Article by Romeo Ene – Published on Thursday, 09 April 2026, 19:57 / Updated on Thursday, 09 April 2026 19:57
The name of Mircea Lucescu a was also mentioned by the politicians from the Republic of Moldova. They paid him a last tribute, two days after the death of the former selector.
Before the meeting on Thursday, April 9, the deputies from the neighboring country held a moment of silence in the Parliament.
Moment of silence in the Parliament of the Republic of Moldova in memory of Mircea Lucescu
“We have an event, with regret, very sad. A legend has passed away. A legend, not only of our neighbors across the Prut, a world legend, loved by hundreds of thousands of Moldovan citizens.
The one from the generation of Pele and Maradona, Mircea Lucescu died at the age of 80. The whole globe knew him.
Let's hold a moment of silence for everything he did to you and everything he did for world sport”, said deputy Renato Usatîi.
Mircea Lucescu died on April 7, at the age of 80. He left behind a career built over four decades of trophies, performances and global influence. The “Tesla of football”, as he was called by the Italian daily Gazzetta dello Sport.
Mircea Lucescu, unparalleled career in football
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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 7 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.
