What a difference! How the moment of silence in memory of Mircea Lucescu showed at Galatasaray
Article by Tudor Belivacă – Published Sunday, April 12, 2026 10:40 p.m. / Updated Sunday, April 12, 2026 10:56 p.m.
Galatasaray drew Sunday night with Kocaelisporscore 1-1, in a match of stage #29 of the Super Lig. The match at Ali Sami Yen was preceded by a moment of silence in memory of Mircea Lucescu, the Romanian coach who won a title and a European Supercup with the Turkish group.
The moment was impressive. The club broadcast video images of the Romanian coach during his time at Galatasaray on the scoreboard, and some of the fans burst into tears.
Impressive moment of silence on Ali Sami Yen in memory of Mircea Lucescu
The whole stadium froze. In addition to the moment of silence that moved even the players, fans in the northern sector displayed a banner with the message “We will not forget you”.
At Galatasaray, Mircea Lucescu brought a title, a European Super Cup, but also a quarter of the Champions League in the 2000-2001 season, where it was eliminated by Real Madrid. Mircea Lucescu also coached in the Super Lig at rival Besiktas and was also the Turkish coach.
What a difference compared to the National Arena! The LEDs burned out in Romania's biggest stadium
A moment of silence in memory of Mircea Lucescu also took place at the National Arena yesterday at the match FCSB – Oțelul Galați, score 4-0. Mircea Lucescu's face was also displayed on the scoreboard of the Bucharest stadium, but due to the missing LEDs in the “cube” of the Arena, the image showed the late coach without an eye.
Mircea Lucescu, unparalleled 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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He also performed at Știința Bucharest and Corvinul Hunedoara.
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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.
