2018年8月4日 · Zlatan is no stranger to fancy, martial art style goals, and kicks that seem to be taken straight out of Shaolin Soccer. His remarkable bicycle kick for Sweden against England in 2012, or his volley, branded the Kung Fu Volley, for PSG against Monaco in 2014.

2018年9月16日 · HOW fitting it was that the 500th goal of Zlatan Ibrahimovic's pro career should be a 'taekwondo goal'. The Swede was awarded a black belt at the age of 17 and has incorporated the martial art into his game ever since.

2021年11月26日 · Ibrahimovic first acquired his black-belt in taekwondo as a 17-year-old. In 2010, he would also receive an honorary black-belt from the Italian national taekwondo team. But his martial arts skills have not taken away from his ability to carry on performing at the very highest level on the football pitch.

2023年6月6日 · Zlatan Ibrahimović's father was a major influence on his fascination with martial arts. He collected videos of boxing matches with George Foreman, Muhammad Ali and Mike Tyson. Ali became his idol.

2018年9月28日 · Zlatan was awarded an honorary taekwondo black belt in 2010 during his first stint at AC Milan. The belt was presented to Ibrahimovic by Mauro Sarmiento, a martial artist who won a silver medal for Italy at the 2008 Olympics, in …

2021年11月26日 · Ibrahimovic first acquired his black-belt in taekwondo as a 17-year-old. In 2010, he would also receive an honorary black-belt from the Italian national taekwondo team. But his martial arts...

Explore whether Zlatan Ibrahimovic knows martial arts, his athletic background, and how martial arts principles influence professional sports.

2015年9月25日 · While you could question the striker’s credentials as a martial artist but there is credence to the theory that it has helped him develop something of a unique skillset on the soccer pitch....

2020年11月16日 · Hailed as one of the greatest to ever grace the turf, he is also a Taekwondo black belt. This is a strange lifestyle choice for a professional footballer, as its often viewed as too dangerous whilst also training soccer and in some cases, soccer players are banned from training martial arts. So, what does this mean for Zlatan Ibrahimovic?

2019年8月22日 · Zlatan’s ability to conjure up unique, acrobatic moves owes more to his background in taekwondo, the martial art in which he obtained his black belt at just 17, than any coaching manual. The...