Overview of Zlatan Ibrahimovic's career.

1. Man of many clubs

2. Hi, I’m
Awesome!

3. The Swede’s Journey 1
# of clubs
Begins
 In 1996, at the age of 15, Ibrahimovic signs for
local club, Malmo FF, in Rosengard, Sweden
 Contemplates quitting and taking up work at the
docks
○ Manager convinces him otherwise
 Drops out of high school to focus on Football
 He moves up to the senior side for the
1999 season.
 Malmo FF is hit with relegation
○ Transfer talks begin
 English giant, Arsenal and is among the suitors
 A deal is made with Ajax

4. X 2
‫סּ‬Ibrahimovic sits the bench
‫סּ‬Finally gets first team play and Ajax wins
the 2001–02 Eredivisie title
‫סּ‬His profile skyrocketed after his goal
against NAC was voted Goal of the Year by
Eurosport
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZgqsaDn
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‫סּ‬Controversy leads to his next transfer
‫ סּ‬After injuring his Ajax teammate,
Rafael van der Vaart, in an
international match, he is accused of
doing so on purpose
‫סּ‬He is suddenly sold to Juventus for €16
million

5. 3
Juventus
 Ibrahimovic was part of their first eleven
immediately.
 During his first season, he scored 16 goals and
received the Guldbollen
(Best Swedish footballer)
 His second season was not as successful due to a
change in his role
○ Instead of being an out right goal scorer, his role
changed to one of a target forward
 His next transfer occurred because Juventus
was relegated
○ Relegation was part of a punishment on the club for the
Calciopoli Scandal
○ Their last two Scudetti trophies were also taken away.
 Against the club’s wishes, he leaves for
Internazionale(Inter Milan) for €24.8 million

6. 4
Internazionale
 The 2006-07 year was quite an amazing year for
nerazzuri
 They won the league with 97 points(Serie A record) and went on
a 17 game winning streak(European Big Five League record)
 Ibrahimovic’s, team leading 15 goals was a large part of it
 The following year was more of the same for a club in
form.
 Repeating as league champions and Ibrahimovic scoring 17
goals with 13 assists
 He started off his final year in great style with another
Goal of the Year
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gDr71KzFy9c
 Inter would win their third straight league trophy
 Ibrahimovic would go on to score 25 goals and assisting on 8
others
 His time at inter was at an end
 A managerial agreement saw him move to Barcelona in
exchange for Samuel Eto’o plus €46 million(Total value of €66
million)

7. 5
Barcelona
 His only season playing for Barcelona
was hampered by a thigh injury that saw
him sidelined for three weeks
 Despite that, he still finished the season
with 16 goals and 9 assists
 Helping Barcelona win the league with 99
points
 He had a falling out with the manager,
Pep Guardiola, and would be sent on
loan for the next season
 AC Milan acquired his services for 2010-11

8. 6
AC Milan
 Like many years and clubs before, Ibrahimovic becomes a large
part of their winning ways
 Now playing for his former club’s city rival he would score the lone goal
in the derby between Inter and Milan
(Giving Milan the win)
 Milan would win the league with him being their top goal scorer at 16
goals with 9 assists
(His 8th consecutive league trophy in 3 different countries)
 The low part of the year would be his three match ban
 Punishment for punching Marco Rossi(Bari defender) in the stomach
 The 2011-12 season would be his best yet
 His first appearance saw him score against Inter in the Italian Super
Cup, leading to a Milan comeback victory
 He became known as the “Carrier of Milan”
 Scoring in match after match and providing many assists, he would finish
the season with an astounding 28 goals and 9 assists.
 He would also go through another ban after slapping Salvatore
Aronica while off the ball
 The Sweden goal scorer would be headed to France next

9. 7
Keep on
moving
‫סּ‬Paris Saint-Germain spends €20
million on the 31 year old striker
‫סּ‬His current contract with them marks
him as the world’s second highest paid
footballer(Behind Samuel Eto’o)
‫סּ‬Currently playing in the 2012-13
season, he is only record for another
fantastic season.
‫ 21 סּ‬goals and 3 assists in 11
matches so far

10. Sweden Superstar

11. Sweden Nation Team
 Ibrahimovic turned out the possibility of playing for either Bosnia
and Herzegovina or Croatia
 Instead, he chose to represent his country of birth, Sweden
 He has been Sweden’s top footballer for years and sits on 39
goals scored in 85 appearances
 He had his debut on January 21, 2001 in a 0-0 friendly with Faroe
islands
 Ibrahimovic only made two appearances in the 2002 World Cup
 2004 saw him enter the starting lineup for the European Chamionships
○ He would score the goal of the tournament
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XNZwufHuces
 He did not score in the 2006 World Cup
 Euro 2008 saw him end his drought of two years with a goal in their
opener with Greece
 A terrible qualifying run saw Sweden miss the 2010 World Cup
 Leading up to Euro 2012, he was named team captain
 He would once again score one of the goals of the tournament
http://vimeo.com/44440349
 Just because I love his goals. Here is his most resent domination
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wh3sLWqcHF8

12. Career Stats: League, Tournaments, and
International