 1.95 m in Feet Inches- 6’ 5” |
| Weight | in Kilograms- 85 kg in Pounds- 187 lbs |
| Eye Colour | Brown |
| Hair Colour | Brown |
| Football | |
| Professional Debut | In 1999 for Malmö FF |
| Jersey Number | 9 |
| Position | Striker |
| Coach/Mentor | Mino Raiola (Manager) |
| Records (main ones)/Achievements | • Ibrahimović is one of the ten players who have made more than 100 appearances for Swedish football team, he is country’s all time leading goalscorer with 62 goals. • He has been awarded Guldbollen(The Golden Ball) given to the Swedish player of the year, he got this ball for record ten times, incorporating nine consecutive times from 2007 to 2015. • In 2007 and 2009 He was selected in UEFA team of the Year. • In December 2013, as per “The Guardian” he was one of the three best players in the world at rank 3, after Lionel Messi and Christiano Ronaldo. • His spectacular bicycle kick won him FIFA Puskás Award for Goal of the Year in 2013. • In December 2014, Swedish Newspaper Dagens Nyheter named him the second greatest Swedish sportsperson of all time, after tennis player Björn Borg. • At the time of his four seasons stay at PSG, Ibrahimović won four consecutive Ligue 1 titles, three Coupes de la Ligue, two Coupes de France and was the top scorer in Ligue 1 for three seasons. • In 2015, he became the PSG’s all time leading goalscorer with 156 goals in 180 matches. |
| Career Turning Point | • When he played for Ajax, and helped Ajax won Eredivisie title in 2001-02. • Ibrahimović scored two goals in 2-1 victory over French Champions Lyon in 2002 UEFA Champions League. |
| Personal Life | |
| Date of Birth | 3 October 1981 |
| Age (as in 2016) | 34 |
| Birth Place | Malmö, Sweden |
| Zodiac sign/Sun sign | Libra |
| Nationality | Swedish, Bosnian |
| Hometown | Malmö, Sweden Outside of Manchester, England |
| School | Not Known |
| College | Not Known |
| Educational Qualifications | Not Known |
| Family | Father– Šefik Ibrahimović Mother-Jurka Gravić Brothers– Aleksander Ibrahimovic, Sapko Ibrahimovic (Older Half-Brother) Sisters-Monika Ibrahimovic (Sister),Violeta Ibrahimovic (Sister), Selma Ibrahimovic (Sister), |
| Religion | Catholic |
| Ethnicity | White Swedish |
| Hobbies | Listening to Music, Watching Movies,Taekwondo |
| Controversies | • In 2004, Ibrahimović bruised Ajax teammate Rafael van der Vaart, who later accused Ibrahimović of hurting him deliberately. • Ibrahimović threatened him to break his both legs. At the time of his Barcelona spell, Ibrahimović had quarrel with coach Pep Guardiola, later he humiliated Guardiola. • In 2010, Ibrahimović was caught in a fistfight with Milan teammate Oguchi Onyewu, Ibrahimović battered him on head and even he suffered rib injury. • In 2011, he punched Bari defender Marco Rossi in the stomach during a game, resulted in Ibrahimović’s three match ban. • In February 2012, he slapped Napoli player Salvatore Aronica and again got three match ban. • In November 2012, he kicked AS Saint-Étienne goalkeeper Stéphane Ruffier in the chest and got two match ban. |
| Favourite Things | |
| Favourite Food | Italian |
| Girls, Family & More | |
| Marital Status | Unmarried |
| Affairs/Girlfriends | • Maria Olhage (2000-2002) • Helena Seger (2001-Present) • Erika Johnson (2002) |
| Wife | N/A |
| Children | Two son with Helena seger first son-Maximilian, born in 2006 second son-Vincent born in 2008. |
| Money Factor | |
| Salary | $ 12.84 Million |
| Net Worth | $160 Million |

Some Lesser Known Facts About Zlatan Ibrahimović
- Zlatan Ibrahimović does not smoke.
- Zlatan Ibrahimović does consume alcohol.
- Zlatan started his soccer journey when he was just six years old.
- Regarded as one of the finest strikers globally, he has achieved remarkable success for his national team Sweden, netting over 60 goals. In a career spanning 681 appearances, he has amassed a staggering tally of 396 goals.
- Zlatan Ibrahimović’s father immigrated from Bosnia to Sweden and was a practicing Muslim. In Sweden, he met Zlatan’s mother, who was a Catholic and had also immigrated from Croatia.
- At the age of 15, Zlatan contemplated quitting soccer and taking up a job at the docks of Malmö. However, his coach strongly advised against this decision.
- He is the biggest admirer of the Brazilian star footballer Ronaldo.
- He considers Muhammad Ali, the American Boxer, to be his role model.
- Ibrahimović possesses the ability to speak five languages fluently, which include Swedish, Bosnian, English, Spanish, and Italian.
- In an advertisement, he joined forces with Lionel Messi, Christiano Ronaldo, and Wayne Rooney to endorse Nike.
- He contributed a sum of US$51,000 in 2014 to support the Swedish national football team for intellectually disabled individuals attending the INAS World Football Championships held in Brazil.
- In February 2015, during the match against Caen, Zlatan revealed a unique gesture by removing his shirt to expose removable tattooed names of 50 individuals affected by starvation worldwide.
- Ibrahimović has had numerous altercations, involving acts of aggression, with teammates such as Rafael van der Vaart, Mido, Oguchi Onyewu, and coach Pep Guardiola, along with several other players.
- Ibrahimović has consistently made headlines for his romantic relationships. Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Maria Olhage were in a committed relationship for one year before becoming engaged in 2001. They were engaged for a duration of 8 months before ultimately parting ways in 2002.
- He has been in a relationship with Helena Seger since 2001, and they are still together. They have two children together as well.
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