Gheorghe Hagi to coach Romania’s national football team

Legendary Romanian player and coach Gheorghe Hagi will be the new coach of the national football team, replacing the late Mircea Lucescu.

“The King,” as Hagi is known in Romania, coached the national team for four matches in 2001, a 2-0 win against Hungary and a 1-1 draw with Georgia in the 2002 World Cup qualifiers, and 1-2 with Slovenia in Ljubljana and 1-1 in Bucharest in the qualifying play-off.