{"id":9622,"date":"2026-04-03T07:00:50","date_gmt":"2026-04-03T07:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/?p=9622"},"modified":"2026-04-03T07:00:50","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T07:00:50","slug":"mircea-lucescu-leaves-role-as-romanias-national-football-team-coach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/?p=9622","title":{"rendered":"Mircea Lucescu leaves role as Romania\u2019s national football team coach"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Mircea Lucescu<\/strong> has stepped down as head coach of Romania\u2019s national football team, the Football Federation FRF <a href=\"https:\/\/www.frf.ro\/nationale\/masculin\/echipa-nationala\/mircea-lucescu-si-a-incheiat-mandatul-de-selectioner-al-romaniei\/\" target=\"_blank\">announced<\/a>. The end of his contract marks the conclusion of his second term in charge of the national team.<\/p>\n<p>Under his leadership, Romania delivered a strong campaign in the UEFA Nations League, securing a place in the March play-offs for qualification to this summer\u2019s World Cup. During his latest tenure, Lucescu recorded 11 wins, one draw, and six defeats.<\/p>\n<p>His departure also closes a historic chapter, with his first stint in the early 1980s remembered for guiding Romania to its first-ever European Championship appearance in 1984, FRF said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMircea Lucescu accepted this challenge and came to give everything for Romania, showing boundless passion and dedication. Through his tireless effort and the commitment he demonstrated at every moment, he proved what true love for the national team and for football means, earning the respect and gratitude of all of us who love the game,\u201d said R\u0103zvan Burleanu, president of the Romanian Football Federation.<\/p>\n<p>The federation confirmed it has already launched the process to appoint a new head coach. A shortlist of candidates is expected to be drawn up in the coming days, with negotiations to follow once the federation\u2019s leadership grants a formal mandate. The new coach will be officially announced after contract signing.<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.news.ro\/sport\/update-mircea-lucescu-nu-mai-este-selectionerul-romaniei-burleanu-il-asteptam-pe-domnul-lucescu-intr-un-rol-nou-frf-a-demarat-procedura-pentru-desemnarea-noului-antrenor-al-echipei-nationale-1922405602002026041322398358\" target=\"_blank\">News.ro<\/a>, the 80-year-old Mircea Lucescu is currently hospitalized after undergoing a medical procedure, during which a defibrillator was implanted to regulate his heart rhythm.<\/p>\n<p>irina.marica@romania-insider.com<\/p>\n<p>(Photo source:\u00a0<em>Inquam Photos\/<a href=\"https:\/\/www.inquamphotos.com\/users\/TudyBT\">Denis\u00a0Grosu<\/a>)<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mircea Lucescu has stepped down as head coach of Romania\u2019s national football team, the Football Federation FRF announced. The end of his contract marks the conclusion of his second term in charge of the national team. Under his leadership, Romania delivered a strong campaign in the UEFA Nations League, securing a place in the March [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9622","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9622","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=9622"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9622\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=9622"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=9622"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=9622"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}