A Leeds United Player Profile: John Lukic
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- Опубліковано 21 жов 2024
- Jovan "John" Lukic (Serbian: Jovan "Džon" Lukić) (born December 11, 1960) is an English former football goalkeeper.
Born in Chesterfield to Serbian parents, Lukic signed for Leeds United as a schoolboy. He made his debut for the Elland Road side in 1979 and went on to play 165 games for them.
After making a transfer request, Lukic moved to Arsenal in July 1983 for £75,000, as a long-term replacement for Pat Jennings. By the middle of the 1984--85 season he was the club's No. 1, and won the League Cup in 1987 and the Division One title in 1989 (that season he was an ever-present in the side).
In the summer of 1990 Arsenal manager George Graham signed David Seaman from Queens Park Rangers -- Seaman had ironically been Lukic's understudy at Leeds. Having played 277 times for the Gunners, Lukic rejoined Leeds for £1million, playing a further 265 times and winning a second League title in 1991--92 and a runners up medal in the League Cup in 1995--96.
Lukic was displaced at Leeds by the signing of Nigel Martyn, and in 1996 he returned for a second spell at Arsenal. As deputy to David Seaman, he played 15 times in 1996--97 as cover, but after the signing of Alex Manninger in 1997 he stepped down to No. 3. However, with Manninger injured, Lukic was on the bench for Arsenal's 2000 UEFA Cup Final loss to Galatasaray, earning him a runners-up medal.
In 2000, after a series of injuries to the club's other 'keepers, he made a brief return to the first team, playing three times, the last a month shy of his 40th birthday; one of these, a match against Lazio on October 17, 2000 made him, at the time, the oldest player ever to take part in a UEFA Champions League match. This has since been surpased by Danny Verlinden, Alessandro Costacurta and Marco Ballotta. He retired in 2001 and now coaches part-time.
Though Lukic played for England at youth and U21 level, he never won a full cap for the side.
There is an urban legend that Lukic's mother survived the Munich air disaster while pregnant with him; this is patently false as the crash happened nearly three years before Lukic's birth. While there was a Mrs Lukic on board the plane, who did survive (along with her young daughter), she is not in any way related to him.
Lukic's son, also called John, and also a goalkeeper, was a youth player on the books of Nottingham Forest, before signing for Grimsby Town in June 2005. John Lukic Jr. has no club now after leaving The Mariners at the end of the 2005--06 season.
i think keepers have had a dramatic improvement since them days. so lukic for his time was amazing
I always remember his name and Chris Woods whom impressed me the 1st I saw them in mid 80s.
leeds utd allways have the best players thats why we are the best glory glory leeds united
Was quality the backpass rule spoilt him in the old rules he was good as they came.
As a Arsenal supporter I will always hold Lukic in high regard did a decent job when he returned in 1996 very underrated I thought his quick thinking lead to one of the most iconic goals in Arsenal history (Thomas Anfield 89)
Did he not win a league cup and a title at Arsenal?
i remember the match against middlesbrough in 1996 when i was 5 at elland road firdt game i had been to a leeds game lukic knocked himself out on the goalpost n wilko didnt name mark beeney on th the bench so lucas radebe had to go in goal fantstic keeper not sure about the kits though aha although i used to have tem myself
What is the song played at 10-32 seconds?
Leeds United - Strings for Yasmin tin tin out (Players Entrance)
of course, she'd have won the championship medal over 42 games that would have got her to play Rangers in the first place
What was the haircut about John?
Great keeper but terrible hair.
A bit like a mushroom or shaggy out of scooby doo.
@mikehorspool agree! Lukic was class! he was the best keeper in division for years! million great saves people forget one mistake they remember! cocks!
Never forget his blunders against Rangers, my God my dead granny would have tipped that one over
He wontwo champions medals in he's life what's he doing now
Lukic was an excellent goalkeeper. If he was around now with all these shit keepers (Lloris, Pickford, De Gea etc..)
He would be lauded as the best in the World.
Goalkeeping now is terrible, these keepers can’t even do the basics well.