Biography
Luka Modrich changed several football clubs before becoming a favorite of the fans of the game on the grass. The talent of the athlete bloomed with the arrival in the Madrid "Real", here the young man climbed to the top of Glory. Croatian footballer, who brought a lot of joy to fans, is going to peace soon.Childhood and youth
Luke was born in the Croatian city with an amazing stories of Zadar. However, in the early 1990s, it was necessary to leave the native home and settle in the tourist launcher, while the father gave the duty to his homeland - Yugoslav Wars broke out. Housing served a dilapidated hotel.
Parents hid from the Son that the war is in their homeland. The victim of the fighting was the grandfather of the future star of football - his, as well as other elderly inhabitants of the village, executed.
The field of return of the head of the family from the army appeared the opportunity to realize sports talents: the boy showed the abilities in football. Parents decided not to regret money. Despite financial difficulties, his father cut out money from a modest salary to pay for the classes of the Son at the Academy of Sports.
The football player recalls in an interview that the first panels made him the coach Tomislav Bashich, who immediately saw in the boy bright abilities.
Luke is not the only athlete in the family, chasing the ball. Australian footballer Mark Vidka (also Croat by nationality) is a modern cousin.
Football
The first contract in the biography of a novice football player appeared in 2002. The 16-year-old young man signed a document on cooperation with the club from the Zagreb "Dynamo". The season has played in the youth composition, and then it was leased to Zrinski in the Bosnian Premier League. It was here that the young man demonstrated his universal style of the game and took the main place on the pedestal of athletes Bosnia.
Then, for the season, the player went to the lease of the Inter team, where he had proven himself brilliantly. With its help, the Croatian club replenished the piggy bank "Silver", conquered at the country championship. But soon the "native" club took the back of a talented young football player, who has already gained the title of "Hope of Croatia".
With Dynamo, a contract for 10 years has been signed. Luke instantly joined the ranks of the main composition. Position on the field - playerker, sometimes performed the functions of the left attacking midfielder. Six years gave a club athlete, during this time Dynamo won several trophies, including the national championship and received a ticket to the UEFA Cup. Modrich became the champion of Croatia, the title of the player was wore.
In season 2008-2009, he came with the triumph - for the Croatian player, football organizations with world names were fighting. Luka Modrich wanted to assign Manchester United, Manchester City, Barcelona. He chose Tottenham (London), the amount of the transfer amounted to 16.5 million pounds.
Luka put a position in an unusual position - the central midfielder. The young football player game was not given, the fans began to strover that the purchase was in vain. Once the fans even called Modrich "Lightweight", accusing that he does not want to play, while the young man just could not - he was injured knee.
The situation changed dramatically when the new coach of Harry Rednapp came, who returned Modrich "in place". Immediately, the game of Croat was transformed, goals fell alone by one. The first time he struck the gate of the Moscow Spartak.
Talents in all its glory manifested themselves in the Madrid "Real", where Luka got at the end of the summer of 2012 and put on a t-shirt with the number "10". A year later, Modrich's game captured fans, the footballer turned into one of the main persons of the team. Of course, it was not possible to get around Cristiano Ronaldo, but he brilliantly coped with attacks, she worked selflessly in defense and pleased the fans magnificent on the beauty of the goals.
And how many spectacular fins that threw rapid ovations showed. With each season, Modrich's statistics smashed: an athlete especially hit the increase in the amount of accuracy of gears and selections. I also showed the ability to score well and beat.
What only nicknames a footballer did not increase. The Spaniards called him and "diamond bow", and even "ponies" - for lightweightness and lowerness: with 172 cm height, a footballer weighs 66 kg. The newspapers were shot by the praisements in which they said that Croat filled the game "Real" Balkan freshness.
Another nickname football player is obliged to the Dutch striker who completed his career, Johan Croyuh, who hears the fan of Modrich. Manera Games Luke was compared with the style of the legendary Dutchman, so called it "Croatian Croof". Moreover, the network roam fun comparisons of football players with each other. Fans of the game with the ball see the similarity of Luke with Johan. Indeed, men are similar and hairstyle, and features.
In 2017, the European media found out how the transfer value of Modrich changed. The price of a key player of the middle of the creamy field decreased from € 45 million to € 40 million. In 2018, Real player salary was € 10.5 million.
Luke became the main contender for the title of the best football player 2017 according to France Football. The list also included Harry Kane, N'Golo Kanta, Kilian Mbapp, Sergio Ramos, Gianluigi Buffon. However, as a result, Golden Ball received Cristiano Ronaldo. In the same year, Modrich got into the first 20 rating of players Top 100 FIFA.
In 2006, Modrich called on to defend the honor of the country. For the first time in the Croatian national team, the football player played with Argentina, and the first ball scored in Italy's gate, which provided him with a permanent place in the national team.
The player did not let down, at Euro 2008 putting a record - made the fastest goal in the history of European competitions. Austrian gates were injured. Croats then won not only Austria, but also Germany. Two people highlighted in the national team. Luka Modric was called the brain of the team, and Ivan Rakitich is a soul and heart.
Personal life
Luke married 25 years. The chief of his agent Vanya Bosnich. Four years of young people associated business relations, and ended with a wedding.
Modrich - Father of three children. Literally a month after marriage in the family, the heir was born, whom happy parents called Ivan. Three years later, his wife gave a football player daughter Emanuel. And in 2017, another replenishment happened: Luke and Vanya was born daughter Sofia.
Luka Modrich - a home man, unlike colleagues in the workshop, does not like noisy parties and secular events. The football player cannot be caught in a nightclub, but on weekends, together with his wife and children, it is quite realistic to see in the zoo for example.
The athlete leads a page in "Instagram", where, in addition to pictures with "fields of battles", an axle and family photos.
Luka Modrich now
According to the results of the 2017-2018 season, Modrich recognized the best Croatian football player of the year. Winter and spring "Real" left the fields with victories. In May, together with the Countryman "Atletico" became the best cup team in the world.
In the spring of 2018, Luke turned out to be involved in the loud scandal concerning the anti-corruption investigation in the football sphere of Croatia. The case is considered in relation to the former head of Zagreb "Dynamo" Healthy Mamic. The man is accused of the embezzlement of funds reversed from Luke Tottenham.
The star of football also fell under the investigation. The prosecutor's office believes that Modrich gave false testimony, talking about the details of the transfer. If the fault is confirmed, the footballer will go to prison for five years.
And by the summer fans got another ugly news. The best Croatian midfielder, who will celebrate 33 years old, are going to replace the younger football player. In the list of applicants in the place in Real, Christian Eriksen, Peter Zelinski, Marco Vratrati, Paul Imbi. The favorite has so far became Miramel Pynynz from Juventus. However, the contract ends only in 2020. Then Luke and planned to put a point in the career. His dream is to hang boots in the club, which brought a football player world glory.
The Croatian national team has become a real sensation at the 2018 World Cup in Russia. Successfully coming out of the group, Croats were able to knock out from the playoffs on the Danes and Russians series, and also beat the British (2-1), for the first time in their history, being in the final of the Mundial. July 15, 2018 in Luzhniki, the final of the World Cup, in which the France national team was stronger.
Despite the defeat of Croats with a score of 2-4, it was Luca Modrich that was recognized as the best player of the World Cup 2018. This is a well-deserved "Golden Ball".
Awards
- Three-time champion of Croatia
- Owner of two Croatian Cup
- 2006 - Croatian Super Cup
- 2014 - Spain Cup
- 2017 - Champion of Spain
- 2012, 2017 - Super Cup Spain
- 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017 - Winner of the UEFA Champions League
- 2014, 2016, 2017 - Winner Super Cup of UEFA
- 2014, 2016, 2017 - Winner of the World Club Championship