Mircea Lucescu

Mircea Lucescu was a Romanian professional football player and manager.

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1990: Dinamo București
1996: Reggiana
Born: ( 1945-07-29 ) 29 July 1945, Bucharest , Kingdom of Romania
Died: 7 April 2026 (2026-04-07) (aged 80), Bucharest, Romania
Resting place: Bellu Cemetery , Bucharest
Alma mater: ASE University
Occupations: Footballer manager
Height: 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Spouse: Neli Lucescu ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1967 )
Children: Răzvan
Position: Association football career Position Winger
1961 1963: Școala Sportivă 2 București
Years: Team
1963 1977: Dinamo București
1965 1967: → Știința București (loan)
1977 1982: Corvinul Hunedoara
1966 1979: Romania
1979 1982: Corvinul Hunedoara

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Instance of: human
Given name: Mircea
Gender: male
Citizenship: Romania
Place of birth: Bucharest
Place of death: Bucharest
Child: Răzvan Lucescu
Occupation: association football coach
Political party: Conservative Party
Languages spoken: French
Participant in: UEFA Euro 1984
Sport: association football
Member of team: Romania men's national association football team
Position played: winger
Country for sport: Romania
Image: Mircea Lucescu 2009.jpg
Height: 177

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Commons category: Mircea Lucescu
date of birth: 1945-07-29
coach of sports team: Romania men's national association football team
name in native language: Mircea Lucescu
nickname: Domnul, Il Luce
date of death: 2026-04-07
cause of death: myocardial infarction
manner of death: natural causes
date of burial or cremation: 2026-04-10
place of burial: Bellu Cemetery

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Mircea Lucescu ( Romanian pronunciation: [ˈmirtʃe̯a luˈtʃesku]; 29 July 1945 – 7 April 2026) was a Romanian professional football player and manager.

Lucescu was one of the most successful footballers of the Romanian league championship, having won all seven of his titles with Dinamo București between 1964 and 1990. He also had spells at Știința București and Corvinul Hunedoara, and made 64 appearances for the Romania national team, which he captained at the 1970 FIFA World Cup.

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