{"id":1003816,"date":"2026-04-07T21:27:22","date_gmt":"2026-04-07T18:27:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rri.ro\/?p=1003816"},"modified":"2026-04-07T21:55:59","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T18:55:59","slug":"breaking-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rri.ro\/en\/news-and-current-affairs\/newsflash\/breaking-news-id1003816.html","title":{"rendered":"Breaking News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Mircea Lucescu was a legendary figure in world football. Throughout his career, &#8220;Il Luce&#8221; won 37 trophies, ranking as the third coach in the all-time list for the number of titles won, after Sir Alex Ferguson and Pep Guardiola.<\/p>\n<p>Mircea Lucescu served as head coach of the Romanian national team from the fall of 1981 until 1986, during which time he led the team to its first-ever qualification for the European Championship, in 1984.<\/p>\n<p>In 2024, Mircea Lucescu returned as Romania\u2019s head coach, a position he held until April 2, 2026. Under his leadership, Romania had an exceptional run in the Nations League, as a result of which our national team secured a spot in the March playoffs for qualification to this summer\u2019s World Cup. His record with the national team during this period includes 11 wins.<\/p>\n<p>The significant milestones in Lucescu&#8217;s career are linked to the Ukrainian club Shakhtar Donetsk, a team he completely transformed and with which he won eight Ukrainian league titles, as well as the UEFA Cup in 2009.<\/p>\n<p>Moreover, Lucescu was also an important figure in Turkish football, where he won league titles with Galatasaray and Be\u015fikta\u015f, as well as the UEFA Super Cup with Galatasaray in 2000.<\/p>\n<p>In Romania, Mircea Lucescu won the league title with two different teams, Dinamo and Rapid.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mircea Lucescu was a legendary figure in world football. 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