The memory of Mircea Lucescu is alive in Giulesti » The family of the legendary coach, present at the match
Officials from Rapid they made several gestures on Monday afternoon before the match with FC Argeș, from the 4th stage of the play-off, to pay tribute to Mircea Lucescu, the late Romanian coach who died on April 7. His family arrived at the stadium more than an hour before the starting whistle.
As a sign of tribute, the Rapidists decided to put a T-shirt with Mircea Lucescu's picture on the chair he used to sit on when he came to watch the matches in Giulesti. A burning candle warms the place.
The Lucescu family also arrived at the stadium around 17:20, more than an hour before kick-off. The two grandsons of the former selector, Matei and Marilu, are together with the great-grandsons of Mircea Lucescu. Two of them will strike
Mircea Lucescu, honored in Giulești: the club's gestures at the match with FC Argeș
As a sign of tribute, they decided to put the picture of the former coach on the box where he watched the matches. Also, at the match with FC Argeș, all club volunteers, players, officials and staff members will wear black mourning bands.
The Giulești club has also prepared a banner in the second stand, which will be full of children, due to the fact that the game is played behind closed doors.
“Eternal respect, Mircea Lucescu!”is the message on the canvas positioned at stand II. In the future, the club intends, with the consent of CS Rapid, the owner of the stadium, that box 10, where Dan Șucu stays at matches, will be called Mircea Lucescu. Now it bears the name of Ștefan Filoti.
Also, the starting kick of the game will be given by Matei Lucescu, the grandson of Mircea Lucescu, and the great-grandsons of the great coach who died on April 7. Matei is the son of Răzvan Lucescu.
At Rapid, Mircea Lucescu brought a title in the 1998-1999 season, the Romanian Cup in the 1997-1998 season and the Romanian Supercup in the 1999-2000 season.
Mircea Lucescu, incredible career
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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. 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.
