Having thanked Bernd Schuster for his work, the management of Donetsk "Shakhtar" decided to decline the services of the German coach who had headed the Ukrainian club for ten months. The reason is obvious: in the second half of the national championship, the orange-and-blacks collected only seven points in seven matches and practically lost their chances of winning the championship title. Along with Schuster, both of his compatriots are also leaving "Shakhtar" - fitness coach Kai Franz and goalkeeping coach Werner Friese. It should be noted that in the 23rd round, "Shakhtar" lost 2:0 away to "Chornomorets" and the gap behind "Dynamo" increased to 9 points. \n \nThe appointment of a new head coach of "Shakhtar" should take place in the near future, and for the next Ukrainian championship match - on May 9 against Kirovohrad's "Zirka" - the team will be led by Viktor Prokopenko, who currently holds the position of sporting director at the Donetsk club. \n \nas became known from unofficial sources and confirmed by reports in the Romanian and Turkish press, the name of the new mentor of the miners is Mircea Lucescu. The 59-year-old Romanian specialist is finishing his work at Istanbul's "Besiktas". Two rounds before the end of the Turkish championship, the former national champions have already secured third place. Lucescu was the only foreign coach in the Turkish championship. In 2001 he was recognized as the best coach of Turkey. As a coach he won the Romanian championship twice ("Dinamo" and "Rapid"), the Turkish championship twice ("Galatasaray" and "Besiktas"), and also in 2000 with "Galatasaray" the UEFA Super Cup. From 1982 to 1986 he headed the Romanian national team, with which he qualified for the final tournament of the 1984 European Championship. \n \nwww.terrikon.dn.ua \n