Zlatan Ibrahimovic
Biography, Age, Net Worth, House, Cars, Parents, Siblings, Wife, Children & Retirement
Zlatan Ibrahimovic Basic Information
| Stage Name: | The Lion/ Ibra/ Ibracadabra |
| Real Name: | Zlatan Ibrahimovic |
| Occupation: | Professional Footballer, Philanthropist, and Businessman. |
| Date Of Birth/Age: | 3 October, 1981 |
| Place of Birth: | Malmö, Skåne län, Sweden |
| Gender: | Male |
| Nationality: | Swedish |
| Marital Status: | Married |
| Education: | Enighet Taekwondo Club |
| Height: | 6Ft 5In |
| Net Worth: | $190 Million |
Zlatan Ibrahimovic Biography
On October 3, 1981, Ibrahimovic was born in Malmö, Sweden, to a family of Seven. Ibrahimovic obtained an honorary black belt in taekwondo; as a youngster, he trained at the Enighet (“Unity”) Taekwondo club in Malmö. The five languages that Ibrahimovic is proficient in are Swedish, Bosnian, English, Spanish, and Italian.
Ibrahimovic was a regular for his hometown team Malmö F.F. in his early teens. When he was 15, he was on the verge of giving up football to work at the Malmö docks, but his manager persuaded him to keep playing. His favorite player growing up was Brazilian striker Ronaldo.
Family
Parents
His parents, a Catholic Croat mother named Jurka Gravi and a Muslim Bosniak father named Šefik Ibrahimovi, immigrated to Sweden in 1977, where they first met. He was born in Stockholm. Ibrahimovic identifies as a devoted Catholic Christian and regards himself as belonging to his mother’s religion.
He started playing football at age six after getting a pair of football boots as a gift. In his early years, he alternated between the football clubs Malmö B.I., BK Flagg, and FBK Balkan, a Malmö club created by Yugoslav immigrants.
Zlatan’s parents separated when he was just two years old, making problems worse. Being a somewhat rebellious boy, his mother punished him appropriately and occasionally struck him on the head with a wooden spoon, which frequently broke. Social services became involved when she was detained for dealing with stolen goods. Ibrahimovi was transferred to live with his father because his divorced mother’s capacity to care for five kids, one of whom, Ibrahimovi’s half-sister, had a heroin problem at age nine, worried the family. Ibrahimovic frequently went hungry at his father’s house because there wasn’t much to eat and always alcohol in the fridge so he would hurry to his mother’s for supper. He had a difficult life and was also a shoplifter and bike thief.
Siblings
Sanela is Ibrahimovi’s only sibling; he also has four half-siblings. Sapko Ibrahimovic, a half-brother, died of leukemia at age 40 in 2014.
Before Sefik married Jurka, perhaps to his former Bosnian bride, Sapko was born. We do not know how close they were because we hardly ever heard about these two brothers. After a protracted illness, Sapko died at age 40 and was buried in Malmo. Pappa Sefik was shocked at Sapko’s passing, but Zlatan was not as shocked because he had been ill for a while.
Zlatan lost contact with his older sister Sanela when he was very young. Social services intervened and transferred the soccer king to reside with his father, leaving Sanela with Jurka because their family at the time was disorganized and destitute. In Sweden’s Malmo, she now runs a hair salon. Zlatan’s other siblings, Monika Ibrahimovic, Violeta Ibrahimovic, and brother Alexander Ibrahimovic (born July 10, 1986), are little known.
Children
Maximilian (born on September 22, 2006) and Vincent (born on March 6, 2008) are his two sons.
Wife
He has two boys with Helena Seger, his longtime girlfriend. He once had an early engagement with Maria Olhage, but it didn’t work out.
Lifestyle
Even though he was skilled at football, he couldn’t make enough money to support himself, so at 15; he decided to give it up and work at the docks. His manager pushed him to keep going, and the rest is history.
Ibrahimovic joined Ajax two years after starting his career with Malmö F.F., where he established himself as one of the continent’s most promising forwards. He left two years later to sign with Juventus and then, allegedly convinced by Italian singer Elena Zagorskaya, joined domestic rivals Inter Milan in 2006. He won three straight Serie A championships at Inter Milan, significantly increasing his fame. He relocated to Barcelona in one of the most costly transfers ever in the summer of 2009. After just one season, he joined Milan, a rival of Inter, and then relocated back to Italy. In his first season with them, he captured the Serie A championship.
Ibrahimovic joined Paris Saint-Germain in 2012, helping them win their first Ligue 1 championship in 19 years, and quickly became a key player in their hegemony in French football. During his four-season stint in France, he won four straight Ligue 1 championships, led the league in scoring three times, and established himself as PSG’s all-time leading scorer. He moved to Manchester United in 2016 on a free transfer, where he won his first European award in his first season. He then moved to L.A. Galaxy in 2018 before returning to Milan in 2020, where he won his fifth Serie A championship in 2022.
Throughout a 20-year international career, Ibrahimovic is one of just eleven players who have made 100 or more appearances for the Swedish national team. He has 62 goals overall, making him the nation’s all-time best scorer. At the 2002 and 2006 FIFA World Cups as well as the 2004, 2008, 2012, and 2016 UEFA European Championships, he competed for Sweden. A record 12 times, including ten times in a row from 2007 to 2016, he received the Guldbollen (the Golden Ball), presented to the Swedish Player of the Year. Ibrahimovic earned the 2013 FIFA Puskás Award for his 35-yard bicycle kick goal for Sweden against England, frequently rated as one of the best.
Ibrahimovic was named to the UEFA Team of the Year in 2007, 2009, 2013, and 2014 and the FIFA FIFPro World XI in 2013. In 2013, he placed fourth in the FIFA Ballon d’Or. UEFA listed him as one of the top players who haven’t won the UEFA Champions League in 2015, while FourFourTwo magazine ranked him third among all-time greats in 2019. After tennis player Björn Borg, the Swedish daily Dagens Nyheter ranked him the second-greatest Swedish athlete in December 2014. Ibrahimovic is well known for his fearless demeanor off the field, as well as for making bold statements and referring to himself in the third person.
To raise awareness about starvation, Ibrahimovic removed his shirt during a league game in 2015 to expose a tattoo listing the names of 50 people who had died from hunger. Ibrahimovic is well-known for his hate of the media and his talent as a player, and he frequently makes headlines for his unpredictable actions or striking remarks.
Zlatan spent 110 million Swedish kronor in 2015 to purchase a church in Stockholm, which he then turned into a mansion for 940 KVM. On March 27, 2014, five domestic-rate Swedish postal stamps featuring him were released. On the day of release, each stamp cost 6 kronor. ‘Becoming Zlatan’ is a documentary that charts his life and provides an insight into his tumultuous past. To rousing reviews, the movie was screened at various international film festivals.
Ibrahimovic was under investigation by UEFA in April 2021 due to an alleged financial stake in the wagering firm “Bethard.” UEFA penalized him with a €50,000 fine a month later for violating the organization’s disciplinary rules over his ownership of the betting enterprise.
His last name and the names of his kids, Vincent and Maximilian, are both inked on the back of his right arm in Arabic. On his lower back, along with a roaring lion, he has the famous Buddhist “Five Deva Faces Yantra,” which stands for wind, water, fire, creative perception, and space and is organized in a way thought to ward off illness and damage. He also has a Buddhist tattoo on his upper right arm called “Yant Prajao Khao Nirote,” a protective symbol meant to end family misery. On his ribcage, a tattoo reads, “Only God can judge me.” A feather, a Koi fish, a Polynesian tribal, an ace of hearts, and a pair of clubs are also in his possession.
Net Worth
Ibrahimovic’s net worth is around $190 million.
Cars
The Ferrari SF90 Stradale, Lamborghini Urus, Ferrari F430 Spider, a GranTurismo MC Stradale, the Porsche 918 Spyder, the Daytona SP3, the Ferrari Enzo, and more are among the supercars and hypercars in his collection. Since 2014, Zlatan Ibrahimovic has also worked for Volvo Collab, using their XC40 to get to training.
House
While playing for L.A. Galaxy, he lived outside of Los Angeles. He had a mansion in Cheshire before transferring to United, and after leaving AC Milan, he had a home in Italy. He continues to own an estate in Malmö, though, and spends the summers there.
Football Career & Retirement
Zlatan has achieved much in his career. On September 4, 2014, in Stockholm, he broke the goal record with 50 goals while playing for Sweden’s national team against Estonia, Surpassing the old record from 1932. In a match against NAC Breda on August 22, 2004, one of Zlatan’s goals was named “Goal of the Year” by Eurosport. Zlatan dribbled past multiple NAC defenders before placing the ball behind the goalkeeper. In the game against Kazakhstan on September 10, 2013, he also scored after 27 seconds. The Swedish national team scored it in the quickest time ever in a competitive game.
From 2001 to 2016, he scored 62 goals in over 116 games for Sweden. Zlatan’s team, Sweden, and his international football career ended on June 22, 2016, when they played Belgium in the Euro. Belgium won the match. He competed for Sweden in the World Cup in 2002 and 2006 and the Euro in 2004, 2008, 2012, and 2016.
The Swedish soccer talent won the Dutch title with Ajax in 2002 and 2004 while playing for the Dutch professional team. He played as a striker for several teams throughout his career, including Malmö F.F. (1999–2001), Ajax (2001–2004), Juventus F.C. (2004–2006), Inter Milan (2006–2009), F.C. Barcelona (2009–2010), A.C. Milan (2010–2012, 2020–2023), Paris Saint-Germain (2012–2016), Manchester United F.C. (2016–2018), and Los Angeles Galaxy (2018–19). For the first time, he received Sweden’s Guldbollen (Golden Ball) award for best player of the Year in 2005.
| 1999–2001 | Malmö FF | 40 | (16) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001–2004 | Ajax | 74 | (35) |
| 2004–2006 | Juventus | 70 | (23) |
| 2006–2009 | Inter Milan | 88 | (57) |
| 2009–2011 | Barcelona | 29 | (16) |
| 2010–2011 | → AC Milan (loan) | 29 | (14) |
| 2011–2012 | AC Milan | 32 | (28) |
| 2012–2016 | Paris Saint-Germain | 122 | (113) |
| 2016–2018 | Manchester United | 33 | (17) |
| 2018–2019 | LA Galaxy | 56 | (52) |
| 2020–2023 | AC Milan | 64 | (34) |
| Total | 637 | (405) |
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