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Luka Modric, born on September 9, 1985, in Zadar, Croatia, is a Croatian football player who captains the Croatia national team and plays for Real Madrid Football Club in La Liga, nicknamed Cruyff of the Balkan. 

• Basic Information

Height: 173 cm

Weight: 65 kg

Club: Real Madrid

Jersey number: 10

Position: Midfielder

Wife: Vanja Bosnic

Luka Modric’s parents: Radojka Modrić(Mother), Stipe Modrić(father)

Siblings: Jasmina Modric and Diola Modric

Zodiac Signs: Virgo

• Life story

Luka Modric was born in Zadar, Yugoslav Republic of Croatia. He faced the Croatian War of Independence and lived as a refugee as a child. Since both of his parents worked in a knitwear factory, Luka could barely complete his primary school and sports academy education with the family's meager income and the help of Modric's uncle. Fortunately, Luka’s family started to get out of poverty after Luka Modric’s father Stipe Modrić got a decent job as a Croatian Army mechanic. Luka started playing football as a child, inspired by Zvonimir Boban and Francesco Totti.

In May 2010, he married Vanja Bosnic in Zagreb after dating for 4 years. Vanja Bosnic is the brain behind Luka Modric’s aspiring football career. She is also Luka’s agent and helps him negotiate his club transfer and manage his career. They have three children together: a son and two daughters: Ivano, Ema and Sofia.

• Luka Modric’s Real Madrid Jersey

Luka Modric was given jersey number 10 in the 2017-18 season when the Colombian player James Rodriguez moved to Bayern Munich. He had worn number 19 since he joined Real Madrid in the summer of 2012.

• Experience

From Tottenham Hotspur to Real Madrid

Modric made his debut in the Croatian League at Dinamo Zagreb Football Club and won the Croatian Footballer during his time in the Croatian League. In 2008, Modric moved to Tottenham Hotspur Football Club and began to compete in the Premier League. On August 27, 2012, Modric joined Real Madrid Football Club. On May 25, 2014, Modric assisted Sergio Ramos in the Champions League final and scored an equalizing goal, which finally helped Real Madrid win 4-1 in extra time. In the 2015-16 season, Modric won the Champions League for the second time with Real Madrid. In January 2016, Modric was named to the FIFA Team of the Year for the first time. 

Croatia National team

As for the national team, he represented Croatia in the 2006, 2014, and 2018 World Cups and 2008, 2012, and 2016 European Cups, and became the Croatian national team captain on August 29, 2016. In the 2018 World Cup in Russia, he helped Croatia win the runner-up and created the best World Cup record in team history.

• Honor & achievement

In the 2016-17 season, Modric helped Real Madrid win La Liga and the Champions League and also won the La Liga title for the first time in his career. On August 25, 2017, Modric was selected by UEFA as the best midfielder in the 2016-17 season. In the 2017-18 season, Modric helped Real Madrid achieve three consecutive Champions League titles, won the UEFA Player of the Year with his season performance, and defended the UEFA Best Midfielder.

On September 25, 2018, Modric won the world footballer, breaking the 10-year monopoly of Leo Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo. On December 4 of the same year, Modric won the Ballon d'Or and achieved the annual personal honor.

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