Živko Lukić
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 1943/1944 | ||
Place of birth | Belgrade, Yugoslavia | ||
Date of death | 2015 (aged 69–72) | ||
Place of death | Železnik, Belgrade, Serbia | ||
Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
1961–1963 | Partizan | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1963–1964 | Rijeka | ||
1965–1966 | Maribor | ||
–1969 | Osijek | ||
1970–1971 | Paris Saint-Germain | 1 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Živko Lukić (Serbian Cyrillic: Живко Лукић; 1943/1944 – 2015) was a Serbian footballer who played as a midfielder.[1] He is known for being the first foreign player in Paris Saint-Germain history, making his way onto the team in a deceptive manner.[2]
Career[]
Lukić was a youth player for Partizan from 1961 to 1963. He made one appearance for the B team of the club on 6 June 1963, coming off the bench in a friendly against SV Merbeck.[3] In the space of 7 years, from 1963 to 1970, Lukić went on to play for Rijeka, Maribor, and Osijek, while at the same time training to become a dentist.[4]
In 1970, Paris Saint-Germain was formed with the merging of Paris FC and Stade Saint-Germain; Lukić took advantage of the ambitious but not particularly organized project in Paris to hoax his way into the team. He convinced the entire PSG staff into believing that he had been an important player for Partizan in the past, and that he was the brother of Rennes player Ilija Lukić.[4] Up to this point, Lukić's plan was succeeding; he even received a welcome from the well-known magazine France Football several days before his debut for PSG.[5]
On 29 August 1970, Lukić played in his first and only game with Paris Saint-Germain, coming on as a substitute in a 3–2 Division 2 win over Quevilly.[6] "His mission was to neutralise our opponent’s key player, Horlaville, whom we feared the most. And Lukić… he clung to him like an octopus to a rock! But Horlaville would quickly dribble past him once, then again, then make a pass, while my unfortunate Lukić would inevitably end up on his behind!" wrote former PSG president Guy Crescent in his 1992 autobiography.[4]
Lukić only played a total of 53 minutes for PSG, and his deception was revealed after his appearance in a match. Despite his identity hoax, he was able to obtain a medal at the end of the season, as the Parisian club gained promotion to the Division 1 in 1971.[7]
Personal life and death[]
After his football days, Lukić lived the rest of his life running a dental clinic in Železnik. The clinic closed in 2012.[3] He died in 2015.[4]
Career statistics[]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Total | ||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Paris Saint-Germain | 1970–71 | Division 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Career total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Honours[]
Paris Saint-Germain
References[]
- ^ Zivko Lukic at FootballDatabase.eu
- ^ Kollar, Michel (14 August 2020). "50 ans : Aux origines du club (10/12)" [50 years: At the origins of the club (10/12)]. Paris Saint-Germain (in French). Retrieved 9 September 2020.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Živko Lukić – misterija se razrešava…" [Živko Lukić - the mystery is being solved...]. Crno-bela Nostalgija (in Serbian). 26 September 2015. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d Babić, Bojan (1 September 2016). "Živko Lukić: Paris St.Germain's Foreign Hoaxer". Beyond the Last Man. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
- ^ "révélations sur Zivko Lukic, le mystérieux premier joueur étranger du PSG" [revelations on Zivko Lukic, the mysterious first foreign player of PSG]. Paris.canal-historique (in French). 1 October 2015. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
- ^ "Saga Yougoslavie : les statistiques" [Yugoslavian saga: the statistics]. Paris United (in French). Retrieved 9 February 2021.
- ^ Ikhsan, Harley (13 November 2020). "Bola Ganjil: Hoax dari Yugoslavia Bikin PSG Gigit Jari" [Odd Ball: Hoax from Yugoslavia Makes PSG Bite the Finger]. Liputan6 (in Indonesian). Retrieved 8 February 2021.
- ^ "Zivco LUKIC". PSG70 (in French). Retrieved 9 September 2020.
- ^ "Zivko LUKIC". Histoire du PSG (in French). Retrieved 9 September 2020.
External links[]
- Živko Lukić at WorldFootball.net
- 1944 births
- 2015 deaths
- Association football midfielders
- Serbian footballers
- Yugoslav footballers
- Footballers from Belgrade
- Serbian dentists
- FK Partizan players
- HNK Rijeka players
- NK Maribor players
- NK Osijek players
- Paris Saint-Germain F.C. players
- Ligue 2 players
- Serbian expatriate footballers
- Yugoslav expatriate footballers
- Serbian expatriate sportspeople in France
- Yugoslav expatriate sportspeople in France
- 20th-century dentists