Živko Lukić (

Serbian Cyrillic The Serbian Cyrillic alphabet ( sr, / , ) is a variation of the Cyrillic script used to write the Serbian language, updated in 1818 by Serbian linguist Vuk Karadžić. It is one of the two alphabets used to write standard modern Serbian, th ...

: Живко Лукић; 1943/1944 – 2015) was a Serbian

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who played as a

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. He is known for being the first foreign player in

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history, making his way onto the team in a deceptive manner.

Career

Lukić was a youth player for

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from 1961 to 1963. He made one appearance for the B team of the club on 6 June 1963, coming off the bench in a friendly against German club SV Merbeck. In the space of 7 years, from 1963 to 1970, Lukić went on to play for

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, and

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, while at the same time training to become a

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. In 1970,

(PSG) was formed with the merging of

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and

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; Lukić took advantage of the ambitious but not particularly organized project in

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to hoax his way into the team. He convinced the entire PSG staff into believing that he had been an important player for Partizan in the past, and that he was the brother of

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player

Ilija Lukić Ilija Lukić (Serbian Cyrillic: Илија Лукић; 21 January 1942 – 13 June 2018) was a Serbian footballer who played as a forward. Playing career Lukić started playing in the youth teams of Belgrade's FK Železnik. In 1961, at age 19, ...

. Up to this point, Lukić's plan was succeeding; he even received a welcome from the well-known magazine ''

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'' several days before his debut for PSG. On 29 August 1970, Lukić played in his first and only game with Paris Saint-Germain, coming on as a substitute in a 3–2 Division 2 win over Quevilly. "His mission was to neutralise our opponent’s key player, Horlaville, whom we feared the most. And Lukić… he clung to him like an octopus to a rock! But Horlaville would quickly dribble past him once, then again, then make a pass, while my unfortunate Lukić would inevitably end up on his behind!" wrote former PSG president

Guy Crescent Guy Crescent (10 June 1920 – 16 October 1996) was a French businessman. He was president of the company from 1963 to 1985, and of football club Paris Saint-Germain in 1971, which he helped create a year prior. Biography Early life ...

in his 1992 autobiography. Lukić only played a total of 53 minutes for PSG, and his deception was revealed after his appearance in a match. Despite his identity hoax, he was able to obtain a medal at the end of the season, as the Parisian club gained promotion to the Division 1 in 1971.

Personal life and death

After his football days, Lukić lived the rest of his life running a

dental clinic Dentistry, also known as dental medicine and oral medicine, is the branch of medicine focused on the teeth, gums, and mouth. It consists of the study, diagnosis, prevention, management, and treatment of diseases, disorders, and conditions of ...

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. The clinic closed in 2012. He died in 2015.

Career statistics

Honours

Paris Saint-Germain * Division 2: 1970–71

References

External links

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