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BIRTH
In the city Zadar, Yugoslavia -
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His life and teaching
The life of Luka Modric leaves us many teachings, since a person leaves his village when he was a child due to the murder of his grandfather in the middle of the struggle for Croatian independence. One day, at his refugee center, an employee saw him and related him to football. The opportunity is added to the causality of his talent and today he says goodbye as the best player in the World Cup, and this every day will give future generations more reasons to go ahead and fight for what they want -
Displaced during the War
he and his family were displaced during the Croatian War of Independence, having to live in hotels in the company of other refugees.10 Luka Modrić's grandfather and six other elderly civilians were executed by the Serbian rebels in December 1991 -
End of the war
After the end of the war, their house was returned to them in the village of Zaton Obrovacki, but Modrić decided to stay in Zadar to play football. His father, who worked as an aeronautical technician in the airport of that city, and his mother, a seamstress, decided to bet on him despite the modest economic situation of the family -
First signing
It was like that with sixteen-year-old Modrić signed for Dinamo Zagreb -
First match
However, Luka left on loan to H. Š. K. Zrinjski Mostar, team from Bosnia-Herzegovina with whom he played his first game as a professional footballer -
Dynamo Zagreb
After the two transfers, Luka returned to his home club. The season Dinamo Zagreb conquered the Croatian League, also known as Prva HNL. Modrić, who scored a total of 7 goals in the competition, was doing so with the first title of his career as a professional. -
Modrić debuted with the national team
Modrić debuted with Croatia's senior team in a friendly against Argentina that culminated in a draw with two After his quick adaptation to the national team's game system, Modrić won a place in the final list of players who would represent Croatia in the meeting World Cup in Germany that same year -
Tottenham Hotspur F. C.
After awakening the interest of several European clubs, finally Modrić signed for the Tottenham Hotspur F.C. of the Premier League, its transfer being confirmed officially -
First goal
During a match of the Europa League group stage against Spartak Moscow, Modrić scored his first official goal for Tottenham. -
calf injury.
during a match against Birmingham, the Croatian withdrew from the turf with a suspicion of a calf injury -
Real Madrid C. F.
After several weeks of negotiations, Real Madrid C. F. officially announced, through its website, the signing of Modrić. The transfer was 30 million euros, which could be increased in incentives and variables depending on the performance of the player. -
first match with Real Madrid
Against Granada in the third league match, Modrić played his first game as a starter, receiving good reviews from sports media -
In the World Cup held in Brazilian lands
Modrić was included in the preliminary list of 30 players who represented Croatia in the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil, being ratified in the final list of 23 players on May 31 -
Copas del Mundo del 2018
The coach Zlatko Dalić included him in the list of 23 for the World Cup. He had an outstanding performance with the number 10 and the captain's tape in the set led by Zlatko Dalic, was the football factory in the amazing World Cup that built Croatia . He converted only two goals (one to Argentina, another to Nigeria penalty), but was the great commander of the Balkan advance, which earned him his nomination to finally win the Golden Ball to the best player in the tournament.
