KOVAČIĆ

Kovačić was born in Linz, Austria, to Bosnian Croat parents Stipo and Ružica who had moved there from Zabrđe ahead of the Yugoslav Wars. Kovačić is a Catholic and attends church every Sunday. He speaks five languages: Croatian, German, English, Italian and Spanish. In 2017, Kovačić married his longtime girlfriend Izabel Andrijanić. On 12 October 2020, Andrijanić gave birth to their first child, a boy. The child was christened, with the first name Ivan, in July 2021, with Luka Modrić as his godfather. In 2025, they had their daughter Luna.

Personal life Family and marriage Kovačić was born in Linz , Austria , to Croatian parents of Bosnian origin who had relocated there prior to the Yugoslav Wars ; his family remains based in Linz , where his two sisters also reside, maintaining close connections despite his international career moves. [9] In June 2017, Kovačić married his childhood sweetheart Izabel Andrijanić in a ceremony in Sesvete, Croatia ; the couple first met at church approximately a decade earlier. [11] Kovačić and Andrijanić welcomed their first child, a son named Ivan , in October 2020, who was baptized in July 2021 with Luka Modrić as his godfather, followed by a daughter, Luna, in October 2024, who was baptized in June 2025. [60] [45] [61] Izabel has played a key supportive role throughout Kovačić's relocations…