How Zlatan became Zlatan

How Zlatan became Zlatan
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Zlatan Ibrahimovic is unique. A swaggering, sensational player who has won wherever he’s gone and - now 39 - might just go on scoring goals forever. But why is he embraced as he is?
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#zlatan #ibrahimovic #goalscorer

[@madhavaratikatla7758]

Zlatan once visited the Virgin Islands. Now they're just Islands.

[@JuanGomez-ns4kc]

Lmfaoooo

[@WmG2004]

*John Terry

[@SamMartinPeakPerformance]

Looool

[@Willrobinson06371]

They were satisfied.

[@VamshiOhgs]

The reason why so many people like him even with his huge inflated ego is because he's not" all talk no game" he brags about himself but performs extraordinarily well in the pitch, mind it he is the top scorer is Serie A amongst the like of Ronaldo and Immobile while being 39 yrs old.

[@shivankawasthi5590]

Further he's humble as a person, the ego and cocky side is just his football character.

[@logirex]

That and he is a larger than life personality in a sport where most players are quite frankly boring to listen to.

[@c.augustedupin8860]

Mate, Ronaldo missed a lot of games due to injury......and they season is not over yet

[@sudippaul2876]

@@c.augustedupin8860 Zlatan is also missing games due to injury though. Whatever it is, there is only Ronaldo who has a larger than life character (in a different way though) other than Zlatan. Both of them are not all talks rather they perform on the pitch and it makes us fans love them both. And with time as they grew old their leadership and personality are becoming more and more prominent.

[@c.augustedupin8860]

@@sudippaul2876 I can give it to that to Ronaldo. But I am not so sure off Zlatan in that regard . He's all talk no show. I can't remember when he had a great performance in the UCL

[@paulie-g]

The recent "Chelsea can't sign me. I have more trophies. I would have to sign them" tweet was classic

[@Neoyorchese]

A true statement

[@longebeauty6503]

That didn't age well lol

[@mariolucatoni8755]

​@@Neoyorchese Zlatan doesn't have UCL

[@neffalum]

This guy can carry an entire team on his own

[@AlLuiPigus]

Yea. But not to win the Champions League trophy, that's for sure.

[@11bkrishnanand9]

@@currypiston lol 😂😂

[@J1TTO10]

What happened to Sweden and World Cup?

[@schris3]

Except the Sweden national team.

[@Easy_Now_Star]

Zlatan once went skydiving and his parachute failed to open, so he took it back the next day for a refund.

[@andrewjacob8087]

Only zlatan can do that

[@swisstony8963]

😂😂😂

[@ojay_mangion_pace4304]

Zlatan doesn't need a parachute

[@Easy_Now_Star]

@@ojay_mangion_pace4304 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@viggoulander9671]

@@ojay_mangion_pace4304 thats the joke

[@Pitjordan]

Kaká drawn with Real Madrid shirt, Shevchenko with the Chelsea one...but in my head they will always wear the A.C. Milan shirt!

[@matthewhernandez8342]

❤🖤❤🖤

[@erblinbeqa6550]

Since Ronaldo played in Ac Milan as well, it would have been nice showing them all with ACM shirt

[@ILLALLU]

And that’s who they won the Ballon d’Or with!

[@Cruiserkid]

ILLALLU Well Shevchenko was never in any danger of winning the Ballon D’or with Chelsea I promise you that

[@nowayyyyyyyyyyyy]

*”you can make a religion out of this”* - Bill Wurtz Zlatanism

[@NphiniT]

Hahahaa

[@thefighterdoc6374]

Well done

[@suyash4891]

I hope Zlatan and milan win the serie A this season, it would be just iconic.

[@runrafarunthebestintheworld]

Yeah wouldn't mind losing to Zlatan. 😅

[@lior995]

I don't live in a country with big population or international language, so I was very lucky to be able to edit some of the Zlatan wikipedia article on my language; and I only needed to take some info from the English article. Actually, I didn't edit Zlatan's wikipedia article. Wikipedia's *ZLATAN* article edit itself!

[@keycass8925]

@@runrafarunthebestintheworld aha

[@milanwhite3322]

I wish so much your dream would come true, unfortunately, It seems to be Inter year, just after their win against Atalanta I have lost any possible thought of a change in the leaderboard

[@johnselwitz5362]

@@milanwhite3322 AC Milan may still make the Champions League this year, first time in 8 seasons, so they’re on their way back up. Even as an Arsenal fan, I loved watching those Milan teams of the early and mid 2000s. I’m just happy a team other than Juventus is winning the scudetto this year

[@Caspar2323]

I find it very inspiring that he got better as he went into his 30s.

[@hommofroggy5727]

He was humble towards his play style at least. He understood what he had and didn’t and what he lost with due time to adapt his game.

[@farheenaamir5627]

Yeah, he got smarter. He's a very smart attacker, but this quality is often underappreciated.

[@jamesmccreery250]

Zlatan is too good. He couldn't stay anywhere too long or his teammates would get mesmerized by his majesty and forget to play football.

[@ellioteslander3046]

Litterally what happend in our national team.

[@jamesmccreery250]

@@ellioteslander3046 It took a little longer with the national team than at club level, but yes exactly what happened.

[@kenbee1957]

"The unstable element" I've heard Zlatan described in many ways over the years. I claim this one as my absolute favourite

[@iulianju7893]

I liked 'player who was nobody's possession'. There are two types of footballers: those who play for football and those who play for money. And then there's Zlatan.

[@attackpatterndelta8949]

He’s appears as Zt on the Periodic Table.

[@kohikappu]

@@iulianju7893 Zlatan doesn't play for money nor football, those play for Zlatan.

[@sim.mp4]

Once Zlatan came to training late, the coach punished other players for coming early.

[@runrafarunthebestintheworld]

Training late came to Zlatan.

[@abhisinhaa22]

😂😂

[@cmrdecc6516]

Hah 😂

[@abyan58prince]

Messi: The Alien CR7: The Machine Zlatan: The Zlatan

[@kartikiyer1019]

This is a finely written piece. Perhaps one of your best till date. Kudos.

[@vegeta3757]

Pipe down, there are many betters

[@pillarman]

Cringe

[@someguy909]

Gotta agree with this statement

[@huguesjouffrai9618]

Well he managed to talk about a player without mentioning the club where he spent his prime years and left the biggest mark. He has had a major role in the upcoming of PSG as a major european club, which is much more important than what he did for Barcelona, Juve, Inter or Milan

[@balakumaravel7034]

Zlatan is one of a kind. His confidence is was so many of us lack.

[@c.augustedupin8860]

The guy is a fraud

[@pkingglazersout6665]

@@c.augustedupin8860 in what aspect

[@c.augustedupin8860]

@@pkingglazersout6665 the guy is a clown and yet he acts as if he the greatest player ever to have born.

[@balakumaravel7034]

@@c.augustedupin8860 he is 39 has already scored 11 goals this season. Good definition of fraud

[@c.augustedupin8860]

@Ragnar 🙄oh.....you seem to forget about Suarez, Lewandowski, Neymar Jr,Aguero. They are all better than this overrated prima donna

[@pkingglazersout6665]

Zlatan gave homework to his teachers

[@JOHNOUTSOS21]

True story: when his italian teacher once threw him out of class,he replied that he will learn the language when he plays as a pro in Italy.

[@reksiohundson8706]

Yes that right , you post explane best what Zlatan is , he is mem , a clown that entertain , he was lucky that he played in teams that was in prime and fought for championship.

[@abhrajitdhar4628]

@@reksiohundson8706 Learn punctuation.

[@sympa_is_misanthropic]

His biography is not a biography, it’s a novel 🦁🔥 The man is literally the protagonist

[@thejungwookim]

Zlatan was so good he improved a whole team to the point where they are still winning league games without him

[@moistpeanut5986]

He can show his ego and play the Zlatan character all he wants because when the game starts he is always ready to give his life for his team and the game.

[@geetanshubanerjee6356]

'"Dear LA, you're welcome."

[@aoshinomori]

Zlatan didn’t become Zlatan Zlatan became Zlatan.

[@edugui99999]

Ibrahimovic became Zlatan

[@mohammedabdullah4618]

You need a high iq to understand this

[@akg1301]

Still Zlatan is better than Zlatan

[@AngelReyes-kr4te]

@@akg1301 you are so stupid, zlatan is better than zlatan not the other way around

[@SamMCFC]

Zlatan is clear of Ibrahimovic

[@kerimstandup]

Just one correction, Zlatan's parents weren't refugees. They came to Sweden in the 80s before the war broke out to find work.

[@stevencooke6451]

That's what I thought.

[@Neoyorchese]

Zlatan is Zlatan, to me one of the most feared strikers of our era. His vision of the game was at times underrated, but he was critical in every team he played. Sure his ego got him very far.

[@mayukhdatta4017]

Zlatan not being anybody's possession perfectly describes him. A player working as much on heart as on impulse. He did not play for glory, nor did he play for money, he played because he wanted to.

[@swastikofficial98]

Think of AC Milan : they changed ever since he joined - Also United won the last trophies when he was there. Plus never has anyone impacted my mentality more than him. I still go through his interviews before any major work to change my thought process.

[@kohikappu]

Can you recommend me one of them?

[@BigL.10]

@@kohikappu there’s plenty of compilations which you can pick your favourite interviews out of

[@kohikappu]

​@@BigL.10 His speech during the Scudetto season was really inspiring, but yeah, thanks.

[@SuccimusPrime]

When an Unstoppable Zlatan meets an Immovable Zlatan

[@magleskov]

So when a Zlatan meets a Zlatan?

[@prof.krastavaclee8795]

Fun fact: Zlatan on balkan language means golden.

[@greyheart3001]

Ofc it does.Zlatan made balkan

[@prof.krastavaclee8795]

@@greyheart3001 you got that wrong man, Balkan made Zlatan.

[@frankkevy]

Well in reality, golden means Zlatan

[@prof.krastavaclee8795]

@@frankkevy 😂😂 lol, yup i got that wrong xp

[@sjoak4084]

Coronavirus wears a mask to make sure it doesn't catch Zlatan.

[@george43to01]

I really liked this piece, reminds me of the Iniesta profile video from a few years back. I only wish you focused more on how he backed up his persona with on pitch performance. He didn't have a background so he created his own. He has a black belt in taekwondo which people associate with his many unorthodox and acrobatic goals. Also after the add in the LA paper he scored a brace in his first appearance against their biggest rivals, including one of his most outlandish wondergoals. And although he didn't win trophies with sweden, he did score one of the most ridiculous overhead kicks against england which won the puskas. He scored these types of goals that only he would attempt, not even messi or ronaldo went for the types of finishes that he seems to have scored wherever he went. He's an awesome player as an individual and I hope he continues to deliver.

[@SamMartinPeakPerformance]

Amen to that

[@danielfrith6060]

This is a fantastic assessment of Zlatan. So many angles I've never considered before. The closest you'll come to explaining the enigma.

[@joyroychowdhury3402]

So well written! Every adjective that suits him have been used. A true tribute to the enigma, the man we'll always love, Zlatan Ibrahimovic 🙌

[@BFCNick]

such an elegant ending to the zlatan portion made the segue into the manscaped ad that much more grating.

[@mieczyslawposmyk9444]

Zlatan ZLATAN Zlatan Zlatan, Zlatan Zlatan ZLATAN ZLATAN zlatan, zlatan. 😂 This quote gets me every time, it's so Zlatan.

[@acidithiobacillusferrooxid3687]

He says extrordinary things and actually achieves them, that's not ego that's plain confidence

[@cityzen4406]

Tifo can you make a vid on why dortmund academy is so successful

[@gregwyntiu2499]

Dortmund Academy success the only academy graduate dortmund has in the top flight teams is rues. More on Dorthmunds scouting network and transfers

[@sreeharim4252]

It's not their academy successfull But their scouts Eg jadon sacho is man City product and scouted by Dortmund Lewandowski haaaland all are like that

[@sreeharim4252]

La masia ( barca academy) Was the best of best But traitor BARTHOMEU destroyed it 😭😭😭

[@gregwyntiu2499]

@@sreeharim4252 right now the best academy for me is chelsea. Boga, mount, reece, tammy,timori,Rice,CHO,RLC the the 2 youngsters Bayern signed last year bright and musiala

[@Fringes007]

Their academy sucks. It's their scouting that's mvp

[@anisagovic4902]

Top 3 of last 20 years without choosing places. Yes other 2 won Golden balls , scored crazy amount but they also played for 2 best teams on planet that where built around them. Zlatan did it everywhere from Sweden to Holland to Italy and Spain and even came back from USA to do it again in Italy. Not to mention his national team was far behind teams other 2 played for.

[@cd6xc]

I mean, it's not the talent, there are more talented players, it's that he carries himself with such pride, the kind of ego that would turn people off, but he can also be so funny and engaging. Him referring to himself in the 3rd person is the apex of this, for everyone else it would be so ridiculous but, hey, it's Zlatan. Made of Gold.

[@rafadinhoforlahm]

Request from an avid viewer: have Alex explain the tactics of Rafa Benitez’s Valencia league winning side while making Spanish desserts.

[@samuelhawes6735]

When Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone. He had two missed calls from Zlatan.

[@Steve23JJ]

Meucci did

[@harrierjames7727]

His transient nature is truly his greatest asset imo. There are very few players as successful, as well known and as celebrated who are not tied to one or two clubs. The persona works because of this - you can't just snipe him down as being a player for Club X. Zlatan performed wherever, whenever, and still is performing.

[@narre1]

For generations to come zlatan will stand out as the one who scored many spectacular and crazy goals. That is unique.

[@CoachNiklas]

It's like more and more people are opening up to what a great player he is. He probably puts off a lot of people with his boasting and a lot of people criticizing him for not winning the champions league ... but now, when he's approaching 40 years of age and being the best goal scorer in serie A, people are opening up to the fact that he's one of a kind. A truly special and spectacular player ...

[@TrashMetal1995]

I think most importantly of all: football is entertainment and Zlatan is an entertainer. He may not have the trophy haul of a Ronaldo or Messi, but he is often as spectacular on the pitch as them and is far superior in entertainment value off it.

[@angelomathai6334]

That was one of the best Tifo videos i have watched till date.

[@tededmunds8476]

Watching his volley in El Clàssic in late 2009 still ranks as one of my all-time favourite memories as a Barça fan. Packed liked sardines in a tiny bar on a side street somewhere in BCN. Puyol defended like a warrior that night. Great memories, thanks Zlatan!

[@prathamvnar495]

Here before the pornbots

[@glenntaylor9144]

One of the best so far lads. Great work.

[@fernandosalazar2298]

Fantastic write up about an iconic player. Pure below the waist poetry...

[@liamgowland9303]

Awesome piece. After an underwhelming analysis of Newcastle yesterday (I'm a fan) this is a return to form. Amazing insight.

[@TheCasIsReal]

I believe the main reason we adore him is that this portrait of his personality is all over the pitch as well. The goals and plays he does is all about the confidence and personality. Who would do a bloody bycicle kick from 40 meters away? He the mighty Zlatan would. And all his athletic goals as well come from his personality. If we would act such without the game he plays it wouldnt be the same.

[@apalakbhattacharyya1681]

One of the best tifo videos in last few weeks

[@NostalgiNorden]

Ehm i'm swedish and no one has ever said the Ibrahimovic biography is a work of fiction. It's like one of the best sold books ever, especially among people that don't usually read. Maybe back that crazy claim up.

[@ab.1073]

He's one of My Idols 🖤

[@bens4602]

I actually think big egos and confidence should be encouraged. Looking at yourself in a positive light can only breed the confidence you need to succeed on the pitch.

[@yannickingermany]

I love this so Much. Thank you so much for this

[@SkyTechLover]

One of the best players of all time.

[@cultofsgc]

*When Zlatan visits your house, you become the guest*

[@swatkats9073]

One on your best videos. Thanks!

[@eliasjonsson1464]

I wish we get players and personalties like his in the future. I love his personality. How confident but yet humble he is.

[@kakimu00]

Haaland is next

[@runrafarunthebestintheworld]

Haaland would be just as great. 😅

[@kohikappu]

It's crazy, he's both egocentric and humble.

[@enrileindro]

His determination and will is very strong. He's practice very hard, keeps his body in a good shape. A very professional person, similar to Cristiano Ronaldo and Robert Lewandowski..

[@pjohnnyboy7]

Zlatan is my favorite footballer of all times

[@UnbiasedBayernFan]

The script read like a poem. Beautifully done!

[@beukenphom3680]

His confidence makes him Great. Old as wine.

[@starwars9133]

Joe, we haven't seen your face in forever and my god that quick shot was wonderful.

[@bureu]

Correction: Zlatan is not war refugee. He's born in Sweden in 1981 and he never lived in former Yugoslavia afterwards. He's mother is Croatian and his father is a Bosnian who came to Sweden in search for a work in the 1970's.

[@majormononoke8958]

what are you talking about? THey said 2nd generation immigrant... THat implies that he was born in sweden... But his parenty were immigrating into sweden. THough as you probally wanted to say, yes his parents were no war refugees.

[@bureu]

@@majormononoke8958 5:47 - 5:51

[@ileria.3320]

This might be your best video ever. Succinct writing, great storytelling.

[@jaimemoreno8866]

I honestly love the guy, he inspires me to work harder for my goals. He can be a blabbermouth but he always delivers. And I mean, how who's not impressed by seeing a 39 year old guy cross a football pitch side to side effortlessly? lol

[@sensii7370]

I'd say that the philosophy comes to a large part from the Balkan's jokingly cockyness trait. He was a majestic player

[@waleedgaming4910]

you can't hate Zlatan, u just CANT, doesn't matter what club or country you support. He IS the ESSENCE of football.

[@shubhamsirari3439]

Zlatan the God The Lion The one man show

[@mauricegoz]

You did remarkably well with your video

[@cyberpokey]

Genuine football fans appreciate Zlatan for what he is, a true athlete and a remarkable talent, unlike any we've seen before. His goals are almost always spectacular. He's certainly the last of this generation of hard, proper footballers with bags of skills. I can see him playing for another 10 years.

[@ChocolateMilkCultLeader]

The scripting here was amazing. Great work

[@luke_will_taylor]

Great video!!!

[@ForrestPump]

I was never a huge Zlatan fan until he moved back to Milan and proved to be a significant influence to Milan's recent success. At that age, he's still willing to challenge himself.

[@GPD989]

Simply brilliant as zlatan.

[@anachocolate1262]

Amazing video ! .

[@Parrahimovic]

Awesome video, Zlatan is the best player of all time.

[@fahadabbasi289]

He's currently at AC Milan and honestly his presence has changed the philosophy fo the entire squad. Every single member of the squad, coaching, and management explain that he's brought a competitive spirit to the club that can't be provided by anyone else. He's one of the top scorers in the league sure but even with him injured rn Milan is doing phenomenally with him watching from the sidelines. As a Milan fan whose team is top of the league in Italy after almost 10 years, I can assure you it's all because of Zlatan. I hope he stays at Milan for way past his retirement so that effect on the club stays even if he's not in the squad.

[@sebastianstammer9265]

Imagine him and Gattuso as the manager.

[@aavashdahal6200]

zaltan is one of a kind , we will never see a player like zlatan

[@CoachNiklas]

There is love, there is hate. There is light and there is darkness. Everything is an emotion. On Zlatan you can project any and every feeling, he's everything to everyone. You can love him or you can hate him, based on your perspective. I've followed Zlatan his whole career and he has provided me with so much joy and excitement. I think Zlatan is ... well, different. I've followed football closely since the late 60's and I've never seen a player like Zlatan. I think it's mainly his personality; I do recognize his amazing talents but I also recognize Messi and C Ronaldo as the greatest of this generation but I still believe Zlatan at his best would shine even with players lika Pelé, Maradona, Best or Cruyff at his side. His personality gives him charisma and also the ability to be the focal point of any team. I admire C Ronaldo for his work ethic but the geniuses of today's football are Messi and Zlatan, they have a certain unique talent and ability to do the unexpected. Zlatan's goal portfolio is probably the richest and most extravagant of any player through history ...

[@niravwadhwani2158]

Amazing video!!

[@aloysiosanto8347]

Zlatan will be remembered as long as the ball rolls.

[@GandC77]

アメリカへ行ってキャリアの終わりかと思いきや、イタリアに帰ってきて活躍できるところが凄すぎる。I thought he would go to US to end his career.. what is great is he is still one of the best FWs in Serie.

[@sit-insforsithis1568]

I am so proud Zlatan played at AJAX! He was so funny in interviews xD

[@vinodnaidu1993]

Zlatan is ‘The Rock’ of Football.. Attitude Era WWF fans will get it..!!

[@princep9434]

Zlatan is immortal he is always one of the greatest player ever played the beautiful game

[@peppeppuccio2214]

Your graphics are becoming much much better

[@zackdayne9854]

Beautifully written

[@timf0192]

Even in a post-fergie Man United which has shown to be toxic, Zlatan prospered and got them closest to their former success. Just shows his aurora.

[@misomiso8228]

Love Zlatan.

[@SwineBuster]

Only Zlatan can describe Zlatan Ibrahimovic as a whole. Nothing else.

[@richardschager4702]

SUCH A GREAT VID, EXEPT FOR THE TRIMMER PART IN THE END ;-)

[@sidharthgautam8989]

the quality words just keep coming

[@uriustosh]

War, displacement, poverty and the Will of a Lion.

[@VikingWindirThor]

The most Important thing wasnt in this video, he isnt just an arrogant, inflated ego. He plays with that Image. Of course he is very confident. But all those lines of being a god or a lion are an Ironic or sarcastic way of exaggeration. And the fact that people love him is just the point on the start of the video, he is real, the last of his Kind. Every Player today will just tell the Media what they want them to hear. His style, the skills, the attitude etc. thats why he is my favourite Player. He is an icon.

[@erickgarciaxx]

Zlatan is a winner, just plain and simple

[@runrafarunthebestintheworld]

Just plain and simple A winner is Zlatan.

[@jaso4649]

Zlatan was born football in his feet. He has always been zlatan and will always be.

[@mandlankosi2160]

"Regulayions are for the regular players. I AM ZLATA"

[@littleb9298]

When Zlatan is shooting, the ball moves itself to make sure Zlatan has a perfect kick.