Dominique Lokoli
{{Short description|French footballer (born 1952)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Dominique Lokoli
| fullname = Dominique Lokoli
| height = 1.75 m
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1952|1|29|df=y}}
| birth_place = Rouen, France
| position = Defender
| years1 = 1970–1974
| years2 = 1974–1979
| years3 = 1979–1981
| years4 = 1981–1984
| years5 = 1984–1986
| years6 = 1986–1987
| clubs1 = Choisy-le-Roi
| clubs2 = Paris Saint-Germain
| clubs3 = Nancy
| clubs4 = Auxerre
| clubs5 = Reims
| clubs6 = Montélimar
| caps1 =
| goals1 =
| caps2 = 133
| goals2 = 2
| caps3 = 52
| goals3 = 0
| caps4 = 98
| goals4 = 0
| caps5 = 66
| goals5 = 8
| caps6 =
| goals6 =
| totalcaps = 359+
| totalgoals = 10+
| nationalyears1 =
| nationalteam1 =
| nationalcaps1 =
| nationalgoals1 =
}}
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.{{cite web|publisher=Le Parisien|title=Choisy fête Lokoli|url=http://www.leparisien.fr/val-de-marne/choisy-fete-lokoli-15-05-1998-2000068642.php|language=French|date=15 May 1998}} 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.{{cite web|publisher=Football.fr|title=Ancien PSG : joyeux anniversaire Dominique Lokoli !|url=http://passionpsg.football.fr/post/2010/01/29/Ancien-PSG-%3A-joyeux-anniversaire-Dominique-Lokoli-!|language=French|date=29 January 2010|access-date=14 September 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304100947/http://passionpsg.football.fr/post/2010/01/29/Ancien-PSG-:-joyeux-anniversaire-Dominique-Lokoli-!|archive-date=4 March 2016|url-status=dead}}
Personal life
Lokoli is of Congolese descent.{{Cite web|url=https://www.estrepublicain.fr/sport/2020/06/24/aviez-vous-reconnu-l-ancien-joueur-de-l-asnl-dominique-lokoli|title=Football. Aviez-vous reconnu l'ancien joueur de l'ASNL Dominique Lokoli ?|website=www.estrepublicain.fr}} He is the father of French tennis player, Laurent Lokoli.{{cite web|publisher=L'Union|title=La perf de Lokoli|url=http://www.lunion.presse.fr/article/tous-sports/la-perf-de-lokoli|language=French|date=31 May 2011}}
References
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External links
- {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120328010958/http://www.aja.fr/siteofficiel/joueur.asp?NUM=127 |title=Profile at AJA.fr }}
- [http://www.asnl.net/157/club_histoire_joueurs_l Profile at ASNL.net]
- [http://psg70.free.fr/LOKOLI.htm Profile at PSG70]
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Category:Footballers from Rouen
Category:French men's footballers
Category:French sportspeople of Democratic Republic of the Congo descent
Category:AS Choisy-le-Roi players
Category:Paris Saint-Germain FC players
Category:Stade de Reims players
Category:AS Nancy Lorraine players
Category:Men's association football defenders
Category:Black French sportspeople
Category:20th-century French sportsmen
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