​A few weeks ago, he resigned from Dynamo Kyiv, and now he is getting closer to returning to coaching. According to the Turkish press, 78-year-old Mircea Lucescu is preparing to lead Besiktas.

Besiktas is approaching the appointment of Mircea Lucescu as a coach

Il Luc is also no stranger to the group from Istanbul, having coached Beşiktaş in the period 2002-2004.

Together with “Vulturi” he won the title of champion of Turkey at the end of the 2003 season.

CNN Turk and Akşam say that the Romanian technician is one step away from leading Beşiktaş. The agreement would be for a year and a half, and Mircea Lucescu will lead the team from the beginning of 2024.

At the moment, the group from Istanbul is coached by Riza Kalimbai: Beşiktaş is in 5th place in the Super League, and “Eagles” have already been relegated from the Conference League.

“Besiktas” has 26 points, and the leader “Fenerbahce” has 43 after 16 rounds (the “eagles” also have one match less).

Mircea Lucescu ranks third in the list of the most titled coaches in the history of football. Il Luce has won 35 trophies in his career, ahead of only Pep Guardiola (36) and the legendary Sir Alex Ferguson (50).

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, the Turkish national team and Dynamo Kyiv.

The competition was won by Mircea Lucescu

Ligue 2 Romania: Corvinul Hunedoara (1979/80)

Romanian Cup: Dinamo Bucharest (1985/86, 1989/90), Rapid Bucharest (1997/98)

Romanian Championship: Dinamo Bucharest (1989/90), Rapid Bucharest (1998/99)

Romanian Super Cup: Rapid Bucharest (1999/2000)

Italian League 2: Brescia (1991/92)

UEFA Super Cup: Galatasaray (2000/01)

Turkish Championship: Galatasaray (2001/02), Besiktas (2002/03)

UEFA Cup: Shakhtar Donetsk (2008/09)

Russian Super Cup: Zenit St. Petersburg (2016/17)

Championship of Ukraine: Shakhtar Donetsk (2004/05, 2005/06, 2007/08, 2009/10, 2010/11, 2011/12, 2012/13, 2013/14), Dynamo Kyiv (2020/21)

Cup of Ukraine: Shakhtar Donetsk (2003/04, 2007/08, 2010/11, 2011/12, 2012/13, 2015/16), Dynamo Kyiv (2020/21)

Super Cup of Ukraine: Shakhtar Donetsk (2005/06, 2008/09, 2010/11, 2012/13, 2013/14, 2014/15, 2015/16), Dynamo Kyiv (2020/21).