ISTANBUL - Mircea Lucescu of Romania has resigned as Turkish Super League club Besiktas coach.
Releasing a statement, Besiktas Soccer Investments Corp. said on Tuesday that Lucescu had resigned as Besiktas coach.
Lucescu resigned after a season in which they lost a nine-point league lead.
Besiktas, last year's league champions, finished third and 14 points behind Istanbul rivals Fenerbahce. They qualified for next season's UEFA Cup.
Before guiding Besiktas to the championship in 2003, Lucescu had previously coached Galatasaray.
(UK-AÖ) 18.05.2004