Lukša or Lukas Poklepović (16 February 1945 – 12 June 2022) was a Croatian footballer who played as a goalkeeper.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 16 February 1945 | ||
| Place of birth | Milna, FS Croatia, DF Yugoslavia | ||
| Date of death | 12 June 2022 (aged 77) | ||
| Place of death | Split, Croatia | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1962–1967 | Hajduk Split | 26 | (0) |
| 1967–1968 | Kaiserslautern | ||
| 1968–1973 | Beveren | 118 | (0) |
| 1973–1975 | Šibenik | ||
| 1976–1977 | OFI Crete | 3 | (0) |
| 1977–1978 | PAS Giannina | ||
| International career | |||
| 1962 | Yugoslavia U18 | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
editPoklepović joined his first team, HNK Hajduk Split, at the age of 19. After five seasons in the Yugoslav First League, he fled from Yugoslavia to West Germany and played for 1. FC Kaiserslautern before joining the Belgian club Beveren.
With Beveren, Poklepović participated in the 1971 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup. The club reached the round of 16 before being eliminated by Arsenal. Poklepović played all six of his team's fixtures in the competition.[2] In 1972, the club was relegated to the Belgian Second Division, which they won the following year and were promoted. He then decided to return to Yugoslavia with HNK Šibenik, giving way to goalkeeper Jean-Marie Pfaff in Beveren, playing 145 official matches for the club.[3] He then moved to Greece to play for OFI Crete and PAS Giannina before retiring.[4]
Death
editPoklepović died in Split on 12 June 2022 at the age of 77.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Preminuo Lukša Poklepović". Dalmatinski portal (in Croatian). 12 June 2022. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
- ^ "Lukas Poklepovic » Europa League 1970/1971". mondefootball.fr (in French).
- ^ Jean-Marie Pfaff eert overleden Luksa Poklepovic, zijn voorganger bij SK Beveren: “Hij leerde mij zweven” - HLN (in Dutch)
- ^ "POKLEPOVIC Luksa". freethielvrienden.be (in Dutch).
- ^ "Umro Lukša Poklepović, bivši vratar Hajduka". Index.hr (in Croatian). 12 June 2022. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
External links
edit- Lukas Poklepović at WorldFootball.net
