Trivia on Zlatan Ibrahimovic

Joga TV, a series of TV advertisement for Nike leading up to 2006 FIFA World Cup, frequently features Ibrahimovic. One episode centered on Ibrahimovic’s (proven) ability to spit a piece of gum out of his mouth, juggle it between his feet, and then kick it back into his mouth.
Ibrahimovic has two tattoos on each of his forearms, nicknamed the Ibrahimovic code. They are a series of numbers which are birth dates of his family.
During the World Cup in 2006, one of the most popular songs in Sweden was “Who’s Da Man” - a song about Zlatan that was written and performed by a group from Ystad called Elias. It featured a seven-year-old boy on vocals, Frans, who considers Ibrahimovic as his hero.
In a poll on Zlatan.net during 2003, 61 per cent (4,221 votes) voted for Ibrahimovic to wear the name “Zlatan” on the back of his shirt. 29 per cent (2,014 votes) voted for “Ibrahimovic”, while 9 per cent (617 votes) had no opinion.
Ibrahimovic shares a birthday (October 3, 1981) with fellow Swedish footballer Andreas Isaksson.
He is trained in tae kwon do.
Ibrahimovic was the fourth Swede to put on the Ajax shirt, joining Inge Danielsson, Peter Larsson, and Stefan Pettersson.
84% of the population of Rosengard, the part of Malmo where Ibrahimovic grew up, have a background from Somalia, Bosnia and countries other than Sweden.
Vagen tillbaka - Bladarar 2 is a movie (partly) about Ibrahimovic and his time back in Allsvenskan, the Swedish first division, for Malmo FF after they where relegated from Allsvenskan in 1999 for the first time in 64 years. It also includes a song about Zlatan.
In April 2002, a new book about training soccer skills was published in Sweden, where readers can learn some of Ibrahimovic’s special tricks.
Ibrahimovic signed for Malmö FF at the age of 13.
Zlatan is a Bosnian name which means “golden”.
Ibrahimovic is one of few players who regularly perform the “elastico” or “Flip-Flap” trick invented by Rivelino and made famous by players such as Ronaldinho and Julio Cesar Uribe
Zlatan and girlfriend Helena Seger has a son, Maximilian, who was born on September 22, 2006.