Mircea Lucescu dies at 80, 12 days after managing Romania in World Cup playoff

Mircea Lucescu, who coached Romania in last month’s World Cup playoffs, has died at the age of 80.Lucescu oversaw Romania’s 1-0 loss in Turkey on March 26, before being taken ill at the national side’s training base in Bucharest three days later.Lucescu’s assistant coach Ionel Gane was in charge for the 2-0 friendly loss in Slovakia on March 31, as Lucescu left his position as national team manager the same day with ongoing health issues.Advertisement