MIRCEA LUCESCU
Did you always know you were going to become a manager?
Yes, I knew that all along. I was always a ‘thinker’ of football. I liked to analyse it. It wasn’t by chance that I became national team captain when I was just 24. I used to get the players together in my room and talk about the games.
What was it like to be the coach of Romania during communism?
In the communist regime, every time I wanted to leave the country with my team there were problems with visas. The authorities were afraid that some players might leave and never come
