Dynamo Kyiv lost the derby of the Ukrainian championship against Shakhtar Donetsk (1:0), and at the end of the game, the Romanian coach announced his resignation from the bench of the Ukrainian team.

Mircea Lucescu left Dynamo Kyiv and is ready to retire from football

3 and a half years after becoming the head of Dynamo Kyiv, Mircea Lucescu announced his resignation as head coach of the team.

The team, trained by the 78-year-old technician, lost Friday’s match against Shakhtar Donetsk (1:0) and did not win four matches in a row on the bench of the Ukrainian team.

Moreover, sport.ua reports that the Romanian coach is ready to quit football forever.

Oleksandr Shovkovskyi will take his place on the bench of “Dynamo” Kyiv.

Mircea Lucescu ranks second in the list of the most titled coaches in the history of football. Il Luce has won 35 trophies in his career and is level with Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola.

In his career, Mircea Lucescu coached “Corvinul Hunedoara”, the Romanian national team, “Dinamo” (Bucharest), “Pisa”, “Brescia”, “Regiana”, “Rapid” (Bucharest), “Inter”, “Galatasaray”, Besiktas, Shakhtior Donetsk, Zenit. Petersburg and the Turkish national team.