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Luka Modric (Croatian Luka Modrić ; born 9 September 1985) is a Croatian footballer who plays for Real Madrid and the Croatia national football team. Modrić plays mainly as a central midfielder, but can also play as an attacking midfielder and winger. After showing promise in hometown club Zadars youth team, he was signed by Dinamo Zagreb as a teenager in 2002. His professional career began with loan spells at Zrinjski Mostar and Inter Zaprešić.[3] While he was playing for GNK Dinamo Zagreb, they won three consecutive league titles and several domestic cups,[4] with Modrić named Prva HNL Player of the Year in 2007.[5] In 2008, he moved to Tottenham Hotspur in Englands Premier League, before moving to Real Madrid in the summer of 2012. Modrić is a Croatian international and made his debut against Argentina in March 2006. He has since participated in three major tournaments; 2006 FIFA World Cup, and UEFA Euro 2008 and 2012. He scored his first international goal in the friendly match against Italy, and at the Euro 2008 was included in the UEFA Team of the Tournament, becoming only the second Croatian to ever achieve this honour.
Posted on: Sun, 02 Feb 2014 00:31:08 +0000

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