Mircea Lucescu, the Romanian footballer and manager, died on April 7, 2026, from complications from a heart attack.
He was 80. Lucescu played for Dinamo București and the Romania national team, and also managed the national team.
He won all seven of his Romanian league titles with Dinamo București. He made 64 appearances for Romania and captained the side at the 1970 FIFA World Cup. Lucescu later coached clubs in Romania, Italy, Turkey, Ukraine and Russia, including a twelve-year spell at Shakhtar Donetsk.
Mircea Lucescu, 80, Romanian footballer (Dinamo București, national team) and manager (national team), complications from a heart attack.