Personal information
Full name : Luka Modrić
Date of birth : 9 September 1985
Place of birth : Zadar, Croatia
Height : 1.74 m (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
Playing position : Midfielder
Current club : Tottenham
Number : 14
Youth career :
2002–2003 Dinamo Zagreb
Senior career :
2002–2008 Dinamo Zagreb
2003–2004 → Zrinjski Mostar (loan)
2004–2005 → Inter Zaprešić (loan)
2008– Tottenham Hotspur
National team :
2001 Croatia U15
2001 Croatia U17
2003 Croatia U18
2003–2004 Cro
atia U19
2004–2005 Croatia U21
2006– Croatia
Club career
Early years
During the Croatian War of Independence, Modrić and his family inhabited in the township of Osijek but they were impelled to leave the environs when he was 6 years old. His male parent, Ivan Kapularic, was in the military forces, and he lost his grandfather in the conflicting while his family were residing in a resort in Zadar. It was in resistance to this arduous backdrop that Modrić commenced playing football. When his male parent returned from the military forces, he employed the little wealth the family had to sign-up his teenager in the restricted generous academy. After showing clearly some ability, Luka noted with Dinamo Zagreb as a 17 year aged in 2002.
After a time of the year with Dinamo Zagreb's youth boundary, he was advanced out in 2003 to Zrinjski Mostar in the Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina. During this curse, he established his versatile approach of play and became the Bosnian and Herzegowinian League Player of the Year while still only 18 years old. He afterwards alleged that "someone who can play in the Bosnian gover
ning body can play anywhere", citing to its bodily nature. The subsequent year, he was over advanced out, this time to Inter Zaprešić in his household country. He paid out one time of the year with them, aiding them make endorsement to the Croatian first governing body and was rewarded the Croatian Football Hope of the Year reward in 2004. He returned to Dinamo Zagreb in 2005.
Dinamo Zagreb
In 2005, Modrić noted his first eventual bond with Dinamo through to 2015. After a goalless first time of the year, he supervised to sheltered a position in Dinamo's first assembly, augmenting 7 goals in 31 equates to aid win the league. During this time, Modrić speedily established his job as playmaker or designated left winger in the team's 4–2–3–1 formation. In the 2006–07 time of the year, Dinamo over won the governing body with Modrić establishing a similar ontribution, recognised by the Prva HNL Player of the Year award. The subsequent time of the year, he commanded Dinamo's endeavour to be eligible for the UEFA cup. In the terminal play-off stage, Modrić changed a retribution in the away fixture in resistance to AFC Ajax in a game that finished 1–1 after regular time. Dinamo then went on to win the game 3–2 in surplus time after a brace from colleague Mario Mandžukić sheltered their win on away goals. However, Dinamo Zagreb still failed to move frontwards past the gathering stage. At his last household game with Dinamo at Maksimir Stadium, Modrić was bestowed a standing ovation and buff held up supportive banners. He closed his phenomenal six year tenure at Dinamo with a tally of 31 goals and 29 assists in four times of the year, augmenting most particularly in the 2007–08 time of the year when Dinamo became champions by a 28 purpose margin and won the Croatian cup in the matching year.
Tottenham Hotspur
Modrić accepted convey time spans with Tottenham Hotspur on 26 April 2008. He was the first of more summer signings for trainer Juande Ramos, and in addition the Premier League's first summer transfer. After noting a 6 year bond from summer 2008, Tottenham substantiated that the total payment paid was £16.5 million, equalling the club's record payment set by Darren Bent's progress in 2007.
Modrić made his debut for Tottenham on 28 July 2008 in a pre-season congenial in resistance to Norwich City. He acted 45 minutes at Carrow Road as long as the 5–1 victory.[16] His competent debut was on 16 August in the 2–1 overcome by Middlesbrough at the Riverside Stadium in Spurs' first correspond of the 2008–09 Premier League season.
Initially, Spurs employed him as a deep-lying playmaker in midpoint midfield, commonly near Jermaine Jenas, to employ his temporary assortment, image and creativity to optimum effect. However, then-manager Juande Ramos squandered his abilities, positioning him in an greatly deep defensive midfield job which his small perimeter was not strongly fitted to. For his first group and his nation, his best triumph had draw close in a more superior, assaulting left-sided role. Playing him out of location constricted his effect, and was an case of the poor managerial judgement which commanded to Ramos' discharging and Tottenham's appalling start to the season. Modrić in addition tolerated from a niggling knee damage early in his Spurs line of work and he had to suffer being tagged as a "light-weight" by segments of the media. This coincided with his poor configuration, striking his self-confidence and establishing him even less effectual, primary to worries both for himself and Croatia director Slaven Bilić.
However, with the selection of prevailing Spurs director Harry Redknapp, Modrić was bestowed a more very apparent superior assaulting job as a midpoint or left-sided midfielder, which had been a obstacle location for Tottenham in the past. In the first small number months of the 2008–2009 time of the year until the 2009 January convey window, Modrić supposed a far more superior job as a second striker behind one of Tottenham's two acknowledged first-team strikers, Roman Pavlyuchenko or Darren Bent. This sanctioned Modrić to have a far more assaulting effect on the assembly and in addition employ his footballing head more fruitfully, as in the thrilling 4–4 draw with arch foes Arsenal on 26 October 2008. Modrić's consequence in this location was well shown clearly with Tottenham's 4th and equalising objective when he accumulated the ball on his box with a seal from Tom Huddlestone, and after a small number controlled contacts, unleashed a long-range half-volley which, courtesy of a deflection, bang the send and set up Aaron Lennon for a tap-in. Since this recital, his configuration enhanced significantly for Spurs, coinciding with his club's greatly enhanced configuration in the league. Redknapp acknowledged Modrić's worth to his boundary, setting out strategies to profile his new assembly throughout the Croatian playmaker.
During the January 2009 convey window, Tottenham re-signed strikers Jermain Defoe and Robbie Keane, letting Modrić to revisit to midfield while saving his superior assaulting job as a roaming left-sided midfielder. Spurs' other greatest noting, tough-tackling Honduran midfielder Wilson Palacios, strengthened Spurs' midpoint midfield and granted Modrić more unrestrained in assault, while Palacios ran as a more defensive midfielder. Using him in his first location from Dinamo Zagreb days made him even more effectual with inspirational performances in resistance to Hull City, Stoke and most particularly, a match-winning recital in resistance to Chelsea.
Modrić counted his first Tottenham objective in a 2–2 draw in resistance to Spartak Moscow as long as the UEFA Cup gathering steps on the 18 December 2008. He counted his first Premier League objective in resistance to Newcastle United in Spurs' next correspond, three days later.
2009–10 season
Ahead of the 2009–10 time of the year, ex-Spurs officer in accuse Jamie Redknapp said of Modrić "[He's] a great distress of a competitor and a manager’s vision, so I am told. He coaches like a demon and not ever bemoans, will work with and without the ball on the paddock and can vanquish a guard with a ploy or with a pass. He could get into any assembly in the apex four and he’ll be even better this season."
On 29 August 2009, as long as Tottenham's 2–1 win over Birmingham City, Modrić was taken off wounded with a believed calf injury. The subsequent day it was substantiated that Modrić had broken his leg, continuing a fracture to his right fibula and was looked frontwards to to be out for six weeks. However, on 31 October 2009 Spurs' director Harry Redknapp advertised a retard to Modrić's return. Modrić lastly returned to coaching after several hindrances on 8 December in a correspond in resistance to Grays Athletic. He made his first start in the Premiership for four months in the London derby in resistance to West Ham United which Spurs won 2–0, with Modrić establishing a telling addition by counting with the leg he busted in the 11th minute.
On May 30, 2010, Modrić was rewarded with a new 6 year bond, that jogs until 2016. Modrić said after the deal; "Tottenham Hotspur granted me my likelihood in the Premier League and I like to depart on to realise many triumph here with them. Yes, there have been requests from other very large groups, but I have no onvolvement in going anywhere. Last season's Top 4 close was an signal of where we are as a Club and I sense I can carry on to enhance and depart on to realise everything I like to at Spurs".
2010-11 Season
On 11 September 2010, Modric counted his first objective of the 2010/11 time of the year with a 27th minute beat which put Tottenham 1-0 up away at West Brom. The correspond closed in a 1-1 draw after Chris Brunt equalised. During the correspond, Modric continued an damage which was concerned to be a duplicate of the broken leg damage he continued in the 2009/10 season. However scans afterwards uncovered there to be no damage. On the 28 November 2010, in a household correspond in resistance to Liverpool, Luka Modric counted a solitary goal. However, the ball deflected off Martin Skrtel and went into the Liverpool net.
Dinamo Zagreb
In 2005, Modrić noted his first eventual bond with Dinamo through to 2015. After a goalless first time of the year, he supervised to sheltered a position in Dinamo's first assembly, augmenting 7 goals in 31 equates to aid win the league. During this time, Modrić speedily established his job as playmaker or designated left winger in the team's 4–2–3–1 formation. In the 2006–07 time of the year, Dinamo over won the governing body with Modrić establishing a similar ontribution, recognised by the Prva HNL Player of the Year award. The subsequent time of the year, he commanded Dinamo's endeavour to be eligible for the UEFA cup. In the terminal play-off stage, Modrić changed a retribution in the away fixture in resistance to AFC Ajax in a game that finished 1–1 after regular time. Dinamo then went on to win the game 3–2 in surplus time after a brace from colleague Mario Mandžukić sheltered their win on away goals. However, Dinamo Zagreb still failed to move frontwards past the gathering stage. At his last household game with Dinamo at Maksimir Stadium, Modrić was bestowed a standing ovation and buff held up supportive banners. He closed his phenomenal six year tenure at Dinamo with a tally of 31 goals and 29 assists in four times of the year, augmenting most particularly in the 2007–08 time of the year when Dinamo became champions by a 28 purpose margin and won the Croatian cup in the matching year.
Tottenham Hotspur
Modrić accepted convey time spans with Tottenham Hotspur on 26 April 2008. He was the first of more summer signings for trainer Juande Ramos, and in addition the Premier League's first summer transfer. After noting a 6 year bond from summer 2008, Tottenham substantiated that the total payment paid was £16.5 million, equalling the club's record payment set by Darren Bent's progress in 2007.
Modrić made his debut for Tottenham on 28 July 2008 in a pre-season congenial in resistance to Norwich City. He acted 45 minutes at Carrow Road as long as the 5–1 victory.[16] His competent debut was on 16 August in the 2–1 overcome by Middlesbrough at the Riverside Stadium in Spurs' first correspond of the 2008–09 Premier League season.
Initially, Spurs employed him as a deep-lying playmaker in midpoint midfield, commonly near Jermaine Jenas, to employ his temporary assortment, image and creativity to optimum effect. However, then-manager Juande Ramos squandered his abilities, positioning him in an greatly deep defensive midfield job which his small perimeter was not strongly fitted to. For his first group and his nation, his best triumph had draw close in a more superior, assaulting left-sided role. Playing him out of location constricted his effect, and was an case of the poor managerial judgement which commanded to Ramos' discharging and Tottenham's appalling start to the season. Modrić in addition tolerated from a niggling knee damage early in his Spurs line of work and he had to suffer being tagged as a "light-weight" by segments of the media. This coincided with his poor configuration, striking his self-confidence and establishing him even less effectual, primary to worries both for himself and Croatia director Slaven Bilić.
However, with the selection of prevailing Spurs director Harry Redknapp, Modrić was bestowed a more very apparent superior assaulting job as a midpoint or left-sided midfielder, which had been a obstacle location for Tottenham in the past. In the first small number months of the 2008–2009 time of the year until the 2009 January convey window, Modrić supposed a far more superior job as a second striker behind one of Tottenham's two acknowledged first-team strikers, Roman Pavlyuchenko or Darren Bent. This sanctioned Modrić to have a far more assaulting effect on the assembly and in addition employ his footballing head more fruitfully, as in the thrilling 4–4 draw with arch foes Arsenal on 26 October 2008. Modrić's consequence in this location was well shown clearly with Tottenham's 4th and equalising objective when he accumulated the ball on his box with a seal from Tom Huddlestone, and after a small number controlled contacts, unleashed a long-range half-volley which, courtesy of a deflection, bang the send and set up Aaron Lennon for a tap-in. Since this recital, his configuration enhanced significantly for Spurs, coinciding with his club's greatly enhanced configuration in the league. Redknapp acknowledged Modrić's worth to his boundary, setting out strategies to profile his new assembly throughout the Croatian playmaker.
During the January 2009 convey window, Tottenham re-signed strikers Jermain Defoe and Robbie Keane, letting Modrić to revisit to midfield while saving his superior assaulting job as a roaming left-sided midfielder. Spurs' other greatest noting, tough-tackling Honduran midfielder Wilson Palacios, strengthened Spurs' midpoint midfield and granted Modrić more unrestrained in assault, while Palacios ran as a more defensive midfielder. Using him in his first location from Dinamo Zagreb days made him even more effectual with inspirational performances in resistance to Hull City, Stoke and most particularly, a match-winning recital in resistance to Chelsea.
Modrić counted his first Tottenham objective in a 2–2 draw in resistance to Spartak Moscow as long as the UEFA Cup gathering steps on the 18 December 2008. He counted his first Premier League objective in resistance to Newcastle United in Spurs' next correspond, three days later.
2009–10 season
Ahead of the 2009–10 time of the year, ex-Spurs officer in accuse Jamie Redknapp said of Modrić "[He's] a great distress of a competitor and a manager’s vision, so I am told. He coaches like a demon and not ever bemoans, will work with and without the ball on the paddock and can vanquish a guard with a ploy or with a pass. He could get into any assembly in the apex four and he’ll be even better this season."
On 29 August 2009, as long as Tottenham's 2–1 win over Birmingham City, Modrić was taken off wounded with a believed calf injury. The subsequent day it was substantiated that Modrić had broken his leg, continuing a fracture to his right fibula and was looked frontwards to to be out for six weeks. However, on 31 October 2009 Spurs' director Harry Redknapp advertised a retard to Modrić's return. Modrić lastly returned to coaching after several hindrances on 8 December in a correspond in resistance to Grays Athletic. He made his first start in the Premiership for four months in the London derby in resistance to West Ham United which Spurs won 2–0, with Modrić establishing a telling addition by counting with the leg he busted in the 11th minute.
On May 30, 2010, Modrić was rewarded with a new 6 year bond, that jogs until 2016. Modrić said after the deal; "Tottenham Hotspur granted me my likelihood in the Premier League and I like to depart on to realise many triumph here with them. Yes, there have been requests from other very large groups, but I have no onvolvement in going anywhere. Last season's Top 4 close was an signal of where we are as a Club and I sense I can carry on to enhance and depart on to realise everything I like to at Spurs".
2010-11 Season
On 11 September 2010, Modric counted his first objective of the 2010/11 time of the year with a 27th minute beat which put Tottenham 1-0 up away at West Brom. The correspond closed in a 1-1 draw after Chris Brunt equalised. During the correspond, Modric continued an damage which was concerned to be a duplicate of the broken leg damage he continued in the 2009/10 season. However scans afterwards uncovered there to be no damage. On the 28 November 2010, in a household correspond in resistance to Liverpool, Luka Modric counted a solitary goal. However, the ball deflected off Martin Skrtel and went into the Liverpool net.
International careerModrić's first global understanding came at youth stage, playing for the Croatian U-17, U-19 and under-21 teams.
He made his full global debut on 1 March 2006 in a congenial correspond in resistance to Argentina in Basel, Switzerland, which Croatia won 3–2. At the 2006 FIFA World Cup finals, he made two appearances as a replacement in the gathering fixtures in resistance to Japan and Australia. With the selection of new director Slaven Bilić, Modrić rake in bigger appreciation at global stage, counting his first objective in Croatia's 2–0 congenial win over Italy on 16 August 2006 in Livorno. His performances assured a standard position in the global boundary, and he granted an amazing presenting in Croatia's winning Euro 2008 qualifying operation, which kept details household and away wins in resistance to England. Much was looked frontwards to of the youthful midfielder often called "the Croatian Cruyff". Modrić counted Croatia's first objective of Euro 2008, amending a retribution in the fourth minute of their 1–0 win in resistance to Austria on 8 June 2008. It was the fastest retribution ever rewarded and counted in European Championship history. He carried on to instil at the tournament and was labelled UEFA Man of the Match in their next game when Croatia overcame one of the pre-tournament favorites and eventual finalists Germany.
In the quarter-final in resistance to Turkey, Modrić took superiority of a fault by veteran Turkish goalkeeper Rüştü Reçber, and passed over to colleague Ivan Klasnić for the first objective of the game with only a minute outstanding of surplus time. However, Semih Şentürk equalised for Turkey virtually immediately. In the ensuing retribution shootout, Modrić failed to count the first retribution with his off-target kick. Turkey went on to win the shootout 3–1. At the end of the struggle, Modrić was embraced in the UEFA Team of the Tournament, turning into only the second Croatian to ever realise this award, the first being Davor Šuker.
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