Zlatan Ibrahimovic unveils his larger than life statue in Sweden

Zlatan Ibrahimovic was houred with a statue of himself in his hometown, Malmo. Ibrahimovic unveiled his larger than life bronze statue in front of thousands of fans on Tuesday at Malmo's stium. Swedish FA commissioned statute to pay tribute to ir all-time record goalscorer. 8.9 feet tall statue is craved by Swedish artist Peter Linde and took around four years to get constructed.

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Sweden pays gratitude to Zlatan Ibrahimovic

" matter where you come from, where you are, matter what you look like, statue is symbol that anything is possible," said an emotional Zlatan, who was moved to see him get permanently placed where it all started for him. veteran striker, who also played for Paris Saint-Germain, alrey has a statue at Grevin wax museum in French capital. "He is one of us. He comes from Rosengard and has become king of football," said one of locals who came to see his idol’s statue. 

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Ibrahimovic's parents emigrated from Yugoslavia and he was raised in Rosengard, near Malmo. He started his career in football with Malmo and furr went on to represent many clubs including Juventus, Inter Milan, Barcelona, AC Milan, PSG and Manchester United. He is currently playing for MLS side LA galaxy. Ibrahimovic has won 13 league titles in 16 seasons he played all around Europe. Ibrahimovic played for Swedish national team from 2001 to 2016, featuring in 116 games and scoring 62 goals.

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