Mateo Kovacic - Croatian football: biography and career

Mateo Kovacic - Croatian professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder at the club "Real Madrid", as well as in the Croatian national team. Three-time winner of the Cup of the First Croatian Premier League (2011, 2012, 2013) and two-time winner of Croatia Cup (2011, 2012) in the "Dinamo Zagreb" command. Champion of the Spanish La Liga Football 2016/2017, two-time winner of the Champions League Cup (2016, 2017) and the UEFA Super Cup (2017) in the "Real Madrid".

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Mateo Kovacic is considered a versatile midfielder, because it can adapt to any position, depending on the placement and team tactics. Kovacic equally well cope with the role of the left or right Lateral, winger or opornika. In recent years it became more and more to play as a central attacking midfielder.

Even with the time allowed in the "Internationale," Mateo began to discuss the whole football community. The young Croatian football surprised everyone with his versatile game. We Mateo have all that is necessary for a player attacking the plan: dribbling, technique, early awnings, speed, good ball and jewelry ball. Mateo Kovacic, despite such a young age is already a true playmaker. With this expectation he was acquired by the "Royal Club". The most successful and phenomenal performance Kovacic on the field - the percentage of accurate transmission and successful selections, each of which exceeds 80%. Even in the "Dinamo Zagreb" he predicted great and a great career. Once the Croatian manager Martin Novoslak said he had not seen such a talented young footballers from the time of Robert Prosinecki (Croatian football star of 90th and the beginning of zero). Italian coach Giovanni Trappatoni expressed towards Kovacic, stating that he is a mixture of such legendary midfielder players like Kaka and Clarence Seedorf.

Mateo Kovacic: biography footballer

Born on May 6, 1994 in Linz, Austria. Mateo - graduate of "LASK Linz" Football Academy (2000 to 2007), previously studied at the "Ebelsberge" (1999-2000). Professional football career began at the age of 16 in a club "Dinamo Zagreb" (Croatia). In the first two seasons with the "blue" has achieved victory in the Croatian Premier League, then a talented young player scouts noticed the Italian "Inter".

A career in Milan "Internazionale"

In January 2013, Mateo Kovacic has received an offer to move to Milan "Inter". The deal amounted to 11 million euros, and the Kovacic chose a T-shirt with the number 10, which recently was released after the departure of Dutchman Wesley Sneijder. In February, Mateo had a debut game for the "black and blue" against "Siena" command when in the second half, replaced Esekielya Schelotto. Two weeks later, Croatian talent made his debut in the Champions League against the Romanian club "CFR Cluj", which scored one assists in the Argentine Rodrigo Palacio.

The transition to the royal club "Real Madrid"

In August 2015 Mateo Kovacic (pictured below) joined the "Real Madrid". Player transfer fee was 35 million euros. In the same month, the Croatian midfielder made his debut for the "cream" in a match against a team of "Sporting Gijon", coming on as a second half substitute in place of Isco.

In December, played a match in the Champions League against the Swedish team, "Malmo", which scored a debut goal for the "galacticos". Together with the "Real" has won the Spanish La Liga 2016/2017, as well as a double winner of the Champions League Cup (2016, 2017).

Personal life: the Church, the spouse of

Mateo Kovacic devout, he is a follower of the Roman Catholic Church, which attends every Sunday. Croatian midfielder is fluent in five languages: English, German, Spanish, Italian and Croatian.

He is married to a beautiful Isabelle Andriyanich, which has already managed to turn the head of the Spanish media.

At the presentation of the new player Mateo Kovacic in the "Real Madrid" was present Isabel, which struck the entire audience with their beauty, elegance and modesty. Mateo Kovacic and his girlfriend met in the Roman Catholic Church. June 17, 2017 the pair were married in the church of St. Anthony of Padua.

The love story of the couple makes wonder and pricked. Mateo and Isabel have known each other since early childhood. Together they went to church: she sang in the choir, and the guy was altar boy. Mateo himself from the Austrian family who moved to Croatia because of the war. They lived in Sesvetski, where man and met his future wife Isabel, who along with his family moved here from Switzerland. Apparently, it's fate or God's plan. It is this opinion and he Mateo. For a long time the pair did not advertise their relationship. However, when Isabel came to Kovacic presentation in the "Real Madrid", unprepared Spanish press and the media were shocked by her beauty. Despite the fact that Isabel had not previously been involved in the modeling business, she hit the top most beautiful women players.