It's difficult to ignore when considering some of the best strikers to play the game. Plying his trade for many top clubs across Europe, the Swede backed up all his talk by being lethal in front of goal. Scoring an impressive 558 times during a career which spanned an impressive 24 years, 'Ibra' won no less than 12 league titles across the Netherlands, Italy, Spain and France.
The one major honour which eluded him, however, was the Champions League. Despite representing (and scoring for) a record seven clubs in Europe’s most prestigious competition, Ibrahimovic is arguably one of , but he played with a host of stars who did manage to collect the trophy throughout their careers. And writing in his book, 'I Am Zlatan', the legendary striker named his greatest XI of past teammates from his playing days.
You know it's a strong team when the likes of Andres Iniesta, Fabio Cannavaro, Gennaro Gattuso and Clarence Seedorf are only good enough for the bench. GK - Gianluigi Buffon Interestingly, Ibrahimovic has clearly scribbled out David de Gea on his list of substitutes, leaving a choice between and Julio Cesar. But when it came to a starter, there was no other option than the Juventus legend.
The Italian and the former Sweden international spent two seasons together in Turin, winning both the Serie A titles of which Juve were eventually stripped for their involvement in Calciopoli. But Buffon would remain at the club, guiding them back to the summit of Italian football and nearly .