Romanian football great Mircea Lucescu dies aged 80
Author: Al Jazeera StaffPublished on: April 8, 2026Country: Romania
Sports

Mircea Lucescu, an iconic figure in Romanian football, died at the age of 80 at the Bucharest University Emergency Hospital after suffering a heart attack. He was the first coach to qualify the Romanian national team for a European Championship in 1984. Lucescu had a coaching career that spanned nearly half a century and recently led the national team until stepping down after falling ill during training.
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