Luka Modric Signs for Spurs
Saturday, April 26th, 2008Tottenham 1 Bolton 1 and another game where Spurs don’t take their chances, 11 shots on target compared to 1 from Bolton.
So let’s look at the Luka Modric who has just been signed for a reported £15.5 million from Dinamo Zagreb after being chased by a host of clubs including Juventus, Chelsea and Arsenal.
The 22 year old Croatian international Luka Modric was born in Zadar, Hrvstka, SFR Yugoslavia (now Croatia) on September 9th 1985. He is 1.72m tall and weighs 65kg, playing central or left of midfield as the playmaker.
Modric has been capped 24 times by his country, starting 18 times, scoring 3 goals and picking up 1 booking.
He has played 8 games in the Champions League, scoring twice and 6 games in the UEFA Cup, scoring once, being booked once. In total Luka has played 87 times for Dinamo Zagreb scoring 25 goals, not a bad return for a midfielder.
Luca was named Prva HNL Player of the Year in 2007, why not look him up on You Tube, where you’ll find a few videos.