Post on 06-Aug-2015
• Professional Croatian football player
• Currently plays for Spanish club Real Madrid C.F.
• Also plays for Croatian national football team
• He was born in Zadar, September 9th, 1985
• He spent most of his childhood in a small village called Modrići
• During the war, family flees from Serbian agressors, Luka spends his days in refugee hotels, shooting a ball.
• 10 year old Luka went to the trials for Hajduk Split and didn’t pass
• Local football scout Tomislav Bašić recognised his talent and recommended him to Zdravko Mamić (NK Dinamo)
• Mamić had no doubts and signed a contract with young Luka
• The crucial moment of his football career is definitely going on loan in Mostar Zrinjski and Inter Zaprešić, where he showed his amazing talent
• He returned to Dinamo Zagreb and got a call to play for Croatian national team
• Luka playing for Mostar Zrinjski
• Luka against Spain in Euro 2012
• In 2008, Dinamo sold Luka to Tottenham Hotspur for 21 mil.€, and in 2009 became captain for his new team
• After his brilliant performance in Tottenham, Real Madrid became interested in him and in 2012, bought him for 42 mil.€
• Luka in Tottenham Hotspur jersey
• Luka currently plays for Real Madrid C.F.
• Luka in 2010 got married with Vanja Bosnić who he met when he was a player in Dinamo Zagreb
• He has two children, Ivano and Ema Modrić
•They all currently live in Madrid, Spain