Dick Lukkien
{{short description|Dutch footballer and manager}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Dick Lukkien
| fullname =
| image = Dick lukkien-1702301307 (cropped).JPG
| caption = Lukkien in 2023
| height =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1972|3|28|df=y}}
| birth_place = Winschoten, Netherlands
| currentclub = FC Groningen (head coach)
| position = Defender
| years1 = 1991–1996
| clubs1 = BV Veendam
| caps1 = 90
| goals1 = 1
| manageryears1 = 2002–2010
| managerclubs1 = BV Veendam (assistant)
| manageryears2 = 2010–2013
| managerclubs2 = Jong FC Groningen (youth coach)
| manageryears3 = 2011–2016
| managerclubs3 = FC Groningen (assistant)
| manageryears4 = 2016–2023
| managerclubs4 = FC Emmen
| manageryears5 = 2023–
| managerclubs5 = FC Groningen
}}
Dick Lukkien (born 28 March 1972) is a Dutch football manager and former footballer currently in charge of {{Dutch football updater|Groningen}} club FC Groningen.
Playing career
From 1991 to 1996 he played 90 times and scored once for BV Veendam.{{cite web |last1=Zwiers |first1=Ronald |title=Dick Lukkien |url=http://www.ronaldzwiers.0catch.com/Spelers/L/Lukkien,%20Dick/Dick%20Lukkien.htm |website=ronaldzwiers.0catch.com |accessdate=13 September 2019 |archive-date=24 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924092111/http://www.ronaldzwiers.0catch.com/Spelers/L/Lukkien,%20Dick/Dick%20Lukkien.htm |url-status=dead }} He then played for SVBO and Appingedam.
Coaching career
=BV Veendam=
Lukkien was the assistant manager at SC Veendam from 2002 to 2010.
=Jong FC Groningen=
Lukkien became head coach and managed Jong FC Groningen from 2010 to 2013.
=FC Groningen=
In July 2011 he was appointed assistant manager. Groningen won the KNVB Cup in 2015 and finished runner-up in the Johan Cruyff Shield the same year.{{cite web |title=Dick Lukkien |url=https://uk.soccerway.com/coaches/dick-lukkien/304903/ |website=uk.soccerway.com |accessdate=13 September 2019}} He extended his contract to 2018.
=FC Emmen=
On 14 March 2016 it was announced that Lukkien would be the manager of FC Emmen for the next two seasons.{{cite web |title=Dick Lukkien voor twee jaar naar FC Emmen |url=https://fcemmen.nl/dick-lukkien-voor-twee-jaar-naar-fc-emmen/ |website=fcemmen.nl |date=13 March 2016 |accessdate=13 September 2019}}
He won the Bronzen Stier for being the best manager in the third period of the 2017/18 season. Emmen were promoted to the Eredivisie for the first time in 2018 and finished fourteenth the following season. In 2020–21, Emmen relegated back to the Eerste Divisie.
On 15 April 2022, Lukkien and Emmen promoted back to the Eredivisie after just one year absence.{{cite news |title=FC Emmen keert na een jaar afwezigheid terug in eredivisie na winst op FC Dordrecht |url=https://nos.nl/artikel/2425309-fc-emmen-keert-na-een-jaar-afwezigheid-terug-in-eredivisie-na-winst-op-fc-dordrecht |access-date=16 April 2022 |work=nos.nl |language=nl}} However, FC Emmen immediately relegated too, losing to Almere City in the Relegation play-offs.{{cite news |title=Almere City debuteert volgend seizoen in eredivisie: 'Geweldig ontwikkeld' |url=https://nos.nl/artikel/2478559-almere-city-debuteert-volgend-seizoen-in-eredivisie-geweldig-ontwikkeld |access-date=29 June 2023 |work=nos.nl |language=nl}}
= FC Groningen =
In March 2023, it was announced that Lukkien would return to FC Groningen, as head coach for the 2023–24 season.{{cite news |title=Trainer Lukkien verruilt Emmen in de zomer voor oude liefde FC Groningen |url=https://nos.nl/artikel/2468046-trainer-lukkien-verruilt-emmen-in-de-zomer-voor-oude-liefde-fc-groningen |access-date=19 March 2023 |work=nos.nl |language=nl}} Both FC Emmen and FC Groningen got relegated from the Eredivisie after the announcement.
Managerial statistics
:{{As of|2023|06|11}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" | ||||
| rowspan="2"|Team
!rowspan="2"|From !rowspan="2"|To !colspan="5"|Record | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | Win % |
| align=left|Jong FC Groningen
|align=left|7 July 2010 |align=left|6 June 2013 {{WDL|55|29|10|16|decimals=2}} | ||||
| align=left|Emmen
|align=left|7 July 2016 |align=left|11 June 2023 {{WDL|268|98|66|104}} | ||||
| colspan=3|Total
{{WDLtot|323|127|76|120|decimals=2}} |
References
{{Reflist}}
{{FC Groningen squad}}
{{Eredivisie managers}}
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{{Rinus Michels Award}}
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Category:Footballers from Groningen (province)
Category:Dutch men's footballers
Category:Men's association football defenders
Category:Dutch football managers
Category:FC Groningen managers
Category:Eerste Divisie managers
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