“Two went, and it was as if they were immortal”

Taken at the former stadium in Ghencea, the photo shows, from left to right, Anghel Iordănescu, Emeric Ienei and Mircea Lucescu. Edward, Mircea Lucescu's predecessor at the helm of the national team, named the three to be the “greatest” Romanian coaches.

Edi Iordănescu published “a picture worth a thousand words”: Anghel Iordănescu, Emeric Ienei & Mircea Lucescu

A picture is worth a thousand words…
How much history, how much strength, how much identity behind each one.
For me… THE BIGGEST.

There would be another name, but I did not have the privilege of catching it. So I stop at these three.
Two went… and it was like they were immortal.
One after another, in an unfairly short time.

I have memories with each of them.
I'm lucky. I am privileged.
I thank God that I had the honor of knowing them.
And I thank God that my father is still with me.

Romanian football is not only losing values… but, slowly, it seems to be losing its identity as well.
God rest him!

– The text published by Edward Iordănescu

Mircea Lucescu, unparalleled career in football

• 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.
• As a player, he won 7 championship titles and a Romanian Cup, all with Dinamo.
• 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.
• 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.

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