Former Romania coach Lucescu suffers heart attack
Then Kyiv coach Mircea Lucescu pictured during the UEFA Champions League soccer match between Bayern Munich and Dynamo Kyiv at the Allianz Arena. Sven Hoppe/dpa A day after stepping down as Romania national team coach following a collapse, Mircea Lucescu has suffered a heart attack, the Libertatea newspaper said citing a statement from the Bucharest University Hospital. The 80-year-old was scheduled to be discharged on Friday.
"This morning, the patient suffered an acute heart attack. He was taken to the emergency room and immediately received the necessary medical and therapeutic care in accordance with standard protocols. His condition is currently stable, and he is being closely monitored by specialists," the statement read.
Lucescu has been at the hospital being treated for severe cardiac arrhythmia since he collapsed during training last Sunday. The incident happened during the final training session before the team's departure for the 2-0 defeat against Slovakia on Tuesday. On Thursday, the Romanian Football Federation said in a statement that Lucescu had resigned as national team coach.
His resignation marks the end of his second spell as national team coach. The former forward is expected to remain with the association in a different role.