Chinanews Client Beijing, March 11th (Xing Rui) In the early morning of Beijing time on the 11th, Atlanta player Ilicic's name resounded throughout the continental arena. In the UEFA Champions League 1/8 finals round with Valencia, Ilicic was fourth in the middle, and became the oldest player in the history of the Champions League with a "old age" of 32 years and 41 days. A player who scored 4 goals away.

Ilicic celebrates the goal.

Speaking of Ilicic, some fans who are insulated from Serie A may feel strange. Since joining Palermo in 2010, Ilicic has been known by more and more fans. During his time at Palermo, Ilicic was one of the team's most trusted cores, and his outstanding performance made the club provide him with a five-year contract. However, in 2013, Palermo relegated to Serie B, and Ilicic was transferred to Florence.

At that time, Ilicic was 25 years old, and many players had already met the altar at this age, but Ilicic had just entered the vision of the giants. Liverpool coach Klopp has shown appreciation for Ilicic, they intend to use Balotelli to exchange with Ilicic, but the business ended up because the "Bashen" salary is too high.

In 2017, Ilicic joined Atlanta. It is also from the "True Blue and Black Legion" that his state has ushered in a big explosion.

Ilicic scores.

Last season, he helped the club achieve the third best league record in history and qualified for the Champions League this season. After the start of the new season, Ilicic has scored 21 goals in various events, including 5 goals in the Champions League. In the first round of the match with the strong rival Valencia, Ilicic has just harvested the "virgin". Unexpectedly, in just 20 days, he was long young and no longer engraved with such a shining history.

Looking back on Ilicic's career in the past 13 years, he has neither experienced "one night's popularity" nor "everything is over". Compared with many passing stars, although his football path lacks ups and downs, but choosing to grow on the ground may also be a kind of wisdom and luck.

When it comes to players who are late players, many people will think of Modric, a child who used to sheep in the war changed his destiny through football. And Ilicic also had the same tragic childhood as the "Magic Flute".

Data map: On December 3, 2018, Paris, France, the 2018 Golden Globe Awards ceremony, Croatia midfielder Modric, who played for Real Madrid in La Liga, won the 2018 Golden Globes, breaking Ronaldo and Messi's past ten Monopoly on the award

Ilicic was born in Bosnia and Herzegovina in the former Yugoslavia. At that time, he was suffering from the war. However, his father died unfortunately when he was just one year old, and his mother could only take him and his brother to flee to Slovenia.

In Kranj, Slovenia, Ilicic and his brother fell in love with football at the same time. They joined a local club for training, and Ilicic quickly showed his football talent. At the age of 19, he decided to embark on the path of professional football, in order to change his destiny, and for the family in the storm.

Three years later, Ilicic was watched by Maribor, the Slovenian giant. He followed the club to compete in the UEFA Cup. His outstanding performance attracted Palermo's attention. Only three months after joining, Ilicic got Opportunity to land in Serie A.

Atlanta players celebrate victory.

Time went by, and Ilicic's ten years were dedicated to the Serie A match. After so long, he finally waited for a day to shake Europe. In the long history of the European War, Ilicic's name is destined to be included in it.

With the help of Ilicic, Atlanta has historically broken into the quarterfinals of the Champions League, and his inspirational story is far from over. In an interview after the game, Ilicic said: "I am older and play better. I am very happy on the court and I want to continue playing."

Ilicic is no longer young, and he may not have a chance to join the world-class giants. But behind every seemingly ordinary player, there may be an unknown touching story, why not become a superstar? At least they all played a game of changing lives because of football. (Finish)