Talk:Zlatan Ibrahimović

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Contents 1 New pic 2 Zlatan's Ethnicity 3 Parents' Place of Origin 4 new sections 5 Ibrahimovic's international options 6 Religion 7 GYPSY? 8 Big Bird look-alike

[edit] New pic

This article really needs a better picture. The current one is awfull

[edit] Zlatan's Ethnicity

Zlatan's father is of Bosniak-Roma origin and his mother is Croat, both from BiH.

[edit] Parents' Place of Origin

I've noticed that someone has added that Ibrahimović's mother is actually from Zadar. I'm assuming that the person is thinking of the mother's place of birth and possibly also where she grew up. I'm quite sure that both of the parents are from Tuzla but it's possible that the mother is originally from Zadar before moving to live in Tuzla. Later, the family left Tuzla for Malmö, Sweden as the article points out.

If the above is correct ? I'll change the article so it says again that both parents are from Tuzla and add that the mother is originally from Zadar. Awaiting feedback. - Zec 23:15, 14 December 2005 (UTC)

I've searched the internet in order to find some sort of support to the anonymous edit that claims that Ibrahimović's mother is actually from the Dalmatian city of Zadar in Croatia. However, I haven't found anything that supports this claim. The only thing that my search supports is that Ibrahimović's parents are Bosnians with the father Šefik being an ethnic Bosniak and mother Jurka being an ethnic Croat.

So I'm going to change the page so it again says that both parents are Bosnians with the only difference between the parents being their ethnic origin and not their national origin. - Zec 20:56, 18 December 2005 (UTC)

Not a wise change :-) Too bad it appears to have been here for more about eight months without being corrected. Zlatan's mother is Croatian and as far I know she has never lived in Tuzla. Zlatan's parents met in Sweden, not in former Yugoslavia. I don't have any Internet-sources, but one of Sweden's main newspapers had a large article when they visited the village that Zlatan's mother grep up in. It was a small village just outside Zadar. Isber 19:13, 10 August 2006 (UTC)

Zlatan's both parents are from Bosnia.There are 3 ethnic gropus living in Bosnia-Bosniaks,Croats and Serbs.His father is a Bosniak and his mother is also Bosnian(bosnian Croat).It's like if he were from Switzerland from a father who speaks german and a mother who speaks french.He would have no other nationality but Suisse.So,Zlatan is a Bosnian,born in Sweden.He has 2 nationalities-bosnian and swedish.Dolina 11:58, 21 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] new sections

Just added new sections of quotes and "said about". Thought it might be interesting if they would be expanded by others. Cheers! serrano 18:11, 8 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Ibrahimovic's international options

@DJ Bungi Zlatan could have played for Croatia the same way Niko Kovac or Boris Zivkovic could and did. Or Joey Didulica or anyone of Croatian descent. Or the way Mauro Camoranesi is from Argentina but plays for Italy due to Italian descent on his mother's side. In Zlatan's case, his mother is Croatian - that made him elgible to play for Croatia. He obviously chose not to, but that doesn't mean that he didn't have the option of doing so under FIFA rules if he wanted. 65.94.128.174 21:46, 25 May 2006 (UTC)

If Zlatan didn't play for Sweden,otherwise he could only play for Bosnia because he has 2 nationalities-Bosnian and Swedish.He has no croatian nationality or passport.Dolina 12:02, 21 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Religion

Could we add his religion?

sure. but as long as it is verifiable. __earth ^(Talk) 15:03, 24 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] GYPSY?

There is a lot of Gypsies in Bosnia... and Zlatan clearly looks like one, his father even more so, his father clearly has Gypsy origins... and I've read this before on some website...

and Zlatan did state in an interview that his mother was Croatian... I'm pretty sure she was born in Croatia, otherwise how could of had Croatia asked him to play for them, it would of had been impossible, if his Croatian forebearers immigrated to Bosnia 200 years ago.

"...how could of had Croatia asked him to play for them..."?
Why not? Croatia asks players of Croat origin (that are citizens of other countries) to play for Croatia. Many Croats, born in Germany, play for Croatia, although their families are Croat families from Bosnia and from Herzegovina.
"...if his Croatian forebearers immigrated to Bosnia 200 years ago." In fact, mostly is the case that those Croats immigrated fromBosnia and from Herzegovina to Croatia. Kubura 07:27, 17 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Big Bird look-alike

especially in his Sweden kit. I find it an interesting fact that the two are not related.