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Zlatan Ibrahimović Height, Weight, Age, Affairs, Biography & More

Zlatan Ibrahimović

Bio
Real NameZlatan Ibrahimović
NicknameIbra, Ibracadabra
ProfessionSwedish Professional Footballer
Physical Stats & More
Heightin centimeters- 195 cm
in meters- 1.95 m
in Feet Inches- 6’ 5”
Weightin Kilograms- 85 kg
in Pounds- 187 lbs
Eye ColourBrown
Hair ColourBrown
Football
Professional DebutIn 1999 for Malmö FF
Jersey Number9
Position Striker
Coach/MentorMino 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 Birth3 October 1981
Age (as in 2016)34
Birth PlaceMalmö, Sweden
Zodiac sign/Sun signLibra
NationalitySwedish,
Bosnian
HometownMalmö, Sweden
Outside of Manchester, England
SchoolNot Known
CollegeNot Known
Educational QualificationsNot Known
FamilyFather- Šefik Ibrahimović
Father of Zlatan
Mother-Jurka Gravić
Brothers- Aleksander Ibrahimovic, Sapko Ibrahimovic (Older Half-Brother)
Sisters-Monika Ibrahimovic (Sister),Monika Violeta Ibrahimovic (Sister), Selma Ibrahimovic (Sister), Selma with his brother Zlatan Ibrahimovic
ReligionCatholic
EthnicityWhite Swedish
HobbiesListening 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 FoodItalian
Girls, Family & More
Marital StatusUnmarried
Affairs/Girlfriends• Maria Olhage (2000-2002)Maria Olhage
• Helena Seger (2001-Present)Zlatan with Seger
• Erika Johnson (2002)
WifeN/A
ChildrenTwo son with Helena seger
first son-Maximilian, born in 2006
second son-Vincent born in 2008.
Zlatan with his children
Money Factor
Salary$ 12.84 Million
Net Worth$160 Million

Zlatan Ibrahimović

Some Lesser Known Facts About Zlatan Ibrahimović

  • Does Zlatan Ibrahimović smoke?: No
  • Does Zlatan Ibrahimović drink Alcohol?: Yes
  • Zlatan commenced playing soccer at the age of six.
  • He is considered one of the best strikers in the World, he has scored more than 60 goals for his national team Sweden and overall in 681 appearance, he scored 396 goals in his career.

  •  Zlatan Ibrahimović’s Father was Muslim who immigrated to Sweden from Bosnia and met his mother in Sweden who was catholic. Even she immigrated to Sweden from Croatia.
  • Zlatan was about to quit the soccer at the age of 15, when he decided to work at the docs of Malmö. But his coach advised him not to do so.
  • He is a greatest fan of Brazilian star footballer Ronaldo.
  • He reckons that Muhammad Ali, American Boxer is a role model of him.
  • Ibrahimović is fluent in five languages; Swedish, Bosnian, English, Spanish and Italian.
  • He endorsed Nike in an advertisement alongside Lionel Messi, Christiano Ronaldo and Wayne Rooney.
  • In 2014, he donated US $51,000 to dispatch Swedish national football team for the intellectually disabled to the INAS World Football Championships in Brazil.
  • In February 2015, in the match against Caen, Zlatan took off his shirt to unveil the removable tattooed names of 50 people suffering from starvation around the World.
  • Ibrahimović has been involved in several violent incidents with some teammates like Rafael van der Vaart,  Mido, Oguchi Onyewu and with coach  Pep Guardiola, and many other players.
  • Ibrahimović has remained in news for dating girls. Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Maria Olhage were engaged for 8 months, they dated each other for one year before being engaged in 2001. Later couple seperated in 2002.
  •  For long time he has been living in relationship with Helena Seger (2001-Present). Couple has two children also.