John Lukic
Jovan "John" Lukic (Serbian: Јован "Џон" Лукић, Jovan "Džon" Lukić; born 11 December 1960) is an English football coach and former professional footballer.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Jovan Lukic | ||
Date of birth | 11 December 1960 | ||
Place of birth | Chesterfield, England | ||
Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Youth career | |||
Leeds United | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1978–1983 | Leeds United | 146 | (0) |
1983–1990 | Arsenal | 223 | (0) |
1990–1996 | Leeds United | 209 | (0) |
1996–2001 | Arsenal | 18 | (0) |
Total | 596 | (0) | |
International career | |||
1980–1981 | England U21 | 7 | (0) |
1990 | England B | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
He played as a goalkeeper from 1978 to 2001 and spent his entire professional career for Leeds United and Arsenal, making 596 league appearances altogether over two spells with each club. He played in the Premier League for both, winning the League Cup and First Division title in his first spell at Highbury, he was part of the double winning Premier League and FA Cup winning squad of 1997–98 season but did not play enough games to win a medal, however he was on the bench for the 1999 Charity Shield victory. His Leeds accolades included another First Division title win in 1992 and the following summer's Charity Shield. He was capped for both the England U21 and England B teams.