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My Take
Răzvan Lucescu is the kind of figure I find quietly compelling. As a goalkeeper he played the loneliest, most exposed position on the pitch, and that experience clearly shaped the calm, reading-the-game manager he became. Leading a club like PAOK is serious work, and his three separate spells back at Sportul Studențesc hint at a stubborn, sentimental loyalty I respect. There is something fitting about a man who once watched the whole field from behind it now directing it from the bench. I suspect his real strength is patience, the willingness to think a few moves ahead while everyone else reacts.
Overview
Răzvan Lucescu (Romanian pronunciation: [rəzˈvan luˈt͡ʃesku]; born 17 February 1969) is a Romanian professional football manager and former player, who is the head coach of Greek Super League club PAOK. As a player, he operated as a goalkeeper and spent most years of his career at Sportul Studențesc during three stints.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Răzvan Lucescu
- Name (Japanese)
- ラズヴァン・ルチェスク
- Reading
- らずゔぁん・るちぇすく
- Born
- February 17, 1969 (age 57)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aquarius / Rooster
- Origin
- Bucharest, Principality of Wallachia
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 180 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- association football player / association football coach
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Iancu de Hunedoara National College
Awards & achievements
- The "Sport Merit" Medal
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Association football player — see all → · Association football coach — see all → · More people from Principality of Wallachia →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.