Roger Lukaku

Roger Lukaku
Personal information
Full name	Roger Menama Lukaku
Date of birth	6 June 1967 (age 54)
Place of birth	Kinshasa, Zaire
Position(s)	Striker
Senior career*
National team
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Roger Menama Lukaku (born 6 June 1967) is a Congolese former footballer who played as a forward. Throughout his career, 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 32-year-old stopped playing professional football. He continued to play in lower divisions for , and in 2006 for where he finished his playing career.^{[citation needed]}

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 is the father of professional footballers Romelu Lukaku and Jordan Tafara Lukaku.

References[]

^ "LUKAKU MENAMA". TFF. Retrieved 29 June 2010.
^ Roger Lukaku – FIFA competition record (archived)
^ Courtney, Barrie (15 August 2005). "African Nations Cup 1994 – Final Tournament Details". RSSSF.
^ Courtney, Barrie (18 March 2002). "African Nations Cup 1996 – Final Tournament Details". RSSSF.

External links[]

Roger Lukaku at National-Football-Teams.com

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[1] "LUKAKU MENAMA". TFF. Retrieved 29 June 2010.

[2] Roger Lukaku – FIFA competition record (archived)

[3] Courtney, Barrie (15 August 2005). "African Nations Cup 1994 – Final Tournament Details". RSSSF.

[4] Courtney, Barrie (18 March 2002). "African Nations Cup 1996 – Final Tournament Details". RSSSF.

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Personal information
Full name	Roger Menama Lukaku
Date of birth	(1967-06-06) 6 June 1967 (age 54)
Place of birth	Kinshasa, Zaire
Position(s)	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1986	Vita Club
1987–1990	Africa Sports
1990–1993	FC Boom	43	(50)
1993–1995	Seraing	60	(35)
1995–1996	Germinal Ekeren	28	(9)
1996–1997	Gençlerbirligi	30	(3)
1997–1998	KV Mechelen	17	(4)
1998–1999	Oostende	20	(36)
National team
1993–1996	Zaire
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only