Ante Rebic pays the debt of his villagers, donates to children charity
AC Milan forward Ante Rebic has taken his generous side to another level by paying off the debts of over 500 people in his village, Donji Vinjani, a small village in Croatia.
He did this in 2018 but went under the radar because he didn’t want attention for his generosity; “He has never forgotten about his roots, although he moved to Fiorentina, Italy when he was 19 years old. Once, he paid off the loans of 500 residents of his native village.” his best friend Lovro Šindik said, as quoted by Croatian media.
Rebic also recently donated €10,000 for the building of a new facility to The Golden Sequin Centre, a non-profit organization who work in the rehabilitation of children with disabilities and autism.
“Wе trulу thаnk Аntе Rеbіć fоr thіѕ wоndеrful gеѕturе аnd thе grеаt fіnаnсіаl ѕuрроrt hе gаvе uѕ,” Fr. Іlіја Јеrkоvіс, dіrесtоr оf thе Gоldеn Ѕеquіn, said, as per Novizivot.net, via the Sun.
“Тhаnkѕ аlѕо tо Rеbіć’ѕ frіеndѕ whо rесоmmеndеd uѕ tо hіm. Lаtеr, thе Сіtу оf Ѕlаvоnѕkі Вrоd јоіnеd thе асtіоn, ѕо wе wіll bе аblе tо соntіnuе wіth thе wоrk ѕtаrtеd lаѕt уеаr, аlthоugh thе сrіѕіѕ іѕ еvеrуwhеrе.
“I would like to meet Mr. Rebić if I get the chance. He is a great footballer, I remember his good games at the World Cup in Russia, and now he has also shown that he is a great and noble man . He did a lot for our institution.”
According to reports, Rebic also paid for the surgery of a two year old girl suffering from Leukemia who was flown to the United States for treatment.
Rebic now plays for AC Milan after making his loan move from Eintracht Frankfurt permanent. He also played for Fiorentina after leaving Croatia as a 19year old.
