Football world mourns legendary Romanian coach Mircea Lucescu
Tributes for Romanian coach Mircea Lucescu, who died on the evening of Tuesday, April 7, following heart issues, have come in from major international publications, figures in sports, the clubs he coached, and many others.
Radu Dumitrescu · Journalist
· Updated · 5 min read
Tributes for Romanian coach Mircea Lucescu, who died on the evening of Tuesday, April 7, following heart issues, have come in from major international publications, figures in sports, the clubs he coached, and many others.
Lucescu was the third-most decorated coach in football history, with 35 trophies, behind Alex Ferguson (49) and Pep Guardiola (40). Throughout his coaching career, he managed the Turkey national football team, Zenit Saint Petersburg, Shakhtar Donetsk, Dynamo Kyiv, Beșiktaș, Galatasaray, Rapid București, Inter Milan, Reggiana, Brescia, AC Pisa, Dinamo București, and the Romania national football team.
