Overview
- Romania’s football federation announced that Mircea Lucescu has stepped down, ending his second spell as national-team coach.
- Lucescu collapsed during the final training session before the trip to face Slovakia, and on-site ambulance teams provided first aid.
- Doctors at the University Hospital Bucharest treated him for a serious heart rhythm disorder.
- The FRF plans to appoint him to a different position in the coming months so Romanian football can benefit from his expertise.
- He returned as coach in summer 2024 and recorded 11 wins, one draw and six losses, after earlier leading Romania in the 1980s and managing major clubs including Inter, Galatasaray, Shakhtar, Besiktas, Zenit and Dynamo Kyiv.