Luka Modric is the Croatia captain currently at the World Cup. He is one of the best midfielders who has helped their teams to propel at the Russia world cup. As he waits to take his team to the tournament finals, here are five interesting facts about Luka Modric you didn’t know:
He survived Croatian War of IndependenceIn 1991, Luka Modric survived death after his grandfather was murdered with Croatian Serb rebels. He was just years old when it happened. This gave him confidence and a steel mentality that has since helped him flourish in his football life.
Proving the world wrongAt a younger age, Modric used to be small and tinny. He used to kick the ball around a hotel all day long. He has proven the world wrong by being such a great player he is right now.
Croatia are unbeaten when he scoresModric has scored twelves times for his national team. Interestingly, his team won eleven times out of the twelve times he scored. Croatia has kept nine clean sheets among the twelve games he scored.
Born in Croatia but made in BosniaIn his football career, Modric grew up in Inter Zapresic. He got refused at Hajduk Split for lacking required physical attributes. He develops his football career in Bosnia where he was on loan in Inter Zapresic.
The king of consistencyLuka Modric has always been the power-house for his team. He handles games situations very well. More so, he maintains professionalism even outside the pitch.
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