Peter Bernard Luccin (; born 9 April 1979) is a French former professional

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who played as a

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. He currently serves as an assistant coach with

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side

FC Dallas FC Dallas is an American professional Association football, soccer club based in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex. The club competes as a member of the Western Conference (MLS), Western Conference in Major League Soccer (MLS). The franchise be ...

. After arriving in Spain at age 22, he went on to appear in more than 300 official matches for a handful of clubs in the country. In

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, he amassed totals of 239 games and 11 goals over the course of eight seasons, spending three years apiece with

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and

Atlético Madrid Club Atlético de Madrid, Sociedad Anónima Deportiva, S.A.D. (; meaning "Athletic Club of Madrid"), known simply as Atleti in the Spanish-speaking world and commonly referred to at international level as Atlético Madrid, is a Spanish profess ...

Club career

Luccin was born in

Marseille Marseille ( , , ; also spelled in English as Marseilles; oc, Marselha ) is the prefecture of the French department of Bouches-du-Rhône and capital of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region. Situated in the camargue region of southern Franc ...

. After emerging through

AS Cannes Association Sportive de Cannes Football (; commonly referred to as AS Cannes or simply Cannes) is a French association football club based in Cannes. The club was formed 1902 as a sports club and currently plays in the Championnat National 3, ...

' youth system he appeared in his country for

FC Girondins de Bordeaux Football Club des Girondins de Bordeaux (), commonly referred to as Girondins de Bordeaux ( oc, Girondins de Bordèu) or simply Bordeaux, is a French professional Association football, football club based in the city of Bordeaux in Gironde (de ...

Olympique de Marseille Olympique de Marseille (, ; oc, Olimpic de Marselha, ), also known simply as Marseille or by the abbreviation OM (, ), is a French professional men's football club based in Marseille, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur. Founded in 1899, the club pl ...

and

Paris Saint-Germain FC Paris Saint-Germain Football Club (), commonly referred to as Paris Saint-Germain, Paris, Paris SG or simply PSG is a professional football club based in Paris, France. They compete in Ligue 1, the top division of French football. As Fr ...

(where he collected 13

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during the 2000–01 season). Luccin's first adventure abroad came in summer 2001 when he arrived on loan to

Celta de Vigo Real Club Celta de Vigo (; ), commonly known as Celta de Vigo or simply Celta, is a Spanish professional football club based in Vigo, Galicia, that competes in La Liga, the top tier of Spanish football. Nicknamed ''Os Celestes'' (The Sky Blues ...

, which later became permanent. In July 2004 he transferred to fellow

club

from

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Celta (even though he scored a career-best five goals that season, also being

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twice). He helped the ''Colchoneros'' qualify to the

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in the 2006–07 campaign and, during his three-year spell, appeared in an average of 30 games per season, receiving 39 yellow cards and five red in the process. Luccin was signed by

Real Zaragoza Real Zaragoza, S.A.D. (), commonly referred to as Zaragoza, is a football club based in Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain, that currently competes in the Segunda División, the second tier of the Spanish league system. Zaragoza holds its home games at La ...

at the last minute of the

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in August 2007, rejoining his former Celta coach

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. During that

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the team dropped down a level and he picked 14 yellow cards, receiving his marching orders in a 3–3 home draw with

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. Again, on the last day of the summer transfer window,

Racing de Santander Real Racing Club de Santander, S.A.D. (), also known as Racing de Santander () or simply Racing, is a football club based in Santander, Cantabria, Spain, that currently competes in Segunda División, the second tier of the Spanish league system ...

completed the signing of Luccin from relegated Zaragoza – he signed a one-year loan at '' El Sardinero'', seen as a direct replacement for

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who joined

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at the same time. Returning to the

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ese after an irregular 2008–09 he missed the entire campaign due to injury, and left the team after 2009–10. In July 2010, Luccin had a trial with

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side

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, but nothing came of it. In October 2011, after nearly two years away from competitive football, he signed for

FC Lausanne-Sport FC Lausanne–Sport (also referred to as LS) is a Swiss football club based in Lausanne in the canton of Vaud. Founded in 1896, Lausanne Sport played in the Swiss Super League in their most recent 2021-22 season, the highest tier of football ...

in the

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. In April 2012, Luccin left Lausanne after reportedly falling out with the club. He signed with

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on 10 December, leaving two years later after the team declined the option to retain him.

International career

Luccin played for

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in the

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, as the youngest member for the eventual quarter-finalists.

References

External links

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Celta de Vigo biography
* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Luccin, Peter 1979 births Living people French people of Martiniquais descent Footballers from Marseille French men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Ligue 1 players AS Cannes players FC Girondins de Bordeaux players Olympique de Marseille players Paris Saint-Germain F.C. players La Liga players Segunda División players RC Celta de Vigo players Atlético Madrid footballers Real Zaragoza players Racing de Santander players Swiss Super League players FC Lausanne-Sport players Major League Soccer players FC Dallas players France men's youth international footballers French expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Spain Expatriate men's footballers in Switzerland Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States French expatriate sportspeople in Spain French expatriate sportspeople in the United States FC Dallas non-playing staff