Soccer-Lucescu, 79, returns for second spell as Romania coach


FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Europa League - Group B - Dynamo Kyiv v Stade Rennes - Marshal Jozef Pilsudski Stadium, Krakow, Poland - October 13, 2022 Dynamo Kyiv coach Mircea Lucescu REUTERS/Kacper Pempel/File Photo

(Reuters) - Romania have brought back Mircea Lucescu for a second spell in charge of the national team, replacing fellow Romanian Edward Iordanescu, the national football federation (FRF) said on Tuesday.

The 79-year-old Lucescu coached Romania from 1981-1986 and has since managed Serie A's Inter Milan, Turkish Super Lig side Galatasaray and Ukrainian Premier League side Shakhtar Donetsk, among several other clubs, as well as the Turkey national team.

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