Aleksandar Luković

Aleksandar Luković
Luković with Udinese in 2007
Personal information
Date of birth (1982-10-23) 23 October 1982
Place of birth Kraljevo, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)
Youth career
Red Star Belgrade
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2002 Sloga Kraljevo 42 (3)
2002–2006 Red Star Belgrade 64 (3)
2003–2004 → Jedinstvo Ub (loan) 23 (2)
2006–2010 Udinese 97 (0)
2006 → Ascoli (loan) 10 (0)
2010–2014 Zenit Saint Petersburg 40 (1)
2012–2014 → Zenit-2 Saint Petersburg (loan) 28 (2)
2015–2017 Red Star Belgrade 56 (6)
Total 360 (17)
International career
2005–2012 Serbia[note 1] 28 (0)
Managerial career
2021–2022 Serbia U16
2022–2023 Serbia U17
2023–2025 Serbia U19
2025 Radnički 1923
* 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 appeared in the 2010 FIFA World Cup.

Club career

Early career

Luković started his career at hometown club Sloga Kraljevo. He transferred to Red Star Belgrade in 2002. Luković played his first UEFA Cup match the same year on 15 August, replacing Nemanja Vidić in the second half. Crvena Zvezda won 2–0 against FC Kairat.

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

On 27 January 2007, Luković 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, Luković signed a four-year contract with Zenit Saint Petersburg for undisclosed fee.[3] 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 transfer windows of rumors regarding his return, Luković re-signed for Red Star Belgrade on a three-year contract on 29 December 2014.[4] On 6 February 2015, in a friendly match against Rubin Kazan, he suffered an injury which sidelined him until summer 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] The same year in July, Luković retired from professional football.[8]

International career

Luković made his international debut in a friendly match against Poland on 15 August 2005.[9] 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,[10] 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.[11]

In March 2011, two weeks before a crucial Euro 2012 qualifying against Northern Ireland, Luković retired international football at the age of 28, citing his desire to focus on his then-club, Zenit. On the same occasion, his teammate Danko Lazović also made the same announcement. He earned a total of 27 caps without goals.[12]

Managerial career

On 8 August 2025, Luković was appointed as manager of Radnički 1923, replacing Feđa Dudić[13] He was sacked the same year on 20 October.[14]

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[15]
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Sloga Kraljevo 1998–99 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
1999–00 12 1 0 0 0 0 11 1
2000–01 14 1 0 0 0 0 14 1
2001–02 15 1 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 360 17 20 2 33 0 3 0 422 20

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year[16]
National team Year Apps Goals
Serbia 2005 5 0
2006 3 0
2007 0 0
2008 3 0
2009 7 0
2010 9 0
2011 0 0
2012 1 0
Total 28 0

Managerial statistics

As of match played 18 October 2025
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team From To Record
P W D L Win %
Serbia U16 7 July 2021 30 June 2022 8 7 1 0 087.50
Serbia U17 7 July 2022 7 August 2025 24 14 2 8 058.33
Radnički 1923 8 August 2025 20 October 2025 10 3 3 4 030.00
Total 42 24 6 12 057.14

Honours

Red Star Belgrade

Zenit Saint Petersburg

Individual

Notes

  1. ^ Including 5 caps for Serbia and Montenegro

References

  1. ^ "Udinese sign Lukovic". Sky Sports. Sky Group. 17 May 2006. Retrieved 28 October 2009.
  2. ^ "Tactical Formation". Football Line-ups. Retrieved 1 February 2007.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "Luković i Anđelković nove uzdanice Zvezde: Kumovska veza čuva Rajkovića". Večernje novosti (in Serbian). 29 December 2014. Retrieved 6 February 2026.
  5. ^ "Luković ipak teže povređen?". B92 (in Serbian). 9 February 2015. Retrieved 6 February 2026.
  6. ^ "Luković: Očekivao sam podršku, ali ne ovakvu! Ovo retko koji klub u Evropi ima..." Mozzart Sport (in Serbian). 23 August 2015. Archived from the original on 24 August 2015.
  7. ^ "Luković otišao! Ko će biti novi kapiten Crvene zvezde?". Mozzart Sport (in Serbian). 10 June 2017. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
  8. ^ Александар Луковић завршио каријеру (in Serbian). Radio and Television of Serbia. 27 July 2017. Retrieved 5 February 2026.
  9. ^ "Aleksandar Luković, international football player". EU-football.info. Retrieved 17 November 2024.
  10. ^ "Serbia cuts goalkeeper Brkic to make 23". ESPNdate=1 June 2010. Retrieved 25 March 2017.
  11. ^ Soneji, Pranav (13 June 2010). "Serbia 0–1 Ghana". BBC Sport. BBC. Archived from the original on 13 June 2010. Retrieved 13 June 2010.
  12. ^ Passo Alpuin, Luis Fernando; Mamrud, Roberto; Miladinovich, Misha. "Yugoslavia (Serbia (and Montenegro)) | Record International Players". RSSSF. Retrieved 14 March 2025.
  13. ^ Александар Луковић нови тренер фудбалера Радничког из Крагујевца (in Serbian). Radio Television of Vojvodina. 8 August 2025. Retrieved 6 February 2026.
  14. ^ Раднички Остао Без Тренера: Александар Луковић није више шеф струке Крагујевчана. Dnevnik (in Serbian). 8 August 2025. Retrieved 6 February 2026.
  15. ^ "A.Lukovic". Soccerway. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
  16. ^ Aleksandar Luković at National-Football-Teams.com
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