 Luccin playing forDallas | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Peter Bernard Luccin | ||
| Date of birth | (1979-04-09)9 April 1979 (age 45) | ||
| Place of birth | Marseille, France | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1987–1989 | Saint-Joseph | ||
| 1989–1992 | Vivaux-Maronniers | ||
| 1992–1994 | SO Caillols | ||
| 1994–1996 | Cannes | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1996–1997 | Cannes | 13 | (0) |
| 1997–1998 | Bordeaux | 41 | (0) |
| 1998–2000 | Marseille | 51 | (2) |
| 2000–2002 | Paris Saint-Germain | 26 | (1) |
| 2001–2002 | →Celta (loan) | 33 | (1) |
| 2002–2004 | Celta | 64 | (6) |
| 2004–2007 | Atlético Madrid | 89 | (2) |
| 2007–2010 | Zaragoza | 31 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | →Racing Santander (loan) | 23 | (2) |
| 2011–2012 | Lausanne-Sport | 7 | (1) |
| 2013–2014 | FC Dallas | 14 | (0) |
| Total | 391 | (15) | |
| International career | |||
| 1997 | France U20 | 5 | (2) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2019– | FC Dallas (assistant) | ||
| 2024 | FC Dallas (interim) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Peter Bernard Luccin (French pronunciation:[lyksɛ̃]; born 9 April 1979) is a French former professionalfootballer who played as adefensive midfielder. He currently serves as an assistant coach forMajor League Soccer sideFC Dallas.[1]
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. InLa Liga, he amassed totals of 239 games and 11 goals over the course of eight seasons, spending three years apiece withCelta andAtlético Madrid.
Luccin was born inMarseille. After emerging throughAS Cannes' youth system he appeared in his country forFC Girondins de Bordeaux,Olympique de Marseille andParis Saint-Germain FC (where he collected 13yellow cards during the2000–01 season).
Luccin's first adventure abroad came in summer 2001 when he arrived on loan toCelta de Vigo, which later became permanent.[2] In July 2004 he transferred to fellowLa Liga clubAtlético Madrid fromrelegated Celta (even though he scored a career-best five goals that season, also beingsent off twice).[3] He helped theColchonerosqualify to theUEFA Cup in the2006–07 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.[4][5][6]
Luccin was signed byReal Zaragoza at the last minute of thetransfer window in August 2007, rejoining his former Celta coachVíctor Fernández.[7] During thatseason the team dropped down a level and he picked 14 yellow cards, receiving his marching orders in a 3–3 home draw withRCD Espanyol.[8]
Again, on the last day of the summer transfer window,Racing de Santander completed the signing of Luccin from relegated Zaragoza – he signed a one-year loan atEl Sardinero, seen as a direct replacement forAldo Duscher who joinedSevilla FC at the same time.[9] Returning to theAragonese after an irregular2008–09 he missed the entire campaign due to injury,[10] and left the team after2009–10.
In July 2010, Luccin had a trial withScottish Premier League sideCeltic,[11][12] but nothing came of it. In October 2011, after nearly two years away from competitive football, he signed forFC Lausanne-Sport in theSwiss Super League.
In April 2012, Luccin left Lausanne after reportedly falling out with the club.[13] He signed withMajor League Soccer'sFC Dallas on 10 December,[14][15] leaving two years later after the team declined the option to retain him.[16]
Luccin played forFrance in the1997 FIFA World Youth Championship, as the youngest member for the eventual quarter-finalists.[17]
Luccin was named the FC Dallas Interim head coach on 9 June 2024.[18] Luccin spent the previous decade working with the FC Dallas program, his first coaching position for Dallas was with the Youth and Academy levels spending 2014-19 working with the U-12, U-13, and U-14 boys teams.
Luccin was promoted to assistant coach in 2019 before being named the interim head coach.
| Club | Season | League | Cup[a] | Continental[b] | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Cannes | 1996–97 | Division 1 | 13 | 0 | – | – | 13 | 0 | ||
| Bordeaux | 1996–97 | Division 1 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 0 | – | 16 | 0 | |
| 1997–98 | 30 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 37 | 0 | ||
| Total | 41 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 53 | 0 | ||
| Marseille | 1998–99 | Division 1 | 23 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 35 | 1 |
| 1999–00 | 28 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 43 | 1 | ||
| Total | 51 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 78 | 2 | ||
| Paris Saint-Germain | 2000–01 | Ligue 1 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 37 | 2 |
| Celta (loan) | 2001–02 | Primera División | 33 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 37 | 1 |
| Celta | 2002–03 | Primera División | 35 | 1 | – | 5 | 0 | 40 | 1 | |
| 2003–04 | 29 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 41 | 6 | ||
| Total | 64 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 81 | 7 | ||
| Atlético Madrid | 2004–05 | Primera División | 29 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | 32 | 0 | |
| 2005–06 | 29 | 2 | 3 | 0 | – | 32 | 2 | |||
| 2006–07 | 31 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 37 | 0 | ||
| Total | 89 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 102 | 2 | ||
| Zaragoza | 2007–08 | Primera División | 31 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 35 | 0 |
| Racing Santander (loan) | 2008–09 | Primera División | 23 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 31 | 2 |
| Lausanne | 2010–11 | Super League | 7 | 1 | – | – | 7 | 1 | ||
| FC Dallas | 2013 | MLS | 3 | 0 | – | – | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2014 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 12 | 0 | |||
| Total | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 391 | 15 | 41 | 0 | 57 | 2 | 489 | 17 | ||