Dominique Lokoli

Dominique Lokoli
Personal information
Full name Dominique Lokoli
Date of birth (1952-01-29) 29 January 1952 (age 72)
Place of birth Rouen, France
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1970–1974 Choisy-le-Roi
1974–1979 Paris Saint-Germain 133 (2)
1979–1981 Nancy 52 (0)
1981–1984 Auxerre 98 (0)
1984–1986 Reims 66 (8)
1986–1987 Montélimar
Total 359+ (10+)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Dominique Lokoli (born 29 January 1952) is a French former professional footballer who played as a defender.

Career

Born in Rouen, Lokoli began his football career at AS Choisy-le-Roi, a club located in the southeastern suburbs of Paris.[1] In 1974, the right-sided defender joined a professional football club at age 22, and would appear in 148 competitive matches during five seasons with Paris Saint-Germain. His teammates gave him the nickname "Bip-Bip", a reference to the Warner Bros. Road Runner, for his pace. He left PSG for Division 1 rivals Nancy, and would finish his career with Auxerre, Reims and Montélimar.[2]

Personal life

Lokoli is of Congolese descent.[3] He is the father of French tennis player, Laurent Lokoli.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Choisy fête Lokoli" (in French). Le Parisien. 15 May 1998.
  2. ^ "Ancien PSG : joyeux anniversaire Dominique Lokoli !" (in French). Football.fr. 29 January 2010. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 14 September 2011.
  3. ^ "Football. Aviez-vous reconnu l'ancien joueur de l'ASNL Dominique Lokoli ?". www.estrepublicain.fr.
  4. ^ "La perf de Lokoli" (in French). L'Union. 31 May 2011.


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