Zlatan Ibrahimovi

Ibrahimović in 2008, photo by PrPhotos

Place of Birth: Malmö, Sweden

Date of Birth: 3 October, 1981

Ethnicity:
*Bosniak (father)
*Croatian (mother)

Zlatan Ibrahimović is a Swedish professional footballer, and actor. He is considered one of the best players in the world. He plays as a striker for Serie A club AC Milan and the Sweden national team. He has also played with Malmö FF, Ajax, Juventus, Inter Milan, Barcelona, Paris Saint-Germain, Manchester United, and LA Galaxy.

His father, Šefik Ibrahimović, born in Bijeljina, is a Bosniak (Bosnian Muslim). His mother, Jurka Gravić, born in the village of Prkos, near Škabrnja, in Croatia’s Zadar County, is a Croatian Catholic. Zlatan grew up in Rosengård, a Malmö neighbourhood known for its immigrant communities. One of his first clubs was FBK Balkan. He is fluent in Swedish, Bosnian, English, Spanish, and Italian. He has stated that he is a Catholic Christian.

Zlatan has two children with his partner Helena Seger.

Zlatan’s paternal grandfather was named Zećo Ibrahimović.

Zlatan’s paternal grandmother was named Vasva Džinić.

Zlatan is said to have Albanian and/or Romani ancestry. It is not clear if there is evidence for these statements.

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