Lucas Licht

Lucas Licht
Personal information
Full name Lucas Matías Licht[1]
Date of birth (1981-04-06) 6 April 1981[1]
Place of birth Berisso, Argentina
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position Left-back
Team information
Current team
 Talleres RdE (assistant)
Youth career
Gimnasia LP
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2006 Gimnasia LP 132 (8)
2006–2009 Getafe 70 (1)
2009–2012 Racing Club 56 (1)
2012–2021 Gimnasia LP 201 (22)
2022–2023 Villa San Carlos 65 (15)
2024 Argentino Chacabuco 1 (1)
Total 525 (48)
Managerial career
2024 Villa San Carlos
2025– Talleres RdE (assistant)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Lucas Matías Licht (born 6 April 1981) is an Argentine former professional footballer who played as a left-back but also as a left winger.

Playing career

Born in Berisso in the Buenos Aires Province and nicknamed Bochi,[2] Licht grew up in the youth academy of Gimnasia La Plata, initially being deployed as a forward and later as a midfielder and making his professional debut in 2001.[3] For three years, Israeli Premier League club Maccabi Haifa had him on its transfer shortlist due to his Jewish heritage, as he would not count as a foreigner;[4] he eventually joined Maccabi Netanya for a trial, but nothing materialised.[5]

Following another unsuccessful trial in Israel, with Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona, Licht returned to Argentina where he played one last season with Gimnasia.[5] In 2006's Clausura, he struck from 40 meters to score the game's only goal away against Independiente.[6][7]

Licht joined La Liga side Getafe on 17 July 2006, signing a four-year contract.[8] In his first season, he only appeared in eight games as a backup to Javier Paredes, but became the undisputed starter after the latter joined Real Zaragoza.[9] On 22 December 2007, he scored his only goal for the Madrid outskirts team in a 2–0 away win over Almería,[10] adding eight matches in their quarter-final run in the UEFA Cup.[11]

On 24 November 2009, having been deemed surplus to requirements by manager Míchel – he failed to make a matchday squad in the vast majority of official matches[12][13]– Licht was released[9] and returned to his country, agreeing to a three-year deal with Racing Club de Avellaneda.[14] He then spent nine seasons at his former employers Gimnasia LP,[15] all but one in the Argentine Primera División; he led his team to promotion in the 2012–13 Primera B Nacional,[16] and in his second spell was coached by Diego Maradona who named him captain, going on to make more than 350 total appearances.[17][18][19][3]

Licht scored Olympic goals for Villa San Carlos in the Primera B Metropolitana in August and October 2022, respectively against Talleres de Remedios de Escalada and Comunicaciones.[20][21] He returned to football in October 2024, with the 43-year-old joining Argentino de Chacabuco in the Torneo Regional Federal Amateur.[22]

Coaching career

Licht served as manager of Villa San Carlos in the first half of 2024. In March 2025, he joined the technical staff of Martín Rolón at Talleres de Escalada as assistant coach.[23]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c Lucas Licht at WorldFootball.net
  2. ^ Ayala, Lía (18 October 2023). "Lucas Licht: "Para abrir otras puertas tenía que dejar de jugar al fútbol"" [Lucas Licht: "To open other doors I had to stop playing football"] (in Spanish). Radio Provincia. Retrieved 6 March 2026.
  3. ^ a b Epíscopo, Walter (22 August 2021). "Lucas Licht, 20 años y mucho camino recorrido junto al Lobo" [Lucas Licht, 20 years and a long road travelled alongside the Wolf]. El Día (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 March 2026.
  4. ^ Bergerfreund, Doron (1 June 2004). בנאדו: "מוכן להרוויח פחות, אבל להרגיש רצוי" [Benado: "Ready to earn less, but to feel wanted"] (in Hebrew). Walla! Communications Ltd. Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 21 September 2009.
  5. ^ a b Baram, Sagiv; Segal, Aviad (13 September 2007). המסורת היהודית [Jewish tradition] (in Hebrew). Walla! Communications Ltd. Retrieved 30 June 2008.
  6. ^ "Gimnasia le dio otro golpe a Independiente" [Gimnasia struck another blow at Independiente]. Infobae (in Spanish). 18 February 2006. Retrieved 6 March 2026.
  7. ^ "Incredible long-range 2-bounce volley" (in Spanish). YouTube. Retrieved 28 January 2007.
  8. ^ "Lucas Licht se va a jugar al Getafe" [Lucas Licht goes to play with Getafe] (in Spanish). Torneos y Competencias. 17 July 2006. Archived from the original on 26 July 2011. Retrieved 26 July 2011.
  9. ^ a b "Lucas Licht se desvincula del Getafe" [Lucas Licht cuts ties with Getafe]. Diario AS (in Spanish). 24 November 2009. Retrieved 6 March 2026.
  10. ^ "Almeria 0–2 Getafe". ESPN Soccernet. 22 December 2007. Retrieved 14 November 2012.
  11. ^ G. Delgado, Eugenio (11 April 2008). "El sueño azulón acabó en el último minuto de una prórroga inolvidable (3–3)" [The blue dream ended in the last minute of an unforgettable extra time (3–3)]. 20 minutos (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 March 2026.
  12. ^ "Licht, Kas, Stojkovic y Guerrón, fuera de convocatoria por motivos técnicos" [Licht, Kaş, Stojković and Guerrón, out of the squad for technical reasons]. El Confidencial (in Spanish). 15 May 2009. Retrieved 6 March 2026.
  13. ^ "Mané abandona el Almería y ficha por el Getafe por cuatro temporadas" [Mané leaves Almería and signs for Getafe for four seasons]. La Voz de Galicia (in Spanish). 4 June 2009. Retrieved 6 March 2026.
  14. ^ "Racing ya comienza a reforzarse" [Racing have already started to strengthen]. Infobae (in Spanish). 2 December 2009. Retrieved 6 March 2026.
  15. ^ "Un viejo Lobo" [An old Wolf]. Olé (in Spanish). 24 July 2012. Retrieved 6 March 2026.
  16. ^ "A 10 años del último ascenso" [10th anniversary of the last promotion] (in Spanish). Gimnasia La Plata. 28 May 2023. Retrieved 6 March 2026.
  17. ^ "Vuelve el capitán: Maradona incluyó a Licht" [The captain returns: Maradona included Licht] (in Spanish). Infocielo. 17 October 2019. Retrieved 6 March 2026.
  18. ^ "Lucas Licht extendió su contrato con Gimnasia" [Lucas Licht extended his contract with Gimnasia] (in Spanish). TyC Sports. 30 December 2020. Retrieved 6 March 2026.
  19. ^ "Un referente de Gimnasia muy cerca del retiro y a punto de iniciar un nuevo camino" [Gimnasia legend very close to retiring and about to begin a new path] (in Spanish). La Plata 1. 16 October 2023. Retrieved 6 March 2026.
  20. ^ "Lucas Licht marcó un gol olímpico para la victoria de San Carlos" [Lucas Licht scored Olympic goal to give San Carlos win]. El Gráfico (in Spanish). 30 August 2022. Retrieved 6 March 2026.
  21. ^ "Lucas Licht y un golazo olímpico a los 41 años para darle a Villa San Carlos el pase a la final de la B ante Defensores Unidos de Zárate" [Lucas Licht and an Olympic wonder goal at age 41 to make Villa San Carlos go through to B final against Defensores Unidos de Zárate]. Clarín (in Spanish). 23 October 2022. Retrieved 6 March 2026.
  22. ^ Alvarez, Mariano (17 October 2024). "Jugó en Racing, fue goleador del fútbol argentino y debutó en el Regional Amateur" [He played in Racing, was top scorer of Argentine football and made his debut in the Regional Amateur]. Olé (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 May 2025.
  23. ^ Falco, Fabricio (22 March 2025). "El ex Gimnasia, Lucas Licht será ayudante de campo en el ascenso" [Formerly of Gimnasia, Lucas Licht will be assistant coach in promotion]. El Editor Platense (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 May 2025.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.