Five interesting facts about Luka Modric that you did not know

Luka Modric is the current Croatian captain in the World Cup. He is one of the best midfielders who helped his teams propel the Russian World Cup. As he awaits his team for the tournament finals, here are five interesting facts about Luka Modric that you did not know:

He survived the Croatian War of Independence

In 1991, Luka Modric survived the death of his grandfather with Croatian Serb rebels. He was just years old when that happened. This gave him confidence and a steel mentality that has since helped him flourish in his football life.

Prove the wrong world

Younger, Modric was small and thin. He had the habit of throwing the ball around a hotel all day. He proved that the world was bad by being such a great player that he is now.

Croatia is undefeated when he scores

Modric scored twice for his national team. Interestingly, his team has won eleven times over the twelve times he's scored. Croatia has kept nine white sheets among the twelve matches that he scored

Born in Croatia but made in Bosnia

In his football career, Modric grew up in Inter Zapresic. He was denied to Hajduk Split for lack of required physical attributes. He develops his football career in Bosnia where he was loaned to Inter Zapresic

The King of Consistency

Luka Modric has always been the driving force of his team. He manages very well the situations of games. Moreover, he maintains his professionalism even out of the field.

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