Mircea Lucescu

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Mircea Lucescu was born on July 29, 1945 in Bucharest, Romania. He was a Romanian football player and probably the best Romanian Team manager.

Biography and Career :

Mircea Lucescu started to play professional football at Dinamo Bucharest and played his first game on 21 June 1963 against a traditional rival Rapid Bucharest, match with a victory for Dinamo 5-2.

After 2 seasons at Dinamo when he played only in 3 games was sent in second Romanian league for 2 years and played for Stiinta Bucharest and Politehnica Bucharest.

In 1967 came back to Dinamo and started a fruitful career for 10 years. In this time played 247 games and scored for 57 times.

In 1971, 1973, 1975 and 1977 was national champion

with Dinamo and in 1968 won the Romanian cup.

In 1977 he was transferred to Corvinul Hunedoara and played here for another 5 years where he finished his football player career.

His last game as a player was after 7 years on 16th of May 1990 against Sportul Studentesc.

Although his player career was under his manager career. He became coach for first time in 1979 at Corvinul and succeed to promote in first league. After this was named the manager of national team and in 1984 participated in France at European Championship after he had defeated in qualifiers the en-titre world champion Italy.

Between 1985-1990 was the manager of his first team Dinamo and was vice-champion for 4 times and finally in 1990 champion of Romania. In 1990 went to Italy and trained Pisa Brescia and Reggiana.

He came back in Romania in 1998 at Rapid Bucharest and finished on 2nd place in the Romanian first league. Next season won the national title and left for Internationale Milano were trained for only a few months. and came back to Rapid.

Between 2000-2004 trained in Turkey Galatasaray and won 1 champion title and European SuperCup and Besiktas with whom won 2 titles and played quarters final of UEFA Cup.

From 2003 he has been the manager of Sahtior Donetk and he already has won 2 titles of Ukrainian champion.

His son Razvan Lucescu is also a very good coach and he is training Rapid Bucharest.

Teams Managed by Mircea Lucescu :

1979-1980 Corvinul Hunedoara
1981-1985 Romania
1985-1990 Dinamo Bucuresti
1990-1991 Pisa Calcio
1991-1996 Brescia Calcio
1996-1997 A.C. Reggiana
1997-1998 Rapid Bucuresti
1999 Inter Milan
1999-2000 Rapid Bucuresti
2000-2002 Galatasaray SK
2002-2004 Besiktas JK
2004 Shakhtar Donetsk

Short Info :

- Height:177cm
- Weight:70kg

Trivia :

- For national team played for 70 times and scored 9 goals.
- In European Cups played 15 games and scored 3 goals.

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