19 Facts About Croatian Footballer Luka Modrić

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19 Facts About Croatian Footballer Luka Modrić

1# Luka Modrić was born on 9 September 1985 in ZadarSFR Yugoslavia.

2# He  is a Croatian professional footballer.

3# He plays for Spanish club Real Madrid and captains the Croatia national team.

4# Modrić plays mainly as a central midfielder.

5# But can also play as an attacking midfielder or as a defensive midfielder, usually deployed as a deep-lying playmaker.

6# He is popularly known as one of the best midfielders in the world.

7# He career started when he was signed by Dinamo Zagreb in 2002 after showing promise with his hometown club’s youth team.

8# He made his debut for Dinamo in 2005.

9# He stands 5 ft 8 inch tall.

10# He plays with jersey no 10.

11# He began his international career at youth level, playing for the Croatian under-17, under-19 and under-21 teams.

12# He made his full international debut for Croatia on 1 March 2006 in a friendly match against Argentina in Basel, which Croatia won 3–2.

13# He got married with Vanja Bosnić in May 2010.

14# He got married after 4years of dating.

15# He has a son named Ivano who was born on 6 June 2010.

16# He has two daughters named Ema (born: 25 April 2013) and Sofia (born: 2 October 2017).

17# His father was a soldier in the Croatian army.

18# His birth sign is Virgo.

19# He has an estimated net worth of 50 Million dollar.

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