Dominique Lokoli (born 29 January 1952) is a French former professional
footballer
A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...
who played as a
defender.
Career
Born in
Rouen
Rouen (, ; or ) is a city on the River Seine in northern France. It is the prefecture of the Regions of France, region of Normandy (administrative region), Normandy and the Departments of France, department of Seine-Maritime. Formerly one of ...
, Lokoli began his football career at AS Choisy-le-Roi, a club located in the southeastern suburbs of
Paris. 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
Reims ( , , ; also spelled Rheims in English) is the most populous city in the French department of Marne, and the 12th most populous city in France. The city lies northeast of Paris on the Vesle river, a tributary of the Aisne.
Founded by ...
and
Montélimar.
Personal life
Lokoli is of Congolese descent. He is the father of French tennis player,
Laurent Lokoli
Laurent Lokoli (born 18 October 1994) is a French professional tennis player. Lokoli plays primarily ATP Challenger and ITF events. He has a career-high ATP singles ranking of No. 169 achieved on 30 January 2023.
Career
Lokoli received a wildca ...
.
References
External links
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Profile at ASNL.net
1952 births
Living people
Footballers from Rouen
French men's footballers
French sportspeople of Democratic Republic of the Congo descent
AS Choisy-le-Roi players
Paris Saint-Germain F.C. players
Stade de Reims players
AJ Auxerre players
AS Nancy Lorraine players
Men's association football defenders
Ligue 1 players
Ligue 2 players
Black French sportspeople
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