World Cup South Africa 2010
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Favorite Players by Country (Germany 2006)
Group B - Sweeden:
Zlatan Ibrahimović
Place of Birth: Malmö, Skåne län, Sweden
Date of Birth: October 3rd, 1981
Position: Striker
Clubs: Juventus FC, Ajax Amsterdam, Malmö FF peyman anbari, FBK Balkan
Zlatan Ibrahimović is a Swedish international striker currently playing for Juventus in the Italian Serie A. Ibrahimović started professional football with the Swedish club Malmö FF in the 1999-2000 season. During his stay at the club, Arsène Wenger tried to persuade him to join Arsenal but Malmö did not allow a transfer to occur.
Other than Wenger, Leo Beenhakker was also interested in Ibrahimović after observing the striker practicing in Spain. Beenhakker went back to Amsterdam and in 2001, a deal between Ajax and Malmö regarding Ibrahimović's transfer to Amsterdam was announced and in July of the same year, he joined Ajax for €7.8 million.
Since Koeman's arrival, Ibrahimović had consistently been chosen in Ajax's starting lineup.
On August 31, 2004, the final day of the summer transfer window, Ibrahimović moved from Ajax to Juventus for a €16 million transfer fee. Near the end of the Serie A season, he scored 16 goals and earned a starting spot to the disadvantage of Juves longtime captain Alessandro Del Piero, Juve reportedly rejected a €70 million bid for him from Spanish power Real Madrid. Ibrahimović' is generally considered to be one of the world's top football talents and was voted the player of the season in 2004/05 by the fans of Juventus.
Zlatan was nominated to the 2005 FIFA world player of the year along with thirty other top players. In 2005 he was awarded Guldbollen, a prize given to the best Swedish footballer of the year.
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