19 Facts About Croatian Footballer Luka Modrić
1# Luka Modrić was born on 9 September 1985 in Zadar, SFR 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.