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Zlatan Ibrahimovic breaking goal record 'annoyed' AC Milan legend - with Swedish striker playing well beyond 40th birthday

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<p>Enigmatic frontman Ibrahimovic returned to San Siro for a second spell in 2020. Injuries would eventually force the legendary forward to hang up his boots, but not until his <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/best-player-world-zlatan-ibrahimovic-not-lionel-messi-cristiano-ronaldo-former-inter-ac-milan-man-utd-striker-believing-goat/blt82a0ef7f148c6078" target="_blank">remarkable career had been extended</a> well beyond a 40th birthday celebration.</p>

WHAT HAPPENED?

<p>Ibrahimovic was aged 41 years, five months and 15 days when converting a penalty for Milan against Udinese in March 2023. Said strike saw him become the <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/zlatan-ibrahimovic-serie-a-oldest-goalscorer-breaking-record/blt9e9500a64a6a1d09" target="_blank">oldest player to score in the Italian top-flight</a> - eclipsing the efforts of Costacurta, who scored a spot-kick of his own on the final day of the 2006-07 campaign at the age of 41 years and 15 days.</p>

THE BIGGER PICTURE

<p>Iconic defender Costacurta has told <a href="https://www.fourfourtwo.com/news/i-was-annoyed-when-zlatan-broke-my-record-as-serie-as-oldest-goalscorer-i-wanted-to-remain-in-milans-history-and-he-took-that-from-me-italy-legend-bitter-about-ibrahimovic-scoring-aged-41-and-five-months " target="_blank"><em>FourFourTwo</em></a> of seeing Ibrahimovic erase one of his entries in the history books: "It annoyed me because I wanted to remain in Milan’s history and Zlatan took that from me. I played until 41 because I was lucky never to have a serious injury - I just broke my knee once. Otherwise, I was very careful about my body, what I ate and drank, and how I slept. There were no incredible secrets."</p>

WHAT COSTACURTA SAID

<p>Ibrahimovic retired at the end of the 2022-23 season, with over 500 goals recorded at club level, and he now fills an advisory role with Milan that sees him <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/video-ac-milan-ultras-cheer-usmnt-star-christian-pulisic-alvaro-morata-rafael-leao-jeered-zlatan-ibrahimovic-enter-125th-anniversary-party-side-entrance/blt02739000e58c4fbe" target="_blank">working with USMNT stars Christian Pulisic and Yunus Musah</a> and Portuguese winger Rafael Leao.</p>

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AC Milan legend Alessandro Costacurta was left &quot;annoyed&quot; at Zlatan Ibrahimovic after seeing the Swedish striker break a notable Serie A goal record.