The 41-year-old Ibrahimovic’s achievements on the football field have been respected, among other things, by the Swedish star’s countless former clubs.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic announced late Sunday night that he was ending his playing career. Known for his colorful personality, Ibrahimovic’s career has been remembered on social media by numerous clubs that the Swede represented during his career.
Serie A will miss Zlatan, it was reported on the Twitter account of the Italian premier league. In Italy, Ibrahimovic represented AC Milan, Inter Milan and Juventus in his career.
Despite the competitive situation between the big Italian clubs and the stinging twists and turns of the transfer market, all three clubs wished the Swedish star good luck in his mammoth career. AC Milan remained the last port of call for Ibrahimovic, who had represented numerous big clubs. In the red and black shirt of Milan, Ibrahimovic played three times accompanied by loan agreements, in the end a total of five and a half seasons.
AC Milan’s local rival Inter Milan also wished their former player luck in his post-career career.
One of the most special seasons of Zlatan’s eventful career in 2005-2006 at Juventus ended in a scandal for the club. Despite the first place, Juventus was left without a championship and the club was relegated – at the same time Ibrahimovic moved to Inter Milan.
In FC Barcelona, according to his own accounts, Zlatan did not get along with the club’s coach at the time Pep Guardiola’s with, but the Catalan club still wished the Swede a happy retirement. In the end, Ibrahimovic only played one season in Catalonia (2009–2010). From Barcelona, the Swede went on loan to Italy in the ranks of AC Milan.
Ibrahimovic is one of the few players who have challenged themselves in several major leagues in Europe. In addition to the Italian Seria A, Zlatan played in the French Premier League for PSG in Paris for four seasons (2012–2016) and the English Premier League for Manchester United for two seasons (2016–2018). Both PSG and United recalled the 41-year-old Swedish veteran.
There is only one Zlatan, declared the big Dutch club Ajax Amsterdam. It was from Ajax (2001–2004) that Ibrahimovic became the talk of the entire football world.
It all started in Malmö, southern Sweden. Zlatan took his first steps in the ranks of Malmö FF, which the Skåne team recalled in their update.
Although the transfer market is hot right now, a supplier specializing in player transfers Fabrizio Romano described Zlatan’s career as an era of football that was now coming to an end. For Romano, Ibrahimovic appeared as a role model.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic was also a topic of conversation on the streets of Stockholm.
Story updated at 21:25: Added an interview with a Zlatan fan.