Romanian soccer great Mircea Lucescu has died at age 80

BUCHAREST: Mircea Lucescu, the Romanian soccer great who was a serial trophy winner as a player and a coach, has died. He was 80.
Lucescu’s death was confirmed by Bucharest University Emergency Hospital on Tuesday.
He had been hospitalized after reportedly suffering a heart attack on Friday morning.
“Mr. Mircea Lucescu was one of the most successful Romanian football coaches and players, the first to qualify the Romanian national team for a European Championship, in 1984,” the hospital said in a statement.
“Entire generations of Romanians grew up with his image in their hearts, as a national symbol.”