Trésor Luntala (born 31 May 1982) is a Congolese former professional

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who played as a

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. From 2003 to 2008, he played for the DR Congo national team.

Club career

Clubs in Luntala's early career included

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and

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. In January 2007, he signed a contract with Ethnikos in Greece. In December 2021, Luntala announced his retirement from his playing career following a job offer in the youth academy of his former club Rennes.

International career

He was part of the Congolese

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team, who finished bottom of their group in the first round of competition, thus failing to secure qualification for the quarter-finals.

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* 1982 births Living people Democratic Republic of the Congo men's footballers Democratic Republic of the Congo expatriate men's footballers Democratic Republic of the Congo men's international footballers 2004 African Cup of Nations players En Avant Guingamp players Birmingham City F.C. players Grasshopper Club Zurich players C.S. Visé players R.A.A. Louviéroise players Asteras Tripolis F.C. players Ethnikos Asteras F.C. players US Alençon players English Football League players Challenger Pro League players Belgian Pro League players Football League (Greece) players Division d'Honneur players Championnat National 3 players Expatriate men's footballers in England Expatriate men's footballers in France Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium Expatriate men's footballers in Greece Men's association football midfielders Footballers from Kinshasa Stade Rennais FC non-playing staff 21st-century Democratic Republic of the Congo sportsmen {{DRCongo-footy-bio-stub