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SOCCER: HAGI SIGNS WITH GALATASARAY
ISTANBUL - Romanian coach Gheorge Hagi signed a one-and-a-half year contract with Turkey's Galatasaray on Friday.
22.10.2010 - Update : 22.10.2010
45-year-old Hagi, who has been named Galatasaray coach for the second time, replaced Frank Rijkaard after his poor start to this season, with four wins and four losses in eight games.
Hagi arrived in Istanbul earlier in the day and appeared at a press conference together with his new assistant Tugay Kerimoglu.
Hagi played for the Romanian national team in three World Cups in 1990, 1994 and 1998, as well as in three European Football Championships in 1984, 1996 and 2000. He won a total of 125 caps for Romania, being ranked second after Dorinel Munteanu, and scored 35 goals, being ranked first.
Hagi is one of the few footballers to have played for both the Spanish rival clubs Real Madrid and FC Barcelona.
In 1996-2001, Hagi played at Galatasaray, and he was both successful and highly popular among the Turkish supporters. Hagi and manager Fatih Terim built a team that would win four league titles. Over the years, Galatasaray, led by Hagi, managed to win the UEFA Cup after defeating Arsenal in the finals. This was followed by the capture of the European Super Cup with a historic win against Hagi's former club Real Madrid.
Hagi retired from professional football in 2001. In 2003, he took over as coach of Turkish first division side Bursaspor, but left the club after a disappointing start to the season. He then became manager of Galatasaray in 2004, leading the team to the Turkish Cup in 2005 final with 5–1 as a score vs. their rivals Fenerbahce.
Tugay Kerimoglu, born in 1970, is a Turkish former footballer who played the majority of his career for Galatasaray and Blackburn Rovers. Primarily a deep-lying playmaker in midfield, he was also competent as an attacking midfielder or playing in the holding role. In 2000, Hagi rated him as one of the finest ball-playing midfielders in Europe. He is currently the coordinator of the Galatasaray youth academy, after a short spell working with Mark Hughes at Manchester City.
The 2000 UEFA Cup winners Galatasaray are ninth in the Turkish league after eight games, eight points adrift of leaders Bursaspor. Galatasaray also failed to reach the group stage of this season's Champions League or Europa League. Anadolu Agency website contains only a portion of the news stories offered to subscribers in the AA News Broadcasting System (HAS), and in summarized form. Please contact us for subscription options.
Hagi arrived in Istanbul earlier in the day and appeared at a press conference together with his new assistant Tugay Kerimoglu.
Hagi played for the Romanian national team in three World Cups in 1990, 1994 and 1998, as well as in three European Football Championships in 1984, 1996 and 2000. He won a total of 125 caps for Romania, being ranked second after Dorinel Munteanu, and scored 35 goals, being ranked first.
Hagi is one of the few footballers to have played for both the Spanish rival clubs Real Madrid and FC Barcelona.
In 1996-2001, Hagi played at Galatasaray, and he was both successful and highly popular among the Turkish supporters. Hagi and manager Fatih Terim built a team that would win four league titles. Over the years, Galatasaray, led by Hagi, managed to win the UEFA Cup after defeating Arsenal in the finals. This was followed by the capture of the European Super Cup with a historic win against Hagi's former club Real Madrid.
Hagi retired from professional football in 2001. In 2003, he took over as coach of Turkish first division side Bursaspor, but left the club after a disappointing start to the season. He then became manager of Galatasaray in 2004, leading the team to the Turkish Cup in 2005 final with 5–1 as a score vs. their rivals Fenerbahce.
Tugay Kerimoglu, born in 1970, is a Turkish former footballer who played the majority of his career for Galatasaray and Blackburn Rovers. Primarily a deep-lying playmaker in midfield, he was also competent as an attacking midfielder or playing in the holding role. In 2000, Hagi rated him as one of the finest ball-playing midfielders in Europe. He is currently the coordinator of the Galatasaray youth academy, after a short spell working with Mark Hughes at Manchester City.
The 2000 UEFA Cup winners Galatasaray are ninth in the Turkish league after eight games, eight points adrift of leaders Bursaspor. Galatasaray also failed to reach the group stage of this season's Champions League or Europa League. Anadolu Agency website contains only a portion of the news stories offered to subscribers in the AA News Broadcasting System (HAS), and in summarized form. Please contact us for subscription options.
