Soccer Player

Mircea Lucescu

Romanian footballer and manager

1945 - 2026

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Mircea Lucescu

His biography is available in 37 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 36 in 2024). Mircea Lucescu is the 52nd most popular soccer player (down from 32nd in 2024), the 29th most popular biography from Romania (down from 21st in 2019) and the most popular Romanian Soccer Player.

Mircea Lucescu is a Romanian football manager and former footballer. He is the head coach of the Ukraine national football team. Lucescu is famous for his coaching career, which has spanned over 30 years.

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2.0M

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Past 12 months

73.09

HPI

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#52 / 24k

Mircea Lucescu ranks #52 of 24,321 Soccer Players worldwide, placing them among the top 1% of the profession.

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Mircea Lucescu's Wikipedia page drew 2.0M views over the past year, 27× the average among Soccer Players.

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Among Soccer Players

Among soccer players, Mircea Lucescu ranks 52 out of 24,321. Before him are László Kubala, Romário, Antonín Panenka, Fernando Santos, Ricardo Zamora, and Omar Sívori. After him are Pak Sung-hyok, Ri Kwang-hyok, Kim Kyong-il, Zlatan Ibrahimović, Kim Myong-gil, and Pak Chol-jin.

Most Popular Soccer Players in Wikipedia

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László Kubala
1927 - 2002
HPI: 73.52
Rank: 46
Romário
1966 - Present
HPI: 73.43
Rank: 47
Antonín Panenka
1948 - Present
HPI: 73.34
Rank: 48
Fernando Santos
1954 - Present
HPI: 73.34
Rank: 49
Ricardo Zamora
1901 - 1978
HPI: 73.15
Rank: 50
Omar Sívori
1935 - 2005
HPI: 73.09
Rank: 51
Mircea Lucescu
1945 - 2026
HPI: 73.09
Rank: 52
Pak Sung-hyok
1990 - Present
HPI: 73.04
Rank: 53
Ri Kwang-hyok
1987 - Present
HPI: 73.04
Rank: 54
Kim Kyong-il
1988 - Present
HPI: 73.04
Rank: 55
Zlatan Ibrahimović
1981 - Present
HPI: 73.03
Rank: 56
Kim Myong-gil
1984 - Present
HPI: 73.01
Rank: 57
Pak Chol-jin
1985 - Present
HPI: 73.01
Rank: 58

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1945, Mircea Lucescu ranks 41. Before him are Ehud Olmert, Alexander, Crown Prince of Yugoslavia, Abdelmadjid Tebboune, Moshe Katsav, Tuilaʻepa Saʻilele Malielegaoi, and Dusty Rhodes. After him are Divine, Anselm Kiefer, Mia Farrow, Adly Mansour, Goldie Hawn, and Dési Bouterse. Among people deceased in 2026, Mircea Lucescu ranks 7. Before him are Ali Khamenei, Jürgen Habermas, Chuck Norris, Robert Duvall, Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi, and Erich von Däniken. After him are François Englert, Bonnie Tyler, Sam Neill, Rifaat al-Assad, Edmund Phelps, and David Hockney.

Others Born in 1945

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Ehud Olmert
POLITICIAN
1945 - Present
HPI: 73.70
Rank: 35
Alexander, Crown Prince of Yugoslavia
POLITICIAN
1945 - Present
HPI: 73.64
Rank: 36
Abdelmadjid Tebboune
POLITICIAN
1945 - Present
HPI: 73.58
Rank: 37
Moshe Katsav
POLITICIAN
1945 - Present
HPI: 73.42
Rank: 38
Tuilaʻepa Saʻilele Malielegaoi
POLITICIAN
1945 - Present
HPI: 73.27
Rank: 39
Dusty Rhodes
WRESTLER
1945 - 2015
HPI: 73.14
Rank: 40
Mircea Lucescu
SOCCER PLAYER
1945 - 2026
HPI: 73.09
Rank: 41
Divine
ACTOR
1945 - 1988
HPI: 73.08
Rank: 42
Anselm Kiefer
PAINTER
1945 - Present
HPI: 72.93
Rank: 43
Mia Farrow
ACTOR
1945 - Present
HPI: 72.75
Rank: 44
Adly Mansour
JUDGE
1945 - Present
HPI: 72.73
Rank: 45
Goldie Hawn
ACTOR
1945 - Present
HPI: 72.53
Rank: 46
Dési Bouterse
POLITICIAN
1945 - 2024
HPI: 72.50
Rank: 47