Mircea Lucescu is in a coma; his condition remains critical — media reports
As of 9.30 am on 6 April, the condition of the 80-year-old footballer and coach had not changed overnight, according to the Romanian sports website GSP.
According to the report, Mircea Lucescu remains in intensive care. His condition is stable but remains critical.
The publication recalls that on the morning of Sunday, 5 April, Bucharest University Emergency Hospital reported that Lucescu was in a coma following an acute heart attack on 3 April, and that he was being kept alive by life support.
On 5 April, Romania’s Health Minister Alexandru Rogobete also issued a statement regarding the sports specialist’s condition.
“He is in the intensive care unit, in a critical condition; his vital signs have deteriorated over the last 24–48 hours. He is receiving treatment in intensive care. It is difficult for me to make predictions or speculate on the medical prognosis,” News.ro quotes Rogobete as saying.
On 6 April, some media outlets reported that Lucescu had been declared brain dead. Social media users are already expressing their condolences en masse to the family and loved ones of the legendary coach. However, there is no official confirmation of this.
Mircea Lucescu’s health: what is known
Mircea Lucescu was hospitalised on 29 March after falling ill at the Romanian national team’s training camp following a 0-1 defeat to Turkey in the 2026 World Cup play-offs. On 2 April, he stepped down as manager of the Romanian team.
On 3 April, Lucescu suffered an acute myocardial infarction whilst in hospital. Doctors had to perform resuscitation procedures three times, and the coach had his fifth stent fitted. He was later placed in a medically induced coma following severe cardiac arrhythmias that were no longer responding to treatment.
Mircea Lucescu worked in Ukraine for 15 years. With Shakhtar, he won the Ukrainian championship eight times and the 2009 UEFA Cup, and with Dynamo, he won the Ukrainian Premier League in the 2020/21 season.
In the 2016/17 season, he managed Russian side Zenit. Earlier, Mircea spoke about his home in Donetsk, which he was forced to leave due to Russia’s war against Ukraine.
