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Luka Modrić

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Luka Modrić (pronounced [lûːka mǒːdritɕ]; born 9 September 1985) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder and captains both La Liga club Real Madrid and the Croatia national team. He is regarded as one of the greatest midfielders of all time, and as the greatest Croatian footballer ever. Modrić began his professional career with Croatian club Dinamo Zagreb in 2003 before he went on loan spells to Bosnian-Herzegovian side Zrinjski Mostar and Croatian side Inter Zaprešić. He made his debut for Dinamo in 2005 and his great performances earned him a move to Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur in 2008. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Luka Modrić is the 103rd most popular soccer player (up from 118th in 2019), the 19th most popular biography from Croatia (up from 21st in 2019) and the most popular Croatian Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Luka Modrić ranks 103 out of 21,273. Before him are Eric Cantona, Rob Rensenbrink, George Graham, Fabio Cannavaro, Roberto Mancini, and Neymar. After him are Cha Bum-kun, Andriy Shevchenko, Nándor Hidegkuti, Rudi Völler, Cafu, and Gordon Banks.

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Among people born in 1985, Luka Modrić ranks 3. Before him are Cristiano Ronaldo, and Pak Chol-jin. After him are Mohammad bin Salman, Lewis Hamilton, Rúben Amorim, Kaley Cuoco, Bruno Mars, Song Joong-ki, Roman Reigns, Lana Del Rey, and Gal Gadot.

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In Croatia

Among people born in Croatia, Luka Modrić ranks 19 out of 700. Before him are Saint Marinus (275), Laura Antonelli (1941), Franz von Suppé (1819), Joanna II of Naples (1373), Frano Selak (1929), and Andrija Mohorovičić (1857). After him are Aloysius Stepinac (1898), Crispus (305), Svetozar Boroević (1856), Rade Šerbedžija (1946), Mario Andretti (1940), and Alida Valli (1921).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Croatia

Among soccer players born in Croatia, Luka Modrić ranks 1. After him are Davor Šuker (1968), Stjepan Bobek (1923), Dražan Jerković (1936), Josip Skoblar (1941), Zlatko Čajkovski (1923), Branko Zebec (1929), Vladimir Beara (1928), Zvonimir Boban (1968), Ilija Petković (1945), Mario Mandžukić (1986), and Ivan Perišić (1989).

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