Florin Tănase, last tribute to Mircea Lucescu on the very day of the funeral: “I had the honor”
Article by Cosmin Nistor – Published Friday, April 10, 2026, 11:43 / Updated Friday, April 10, 2026 11:48
Florin Tănase, the player of the Romanian champion, FCSB, had a special post on the very day that Mircea Lucescu, the most titled Romanian coach, is buried at the Bellu Cemetery. “Il Luce” passed away on Tuesday, April 7, at the age of 80.
A day ago, Tănase, together with the red-blue team, laid a wreath and lit a candle at the vigil organized at the National Arena.
Florin Tănase, emotional message for Mircea Lucescu: “A football legend”
The “decarul” of the champion had an emotional post on the Instagram page, in which he sent a farewell message for the former great coach.
I had the honor to work and learn from you.
A character, a leader, a football legend.
Have a smooth journey, Mr. Professor!– the message posted by Florin Tănase
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.
