Teddy Lučić

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Teddy Lučić
Personal information
Full name	Teddy Mark Sime Lučić
Date of birth	April 15, 1973 (1973-04-15) (age 35)
Place of birth	Gothenburg, Sweden
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Centre Back
Club information
Current club	IF Elfsborg
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1991-1992 1993-1995 1996-1998 1998-2000 2000-2003 2002-2003 2003-2005 2005-2007 2008-	Lundby Västra Frölunda IFK Göteborg Bologna AIK → Leeds (loan) Leverkusen Häcken Elfsborg	044 0(10) 068 00(0) 058 00(2) 009 00(0) 058 00(4) 017 00(1) 011 00(0) 070 00(8) 011 00(0)
National team2
1995-2006	Sweden	086 00(0)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18 November 2007. 2 National team caps and goals correct as of 17 November 2006. * Appearances (Goals)

Teddy Lučić [IPA: 'tɛdʏ 'lʊtɕɪtɕ] (born April 15, 1973 in Biskopsgården, Gothenburg) is a Swedish football defender for IF Elfsborg.

He has played 86 times for his national team, mostly as a full back, but since 2004 also as a centre back. Lučić played in Euro 2004, and the 1994, 2002 and 2006 World Cups. Against Germany, in what turned out to be Sweden's final 2006 World Cup match, he was given two yellow cards by Brazilian referee Carlos Simon, and dismissed from the match in the 35th minute.

At club level, Lučić won a Swedish championship with IFK Göteborg in 1996, and has played abroad in Italy, Germany and England.

Due to his multinational background, Lučić had the option to turn out for two other countries - his mother is Finnish and his father Croatian. Teddy is fluent in Croatian and also speaks some Finnish. He has a summer cottage in Lappeenranta, Finland, and is a fan of Lappeenranta-based first division football team Rakuunat and ice hockey team SaiPa.

[edit] Clubs

• IF Elfsborg
• BK Häcken
• Bayer Leverkusen
• Leeds United
• AIK
• Bologna F.C.
• IFK Göteborg
• Västra Frölunda IF
• Lundby IF

[edit] External links

• Teddy Lučić at Leverkusen who's who

v • d • e Sweden squad - 1994 FIFA World Cup Third Place 1 Ravelli • 2 R. Nilsson • 3 P. Andersson • 4 Björklund • 5 Ljung • 6 Schwarz • 7 Larsson • 8 Ingesson • 9 Thern • 10 Dahlin • 11 Brolin • 12 Eriksson • 13 M. Nilsson • 14 Kåmark • 15 Lučić • 16 Limpar • 17 Rehn • 18 Mild • 19 K. Andersson • 20 Erlingmark • 21 Blomqvist • 22 Hedman • Coach: Svensson

v • d • e Sweden squad - UEFA Euro 2000 1 Hedman • 2 Nilsson • 3 P. Andersson • 4 Björklund • 5 Lučić • 6 Sundgren • 7 Mild • 8 Gustafsson • 9 Ljungberg • 10 Pettersson • 11 Alexandersson • 12 Kihlstedt • 13 Svensson • 14 Mellberg • 15 D. Andersson • 16 A. Andersson • 17 Mjällby • 18 Osmanovski • 19 K. Andersson • 20 Larsson • 21 Allbäck • 22 Asper • Coach: Lagerbäck & Söderberg

v • d • e Sweden squad - 2002 FIFA World Cup 1 Hedman • 2 Mellberg • 3 P. Andersson • 4 Mjällby • 5 Michael Svensson • 6 Linderoth • 7 Alexandersson • 8 A. Svensson • 9 Ljungberg • 10 Allbäck • 11 Larsson • 12 Kihlstedt • 13 Antonelius • 14 Edman • 15 Jakobsson • 16 Lučić • 17 Magnus Svensson • 18 Jonson • 19 Farnerud • 20 D. Andersson • 21 Ibrahimović • 22 A. Andersson • 23 Isaksson • Coach: Lagerbäck & Söderberg

v • d • e Sweden squad - UEFA Euro 2004 1 Isaksson • 2 Lučić • 3 Mellberg • 4 Mjällby • 5 Edman • 6 Linderoth • 7 Nilsson • 8 Svensson • 9 Ljungberg • 10 Ibrahimović • 11 Larsson • 12 Hedman • 13 Hansson • 14 Östlund • 15 Jakobsson • 16 Källström • 17 Andersson • 18 Jonson • 19 Farnerud • 20 Allbäck • 21 Wilhelmsson • 22 Wahlstedt • 23 Kihlstedt • Coach: Lagerbäck & Söderberg

v • d • e Sweden squad - 2006 FIFA World Cup 1 Isaksson • 2 Nilsson • 3 Mellberg • 4 Lučić • 5 Edman • 6 Linderoth • 7 Alexandersson • 8 A. Svensson • 9 Ljungberg • 10 Ibrahimović • 11 Larsson • 12 Alvbåge • 13 Hansson • 14 Stenman • 15 K. Svensson • 16 Källström • 17 Elmander • 18 Jonson • 19 Andersson • 20 Allbäck • 21 Wilhelmsson • 22 Rosenberg • 23 Shaaban • Coach: Lagerbäck