Born on 9 September, 1985 in Zadar, Croatia. His father Stipe Modric was an aeromechanic and his mother Jasminka Modric was a textile worker. Due to the outbreak of war in Croatia in 1991 Modric had to flee his home with his family. His grandfather and many other were killed in the war. Modric fled his home and started living in Zadar, a hotel. Most of his childhood was spent there. ... Read more