New Delhi, April 4 -- Former Romania coach Mircea Lucescu reportedly suffered a heart attack on Friday morning at the hospital where he is being treated.

The 80-year-old Lucescu, who left the national team on Thursday, is in stable condition.

Lucescu had been hospitalized on Sunday after falling ill at training with a heart problem, three days after his team lost a World Cup qualifying playoff against Turkey.

The University Emergency Hospital Bucharest released a statement on Friday without naming Lucescu for legal reasons but local media reported that the Romania great is the patient concerned.

"During the morning, the patient suffered an acute myocardial infarction," read the statement. "He was taken to the emergency room and prompt...