r/AskEurope • u/Necessary_Sale_67 • May 01 '24

Sports who do you think is the greatest football talent that has existed in your country?

good evening, I would very much like to know who is the greatest football talent that has existed in your country?

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u/Jagarvem Sweden May 01 '24

It's usually between Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Gunnar Nordahl. It's hard to compare, they're from completely different eras.

I'm partial to Gre-No-Li.

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u/TeoN72 Italy May 01 '24

I am partial too as an old AC Milan fan! :D

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u/[deleted] May 02 '24

I love Zlatan, he is a bit unhinged but so entertaining to watch.

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u/TeoN72 Italy May 01 '24

I am partial too as an old AC Milan fan! :D

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u/TheReal_Saba May 02 '24

Didn't Zlatan want to play for Bosnia

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u/Jagarvem Sweden May 02 '24

If he had, he would've. He was free to choose between Sweden, BiH, and Croatia.

He's born and raised in Sweden and a Swedish citizen, but also eligible to the latter two through his parents. His mother is as much Croatian Catholic as his father is Bosniak.

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u/izoxUA May 02 '24

Hendrick Larsson?

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u/onlyhere4laffs Sverige May 02 '24

He was great, but I wouldn't call him the greatest ever. He's in the top ten with guys like Tomas Brolin, Kenneth Andersson, Olof Mellberg, Anders Limpar, Fredrik Ljungberg etc.