Aleksandar Luković

Aleksandar Luković
	Luković with Udinese in 2007
Personal information
Date of birth	23 October 1982 (age 42)
Place of birth	Kraljevo, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back, left-back
Team information
Current team	Serbia U18 (manager)
Youth career
	Red Star Belgrade
Senior career*
Years	Team
1999–2002	Sloga Kraljevo
2002–2006	Red Star Belgrade
2003–2004	→ Jedinstvo Ub (loan)
2006–2010	Udinese
2006	→ Ascoli (loan)
2010–2014	Zenit Saint Petersburg
2012–2014	→ Zenit-2 Saint Petersburg
2015–2017	Red Star Belgrade
Total
International career
2005–2012	Serbia
Managerial career
2021–2022	Serbia U16
2022–2023	Serbia U17
2023–	Serbia U18
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Aleksandar Luković (Serbian Cyrillic: Александар Луковић; born 23 October 1982) is a Serbian football manager and former player who played as a defender. He is the manager of Serbia national under-17 football team. He appeared in the 2010 FIFA World Cup.

Club career

Early career

Luković started his career at hometown club Sloga Kraljevo. In 2002, he was signed by Crvena Zvezda. He played his first UEFA Cup match on 15 August 2002 after he substituted Nemanja Vidić at second half. Crvena Zvezda won 2–0 to FC Kairat.

Udinese

In mid-2006, after signing a pre-contract with Udinese, Luković was on loan to Ascoli from Red Star Belgrade in order for the club to "borrow" the non-EU registration quota of Ascoli for Udinese.^[1] He was "loaned" to Udinese from Ascoli in January transfer window.

On 27 January 2007, he played his first Serie A match for Udinese against Torino.^[2]

He was signed permanently in mid-2007 by Udinese from Red Star.

Zenit Saint Petersburg

On 29 July 2010, it was officially announced that Luković signed a four-year contract with Zenit Saint Petersburg for undisclosed fee.^[3] Initially he was a constant starter for the team but eventually got reduced playing time with the arrival of Domenico Criscito to the club for left-back position.

Return to Red Star Belgrade

After several consecutive transfer windows of rumors regarding his return, it was announced on 29 December 2014 that Luković signed a 2.5-year contract with Red Star.^[4] On 6 February 2015, in a friendly match against Rubin Kazan, Luković suffered a serious injury which sidelined him until the summer of 2015.^[5] On 23 August 2015, Luković finally made his first appearance for Red Star since his injury, and was applauded by the whole stadium when he came in as a substitute for Savo Pavićević.^[6] After the end of contract with club in summer 2017, Luković left the club as a free agent.^[7] In July same year, Luković retired from playing football professionally.^[8]

International career

He made his international debut against Poland on 15 August 2005. He played a part during 2010 World Cup qualifying and mostly partnered Nemanja Vidić in central defense as Aleksandar Kolarov was preferred at left back.

In June 2010, he was selected in Serbia's squad for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, ^[9] where he appeared in group stage matches against Ghana and Australia. He was sent off in Serbia's opening match against Ghana on 13 June 2010.^[10]

In March 2011, two weeks before a crucial Euro 2012 qualifier against Northern Ireland, Luković surprised everyone by deciding to retire from the national team at the age of 28, choosing to focus on his club Zenit. On the same occasion, his teammate Danko Lazović also made the same announcement.

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition^[11]
Club	Season	League		Cup		Continental		Other		Total
Club	Season	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Sloga Kraljevo	1998–99	8	0			0	0	0	0	8	0
	1999–00	12	1			0	0	0	0	11	1
	2000–01	14	1			0	0	0	0	14	1
	2001–02	15	3			0	0	0	0	15	3
	Total	49	5			0	0	0	0	49	5
Red Star Belgrade	2001–02	6	0			0	0	0	0	6	0
	2002–03	6	0			1	0	0	0	7	0
	2004–05	25	0			5	0	0	0	30	0
	2005–06	27	3			8	0	0	0	35	3
	Total	64	3			14	0	0	0	78	3
Jedinstvo Ub (loan)	2003–04	23	2			0	0	0	0	23	2
Ascoli	2006–07	10	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	12	0
Udinese	2006–07	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
	2007–08	32	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	36	0
	2008–09	27	0	1	0	7	0	0	0	35	0
	2009–10	33	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	35	0
	Total	97	0	7	0	7	0	0	0	111	0
Zenit Saint Petersburg	2010	11	0	2	0	9	0	0	0	22	0
	2011–12	19	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	21	1
	2012–13	9	0	2	0	1	0	1	0	13	0
	2013–14	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	3	0
	Total	40	1	5	0	11	0	3	0	59	1
Red Star Belgrade	2014–15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2015–16	28	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	30	1
	2016–17	28	5	4	2	1	0	0	0	33	7
	Total	56	6	6	2	1	0	0	0	63	8
Career total		367	19	20	2	33	0	3	0	429	22

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year^[12]
National team	Year	Apps
Serbia	2005	5
	2006	3
	2007	0
	2008	3
	2009	7
	2010	9
	2011	0
	2012	1
Total		28

Managerial statistics

As of match played 7 March 2024

Managerial record by team and tenure
Team	From	To	Record
Team	From	To	P	W	D	L	Win %
Serbia U16	7 July 2021	30 June 2022	8	7	1	0	087.50
Serbia U17	7 July 2022	Present	14	9	1	4	064.29
Total			22	16	2	4	072.73

Honours

Red Star Belgrade

Zenit Saint Petersburg

Individual

Serbian SuperLiga Team of the Season: 2015–16

Notes

^ Including 5 caps for Serbia and Montenegro

References

^ "Udinese sign Lukovic". Sky Sports. 17 May 2006. Retrieved 28 October 2009.
^ "Tactical Formation". Football Lineups. Retrieved 1 February 2007.
^ Лукович – в "Зените"! [Luković in Zenit]. FC Zenit Saint Petersburg (in Russian). 29 July 2010. Archived from the original on 31 July 2010. Retrieved 29 July 2010.
^ Novosti: Luković i Anđelković nove uzdanice Zvezde: Kumovska veza čuva Rajkovića – 29 December 2014 (in Serbian)
^ [1] B92: Luković ipak teže povređen? (in Serbian) 9 February 2015
^ [2] Mozzart Sport: Luković: Očekivao sam podršku, ali ne ovakvu! Ovo retko koji klub u Evropi ima... (in Serbian) 23 August 2015
^ "Luković otišao! Ko će biti novi kapiten Crvene zvezde?". mozzartsport.com (in Serbian). 10 June 2017. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
^ Александар Луковић завршио каријеру. Red Star Belgrade official website (in Serbian). 27 July 2017. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
^ "Serbia cuts goalkeeper Brkic to make 23". espn.com. 1 June 2010. Retrieved 25 March 2017.
^ Soneji, Pranav (13 June 2010). "Serbia 0–1 Ghana". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 13 June 2010. Retrieved 13 June 2010.
^ "A.Lukovic". Soccerway. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
^ Aleksandar Luković at National-Football-Teams.com

External links

Aleksandar Luković at National-Football-Teams.com
Aleksandar Luković – FIFA competition record (archived)
Aleksandar Luković – FIFA competition record (archived)
Aleksandar Luković at Reprezentacija.rs (in Serbian)

[1] Including 5 caps for Serbia and Montenegro

[2] "Udinese sign Lukovic". Sky Sports. 17 May 2006. Retrieved 28 October 2009.

[3] "Tactical Formation". Football Lineups. Retrieved 1 February 2007.

[4] Лукович – в "Зените"! [Luković in Zenit]. FC Zenit Saint Petersburg (in Russian). 29 July 2010. Archived from the original on 31 July 2010. Retrieved 29 July 2010.

[5] Novosti: Luković i Anđelković nove uzdanice Zvezde: Kumovska veza čuva Rajkovića – 29 December 2014 (in Serbian)

[6] [1] B92: Luković ipak teže povređen? (in Serbian) 9 February 2015

[7] [2] Mozzart Sport: Luković: Očekivao sam podršku, ali ne ovakvu! Ovo retko koji klub u Evropi ima... (in Serbian) 23 August 2015

[8] "Luković otišao! Ko će biti novi kapiten Crvene zvezde?". mozzartsport.com (in Serbian). 10 June 2017. Retrieved 10 June 2017.

[9] Александар Луковић завршио каријеру. Red Star Belgrade official website (in Serbian). 27 July 2017. Retrieved 27 July 2017.

[10] "Serbia cuts goalkeeper Brkic to make 23". espn.com. 1 June 2010. Retrieved 25 March 2017.

[11] Soneji, Pranav (13 June 2010). "Serbia 0–1 Ghana". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 13 June 2010. Retrieved 13 June 2010.

[sway-12] "A.Lukovic". Soccerway. Retrieved 8 February 2015.

[13] Aleksandar Luković at National-Football-Teams.com

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