Mircea Lucescu, former Romania football captain and coach, dies aged 80

Bucharest hospital confirms his death after heart attack

Coach led team to Euro ‘84 and won multiple club titles

Mircea Lucescu, the Romanian football great who was a serial trophy winner as a player and a coach, has died aged 80.

Lucescu’s death was confirmed by Bucharest university emergency hospital on Tuesday. He had been taken to hospital after reportedly having a heart attack on Friday morning.