Florin Halagian
Florin Vașken Halagian (7 March 1939 – 12 August 2019) was a Romanian football player and manager of Armenian descent, hence the nickname Armeanul (The Armenian).[1] He is the manager who has the most matches in Liga I with 878 games consisting of 432 victories, 176 draws and 270 losses.[1][2]
 Halagian as a manager, wearing his lucky Chicago Bulls hat. | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Florin Vașken Halagian | ||
| Date of birth | 7 March 1939 | ||
| Place of birth | Bucharest, Romania | ||
| Date of death | 12 August 2019 (aged 80) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1950–1957 | Dinamo București | ||
| 1957–1958 | Progresul București | ||
| 1958–1959 | Pompierul București | ||
| 1959–1962 | Dinamo Pitești | ||
| 1963–1964 | Dinamo București | ||
| 1964 | Petrolul Ploiești | ||
| 1964–1965 | Minerul Baia Mare | ||
| 1965 | Dinamo Pitești | ||
| 1966–1968 | Politehnica București | ||
| 1969 | Vagonul Arad | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 1972–1973 | Argeş Pitești | ||
| 1974–1979 | Argeş Pitești | ||
| 1979 | Romania (Caretaker) | ||
| 1979–1981 | Argeș Pitești | ||
| 1981–1984 | Olt Scornicești | ||
| 1984 | Steaua București | ||
| 1985 | Universitatea Craiova | ||
| 1985–1988 | Argeș Pitești | ||
| 1988–1989 | Victoria București | ||
| 1990–1991 | Romania B | ||
| 1991–1994 | Dinamo București | ||
| 1994–1995 | Inter Sibiu | ||
| 1995–1997 | Naţional București | ||
| 1997–1999 | FCM Bacău | ||
| 1999–2000 | Argeș Pitești | ||
| 2000 | Brașov | ||
| 2000 | Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț | ||
| 2001–2002 | Argeș Pitești | ||
| 2009–2010 | Gloria Bistrița | ||
| 2010 | Dacia Mioveni | ||
| 2011 | Gloria Bistrița | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
On 25 March 2008 he was decorated by the president of Romania, Traian Băsescu for all of his achievements as a football coach, and for forming a young generation of future champions with Ordinul "Meritul Sportiv" — (The Order "The Sportive Merit") class III.[3][4]
Halagian was the manager of the Romania national football team for one match during 1979.[5]
In 2011, Halagian returned to Gloria Bistriţa, but was sacked 3 weeks later because of issues regarding players shaving before matches.[6]
One of Halagian's famous quotes as coach was: Focu' la ei! (Fire at them!), Armeanul explained: This is an expression that I invented to convey to the players on the pitch that the ball is good to be on the opponent half of the pitch, even if we have possession or not, I told them it is better to play there.[7]
Honours
References
- "FLORIN HALAGIAN LA 80 DE ANI Cele mai importante borne ale carierei "Armeanului": a construit generația Stelei din 1986" [FLORIN HALAGIAN AT 80 YEARS The most important moments in the career of " The Armenian ": he built the Steaua's 1986 generation] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 7 March 2019. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
- "Top 60 antrenori" [Top 60 coaches] (in Romanian). RomanianSoccer.ro. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
- "DECRET privind conferirea Ordinului și Medaliei Meritul Sportiv" (PDF). Monitorul Oficial al României Nr. 241. 28 March 2008. p. 3. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
- "Decorarea unor personalități ale fotbalului românesc". Administrația Prezidențială. 25 March 2008. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
- Siminiceanu, Radu (10 January 2004). "Romania National Team 1970–1979 – Details". RSSSF. Retrieved 20 July 2009.
- David Hills (1 May 2011). "Return to Gloria Bistrita". The Guardian. Retrieved 1 May 2011.
- Florin Halagian "Focu’ la ei !“. revistaflacara.ro (in Romanian)
- "Doliu în fotbalul românesc! A murit Florin Halagian!" [Mourning in Romanian football! Florin Halagian died!] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 12 August 2019. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
External links
- Florin Halagian's profile Archived 13 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- Florin Halagian's coaching stats