Congolese football player
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]
Early life [ edit ]
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 [ edit ]
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 [ edit ]
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 [💹 edit ]
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 [ edit ]
Roger Lukaku at National-Football-Teams
