Srdjan Luchin ( sr, Срђан Лукин, Srđan Lukin; born 4 March 1986) is a former

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, who played mainly as a center back, but also as a

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Club career

Politehnica Timișoara

Luchin made his

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debut in 2007 against

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, the game ended 1–1.

Dinamo București

Dinamo București announced the transfer of Luchin in August 2011. The player signed a contract for 5 years with the club. Manager

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introduced Luchin immediately in the first squad as right defender. He scored his first goal for Dinamo in a

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game against

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. Luchin was chosen man of the match for his performance.

Botev Plovdiv

Luchin arrived in Botev Plovdiv on 11 January 2014, signing a contract for two and a half years with the club.

Steaua București

On 5 August 2014, Luchin signed a two-year contract with Steaua București.

Levski Sofia

Luchin signed a one-and-a-half-year contract with Levski Sofia in January 2016. His contract was not renewed and he left the club in May 2017.

Personal life

Luchin was born in a family of

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ethnicity in the village of Variaș,

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Career statistics

International career

Luchin played 11 matches and scored one goal for

, making his international debut on 10 August 2011, when he came as a substitute and replaced

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in the 80th minute of a friendly which ended with a 1–0 victory against

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. He played in two matches at the Euro 2012 qualifiers against

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which ended 0–0 and in a 1–1 in

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, against

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, in which he scored his only goal for the national team, thus becoming the first player of Serbian descent since 2008 to score a goal against the Albanian team. Luchin's last appearance for the national team was on 18 November 2014 in a friendly which ended with a 2–0 victory against

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International stats

International goals

Honours

Dinamo București *

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: 2011–12 *

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Botev Plovdiv *

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runner-up: 2013–14 Steaua București *

: 2014–15 *

: 2014–15 * Cupa Ligii: 2014-15 CFR Cluj *

: 2017–18

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Luchin, Srdjan 1986 births Living people Romanian men's footballers Romania men's under-21 international footballers Romania men's international footballers CS Minaur Baia Mare (football) players FC Olimpia Satu Mare players FC Politehnica Timișoara players FC Dinamo București players Botev Plovdiv players FC Steaua București players ACS Poli Timișoara players PFC Levski Sofia players CFR Cluj players FC Viitorul Constanța players FC Dunărea Călărași players FC Hermannstadt players FC Universitatea Cluj players Liga I players Liga II players First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players Romanian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Bulgaria Romanian expatriate sportspeople in Bulgaria Men's association football defenders Sportspeople from Timiș County Romanian people of Serbian descent