Roger Lukaku
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Roger Menama Lukaku | ||
| Date of birth | 6 June 1967 | ||
| Place of birth | Kinshasa, Zaire | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1986 | Vita Club | ||
| 1987-1990 | Africa Sports | ||
| 1990-1993 | FC Boom | ||
| 1993-1995 | Seraing | ||
| 1995-1996 | Germinal Ekeren | 28 | (9) |
| 1996–1997 | Gençlerbirligi | 30 | (3) |
| 1997-1998 | KV Mechelen | 17 | (4) |
| 1998-1999 | Oostende | 20 | (2) |
| National team | |||
| 1993–1996 | Zaire | ||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Roger Menama Lukaku (born 6 June 1967, in Kinshasa) is a former Belgian/Congolese football player. He played for KV Oostende, KV Mechelen and Germinal Ekeren. He is the father of footballers Romelu Lukaku and Jordan Lukaku.
Club career
As a 23-year-old, Roger Lukaku began his career in Belgium. His first club was Belgian Second Division club FC Boom. With this club he achieved promotion to the Belgian First Division in 1992. The club was relegated in 1993 and Lukaku moved to RFC Seraing.
With RFC Seraing he finished 3rd in the Belgian First Division. He stayed with RFC Seraing for two seasons before moving to Germinal Ekeren. Again his club finished in 3rd place.
In 1996 he played for Turkish side Gençlerbirligi SK but he returned to Belgium after only one season to play for KV Mechelen.[1] In 1998 he changed club and played for Belgian First Division side KV Oostende.
After the relegation of the club in 1999 the 33-year-old stopped playing professional football. He continued to play in lower divisions for Aat, KFC Wintam and in 2006 for KGR Katelijne where he finished his playing career.
International career
Lukaku played for the Zaire national football team in the 1994 FIFA World Cup qualifying rounds.[2] He also participated at the 1994[3] and 1996 African Cup of Nations[4] finals.
Personal life
He currently lives in Boom, the city where he first played professional football. He is the father of professional footballers Romelu Lukaku (a striker who plays for Everton F.C.) and Jordan Lukaku (who plays as a left-back for S.S. Lazio).
References
- ↑ "LUKAKU MENAMA". TFF. Retrieved 2010-06-29.
- ↑ Roger Lukaku – FIFA competition record
- ↑ Courtney, Barrie (2005-08-15). "African Nations Cup 1994 - Final Tournament Details". RSSSF.
- ↑ Courtney, Barrie (2002-03-18). "African Nations Cup 1996 - Final Tournament Details". RSSSF.
External links
- Roger Lukaku at National-Football-Teams.com
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