Florian Lucchini (born 13 February 1981 in

Perpignan Perpignan (, , ; ; ) is the prefectures in France, prefecture of the Pyrénées-Orientales departments of France, department in Southern France, in the heart of the plain of Roussillon, at the foot of the Pyrenees a few kilometres from the Me ...

) is a French retired

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...

who played as a

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Career

Lucchini started his career in

Stade Rennais Stade Rennais Football Club (SRFC, ), commonly referred to as Stade Rennais () or simply Rennes,''Rennais'' and ''Stade Rennes'', used by some English-speaking media outlets and journalists, are not grammatically correct names for the club. is ...

youth academy before joining Corsican sides

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and

AC Ajaccio Athletic Club Ajaccien (), commonly referred to as AC Ajaccio, ACA or simply Ajaccio, is a French professional football club based in the city of Ajaccio on the island of Corsica. The club was founded in 1910 and plays in the Ligue 2, the sec ...

. In 2007, he played for six months in

Ionikos FC Ionikos Football Club () is a Greek football club based in Nikaia, Greece, competing in the Gamma Ethniki. It is part of the multi-sport club Ionikos Nikaias. From 1989 to 2007 Ionikos spent 16 out of 18 seasons in the Alpha Ethniki/Super Leag ...

and signed with Vihren for a free transfer in July 2008.

Vihren

Lucchini made his official debut for Vihren in a match against

Levski Sofia PFC Levski Sofia () is a Bulgarian professional association football club based in Sofia, which competes in the First League, the top division of the Bulgarian football league system. The club was founded on 24 May 1914 by a group of high sc ...

on 9 August 2008. He played for 90 minutes. The match ended in a 1:0 win for Vihren. He made a phenomenal contribution to Vihren in the Bulgarian first division game against Levski and

Sandanski Sandanski ( ; , formerly known as Sveti Vrach, , until 1947) is a town and a recreation center in southwestern Bulgaria, part of Blagoevgrad Province. Named after the Macedonian Bulgarian revolutionary Yane Sandanski, it is situated in Sanda ...

fans named him ''The crazy Corsican''. The Bulgarian variation of this name is ''Лудият корсиканец''. In the 58th minute Lucchini saved a penalty kick.

References

* * 1981 births Living people French men's footballers Men's association football goalkeepers Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus Ionikos F.C. players AEP Paphos FC players AC Ajaccio players OFC Vihren Sandanski players PFC Lokomotiv Plovdiv players Panserraikos F.C. players Ligue 1 players First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players Cypriot First Division players French expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Bulgaria French expatriate sportspeople in Bulgaria Expatriate men's footballers in Greece French expatriate sportspeople in Greece Footballers from Perpignan 21st-century French sportsmen {{France-footy-goalkeeper-stub