June 16, 2020 9:02am; by The Sun, with staff writers; Source: The Sun.

In the 2003–04 season, Viduka was again top scorer at Leeds, finishing the season strongly as was the case in the previous season, as interim manager However, during his final appearance in the jersey, Leeds were relegated in a 4–1 loss to Viduka's debut season at Middlesbrough was initially impressive, albeit frustrated by injuries. Viduka is cousins with Croatian superstar Modric, who became one of the best players in the world. The game was played at the In 2003, Viduka scored his third international goal in a friendly against Ireland. 679215 Registered office: 1 London Bridge Street, London, SE1 9GF. The blood relatives have actually both played for the same club, but not at the same time, with Viduka playing for Dinamo Zagreb before joining Celtic. Spot on!

This was a great relief for manager Viduka began his international career in a friendly series against Viduka featured in the two World Cup qualifiers against Iran in 1997. His father Joe was from Croatia, from where he emigrated to Australia in the 1960s. In 1993, Viduka started his professional football career in Australia for Croatian-based club A week later, Croatia Zagreb complained that it had not received the agreed fee for the player. His four goals in the UEFA Champions League are the most scored by any Australian player. Footballers you never knew were related, including Viduka and his Ballon d’Or-winning cousin. Luka Modric started out at the club his cousin played for (Image: Getty Images) The blood relatives have actually both played for the same club, but not at the same time, with Viduka playing for Dinamo Zagreb before joining Celtic.

This service is provided on News Group Newspapers' Limited's Our journalists strive for accuracy but on occasion we make mistakes. Ballon d'Or winner Modric is Viduka's cousin Credit: Reuters GINI … Matt is the owner and chief-editor of the Footy Blog, one of the UK's leading football news blogs. Middlesbrough's Captain George Boateng clears the ball. Mark Viduka's dad emigrated from Croatia to Australia in the 1960s Credit: Getty Images - Getty. Incredibly, they are (very) distant cousins.The Argie superstar’s great grandfather has Catalan roots and was the brother of Bojan’s great grandfather.So good they named him twice, and his nephew became a £35 million Premier League star.Okocha graced the Premier League in the early to mid-2000s with Bolton — becoming a club legend under Sam Allardyce.Former Gunner Iwobi move to Everton this summer, and has been backed by Okocha to become a success.Perhaps the most brilliant, and unexpected, are these two former Brazilian stars of the Premier League.Juninho came to the UK in the mid-90s to much furore — and had Middlesbrough fans dreaming of an unlikely success. Mark Viduka Childhood Story Plus Untold Biography Facts-A Cousin to Luka Modric Viduka, a former Leeds United player is the cousin of current Madrid midfield stalwart Luka Modric. Lionel Messi and Bojan - fourth cousin. Viduka is cousins with Croatian superstar Modric, who became one of the best players in the world. Viduka is cousins with Croatian superstar Modric, who became one of the best players in the world. "The Sun", "Sun", "Sun Online" are registered trademarks or trade names of News Group Newspapers Limited. Viduka, a former Leeds United player is the cousin of current Madrid midfield stalwart Luka Modric. The former Leeds United striker Viduka was born in Australia, but has Croatian roots through his father. Mark Anthony Viduka (/ v ɪ ˈ d uː k ə / vih-DOOK-ə; born 9 October 1975) is an Australian retired footballer who played as a centre forward.He captained the Australia national team to the Round of 16 at the 2006 FIFA World Cup which remains their best ever performance to date. Here’s one for your mates down the pub, did you know that Madrid midfielder Luka Modric is cousins with former Leeds man Mark Viduka? Viduka and his wife Ivana have three sons together: Joseph (born November 2002), Lucas (born September 2006) and Oliver (born May 2008). For further details of our complaints policy and to make a complaint please click Comments are subject to our community guidelines, which can be viewed Gary and Phil Neville were famous footballing siblings Jay-Jay Okocha starred in the Premier League for Bolton Juninho was a hit at Middlesbrough the moment he arrived at the club Former Liverpool star Coutinho is the distant cousin of Juninho Mark Viduka's dad emigrated from Croatia to Australia in the 1960s Royston Drenthe, formerly of Real Madrid and Everton, is related to Gini Wijnaldum Kevin-Prince Boateng has a famous football brother Rafinha of Barcelona hugs brother Thiago Alcantara of Bayern Munich Former Derby County star Dean Sturridge has a famous footballing nephew Daniel Sturridge, whose uncle is Dean, is now playing for Trabzonspor in TurkeyChelsea ‘close’ to sealing Philippe Coutinho transfer as agreement grows near with Barcelona amid interest from Arsenal "The Sun", "Sun", "Sun Online" are registered trademarks or trade names of News Group Newspapers Limited. News Corp is a network of leading companies in the worlds of diversified media, news, education, and information services.WE all know the footballing pedigree the Toures, Charltons, De Boers, Nevilles and the Laudrups brought to the beautiful game.But did you know that these stars were also related?SunSport reveals footballers you never knew had family ties, including two Brazilian legends who graced the Premier League.It's quite fitting that in one moment in time both Bojan and Messi were considered wonderkids at Barcelona, and played together.The Argie superstar's great grandfather has Catalan roots and was the brother of Bojan's great grandfather.So good they named him twice, and his nephew became a £35million Premier League star.Okocha graced the Premier League in the early to mid-2000s with Bolton - becoming a club legend under Sam Allardyce.Perhaps the most brilliant, and unexpected, are these two former Brazilian stars of the Premier League.Juninho came to our shores in the mid-90s to much furore - and had Middlesbrough fans dreaming of an unlikely success.They even gave him the unlikely nickname TLF, or the 'The Little Fella' because of his 5ft 5in size.The pair are reportedly distant cousins thanks to a great-relative in their family trees.Astonishingly, Juninho held the record for most goals by a Brazilian in the Premier League until Coutinho broke it.The former Leeds United striker Viduka was born in Australia, but has Croatian roots through his father.Former Ballon d'Or winner Modric, of course, hails from Croatia.The pair are distant cousins, but share one thing in common - being fine footballers.A family link must mean you end up playing in the same part of the world.Both Dutch internationals, these two ended up in Merseyside - Gini with the Reds, while Drenthe had a spell on loan at Everton.Wijnaldum has been an unsung hero for Liverpool this season, but it didn't work out for Drenthe who left the Toffees after falling out with boss David Moyes.George was a Premier League legend for both Middlesbrough and Aston Villa, as well as a fans' favourite.He grew up with younger brother Kevin-Prince, formerly of Spurs, with their mum in Berlin.The pair shared the same father with Germany World Cup-winner Jerome Boateng, who is their half-brother.Both wore blue with pride, but in contrasting situations.Drogba was a Chelsea legend, winning the Premier League four times, as well as a Champions League title.Tebily played with Birmingham City from 2002-2008, until they were relegated.The pair are cousins from the Ivory Coast, with their dads being brothers.Drogba actually shares the Tebily last name, but dropped it when he went into football.Although Rafinha dropped the Alcantara name when he made it pro, he is the brother of Bayern Munich playmaker Thiago.They both rose through the ranks at Barcelona together, and have sports in their blood.Their father is former Brazil international Mazinho, who won the World Cup in 1994.Interestingly, both chose different international pathways too - with Thiago opting for Spain and Rafinha going with Brazil.Through generations the Sturridges have terrorised defenders.Simon Sturridge kicked it all off with Birmingham City in the late 80s, eventually ending his career at Shrewsbury Town.His younger brother Dean became a feared Premier League striker at Derby County, before spells at Leicester City and Wolves.But it was their nephew Daniel who would enjoy must success, playing for Liverpool and England.Both capped at international level by Holland, Fer and van Aanholt are in fact cousins.Their parents came from the small island of Curacao, before emigrating to the Netherlands to raise their kids.And lucky for them, they both discovered football and went on to play at every youth level before appearing for the first team.The pair even played against each other in 2014, when Fer's QPR faced off against van Aaanholt's Sunderland - with the West Londers winning 1-0.Wonder if they were on talking terms after the match?