Ivan Rakitić

Ivan Rakitić is the kind of footballer I treasure precisely because he never demanded the spotlight. Born in Rheinfelden, Switzerland, he chose Croatia and became the unglamorous engine of midfields at Sevilla and Barcelona, dictating matches without ever looking flashy. He scored when it mattered most, yet his real value was the work you only notice when it disappears. Now serving as technical director at Hajduk Split, the club where he retired, he keeps repaying the game with the same quiet loyalty. I have a soft spot for craftsmen like this, players whose absence teaches you exactly how much they were doing.

Name (English)

Ivan Rakitić

Name (Japanese)

イヴァン・ラキティッチ

Reading

いゔぁん・らきてぃっち

Born

March 10, 1988 (age 38)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Pisces / Dragon

Origin

Rheinfelden, Canton of Aargau, Switzerland

Height

184 cm

Occupation

association football player

• Official sitehttps://rakiticivan.com/
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/ivanrakitic/
• Xhttps://x.com/ivanrakitic
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivan%20Rakiti%C4%87
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A4%E3%83%B4%E3%82%A1%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%83%A9%E3%82%AD%E3%83%86%E3%82%A3%E3%83%83%E3%83%81
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q115453

Tags

• Canton of Aargau
• association football player

Last updated

2026-06-17

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