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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.[1]

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Roger Lukaku

Personal information
Full name	Roger Menama Lukaku
Date of birth	(1967-06-06) 6 June 1967 (age 55)
Place of birth	Kinshasa, DR Congo
Position(s)	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1986	Vita Club
1987–1990	Africa Sports
1990–1993	FC Boom	43	(11)
1993–1995	Seraing	60	(27)
1995–1996	Germinal Ekeren	28	(3)
1996–1997	Gençlerbirligi	30	(4)
1997–1998	KV Mechelen	17	(4)
1998–1999	Oostende	20	(2)
National team
1993–1996	Zaire
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Early life

Roger Lukaku was born in Zaire in 1967. He started out playing football for Vita Sports, a local club, before moving to Africa Sports d'Abidjan.[2]

Club career

In 1990, at the age of 23, 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.[3] 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 Aat, KFC Wintam and in 2006 for KGR Katelijne 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.[4] He also participated at the 1994[5] and 1996 African Cup of Nations[6] finals.

Personal life

After retiring, he and his wife Adolphine fell into poverty. He is the father of professional footballers Romelu Lukaku and Jordan Tafara Lukaku and uncle of Boli Bolingoli.[7]

References

External links

• Roger Lukaku at National-Football-Teams.com

На других языках

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- [en] Roger Lukaku

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[fr] Roger Lukaku

Roger Lukaku, né le 6 juin 1967 à Léopoldville (aujourd'hui Kinshasa), est un footballeur professionnel belgo-congolais. Il est retraité depuis 1999. Roger est le père des internationaux belges Jordan et Romelu Lukaku[1].

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[it] Roger Lukaku

Roger Lukaku – detto Menama – (Kinshasa, 6 giugno 1967) è un ex calciatore della Repubblica Democratica del Congo, di ruolo attaccante.

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[ru] Лукаку, Роже

Роже Мена́ма Лука́ку (нидерл. Roger Menama Lukaku; 6 июня 1967 года, Киншаса, Заир) — бельгийский и конголезский футболист, нападающий.

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