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
