Article by Maria Olteanu – Published on Tuesday, 07 April 2026 23:47 / Updated on Wednesday, 08 April 2026 00:02
Even during the game that real madrid played it in the 1st leg of the quarter-finals of the Champions League, on Tuesday evening, at home, against those from Bayernfailure 1-2, a statement appeared on the official website of the Madrid players in the form of a “farewell message”, addressed to Mircea Lucescu.
The former Romanian coach died on Tuesday evening, April 7, at the age of 80, at the University Hospital, where he had been admitted since March 29, when he fainted during the training of the first national team, in Mogoșoaia. The world of football reacted immediately upon learning this news, there were a lot of messages from the country and abroad.
The message sent by Real Madrid, after the death of Mircea Lucescu
“Real Madrid, its president and its Board of Directors deeply regret the passing of Mircea Lucescu, who was the national coach of Romania and Turkey.
Real Madrid wishes to convey its condolences, as well as all its love and affection to his family, colleagues, clubs and everyone close to him.
Mircea Lucescu, who coached numerous clubs from different European countries, passed away at the age of 80. Rest in peace!“, wrote Real Madrid during the second half of the Champions League quarter-final match.
Mircea Lucescu, a career that will remain in history
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Mircea Lucescu took his first steps in football at Dinamo Bucharest, the team with which he has spent most of his career. He also performed at Știința Bucharest and Corvinul Hunedoara.
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As a player, he won 6 championship titles and a Romanian Cup, all with Dinamo.
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Throughout his coaching career, he trained Corvinul, the Romanian national team, Dinamo, Pisa, Brescia, Reggiana, Rapid, Inter, Galatasaray, Beşiktaş, Shakhtior, Zenit, the Turkish national team and Dinamo Kiev.
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He won 36 trophies in his career as a technician: 9 times the championship of Ukraine, 8 times the Ukrainian Cup, 7 times the Ukrainian Supercup, 3 times the Romanian Cup, 2 times the Romanian championship, 2 times the Turkish championship, as well as the UEFA Cup, the European Super Cup, the Russian Super Cup and the Anglo-Italian Cup.
