Modric delighted to become the oldest player in Real Madrid history
Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti has hailed Croatian captain Luka Modric. After he became the oldest player in history to play for Los Blancos when he played in a 2-1 La Liga win at Celta Vigo on October 19. Modric assisted Vinicius Junior’s winning goal after coming on as a second-half substitute.
Modric played in the game at the age of 39 years and 40 days, breaking the record previously held by Hungarian legend Ferenc Puskas.
Ancelotti said it was a pleasure and an honour to coach Modric and work with him because Modric is a highly professional player and a great person. Everything he has achieved and is achieving now is well deserved by him.
For Modric, it is his 13th season with Madrid, he has played 547 times in total, won 27 trophies, and is the most successful player in the club’s history.
While Modric spoke about his own record, he said that he doesn’t usually like people reminding him of his age, but it was an impressive record and he was very proud to be the ยูฟ่าเบท https://ufabet999.app club’s oldest player. The important thing was that the team got the win and the team had to focus on the upcoming games.