Leanid Paulavich Harai (Belarusian: Леанід Паўлавіч Гарай; Russian: Леонид Павлович Гарай; 13 January 1937 – 5 August 2019) was a Soviet footballer and manager.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Leanid Paulavich Harai | ||
| Date of birth | 13 January 1937 | ||
| Place of birth |
Gomel, Byelorussian SSR, Soviet Union (now Belarus) | ||
| Date of death | 5 August 2019 (aged 82) | ||
| Place of death | Minsk, Belarus | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –1955 | FShM Minsk | ||
| 1956–1957 | Spartak Minsk | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1958–1959 | Spartak Minsk | 43 | (0) |
| 1960 | FC Urozhay Minsk | 32 | (0) |
| 1961 | Belarus Minsk | 9 | (0) |
| 1962–1963 | SKA Minsk | 43 | (0) |
| 1964–1966 | Spartak Brest | 45 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1966–1968 | Spartak Brest (assistant) | ||
| 1969–1970 | Spartak Brest (director) | ||
| 1976–1978 | Dinamo Brest (director) | ||
| 1978–1986 | Dinamo Minsk (director) | ||
| 1988–1993 | Dinamo Minsk (director) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Playing career
editHarai's father was killed in World War II when he was age 4. After the war, Harai began playing football at school in Brest and then Minsk. He would join FC Spartak Minsk's senior side where he began playing in the second-tier Soviet Class B league. In 1960, Harai joined FC Urozhay Minsk. The following season he joined FC Belarus Minsk, a club composed of several former Spartak and Urozhay players, which competed in the 1961 Soviet Top League. Harai finished his playing career with spells at FC SKA Minsk and FC Spartak Brest.[1][2]
Coaching career
editAfter he retired from playing, Harai embarked on a managerial career. He led FC Spartak Brest to its highest-ever level in Soviet football, reaching the 1969 Soviet Class A Second Group.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "Леонид Гарай: "Всё у меня хорошо"". pressball.by (in Russian). 16 January 2007. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
- ^ "Умер известный белорусский футболист и тренер Леонид Гарай" (in Russian). Belarusian Telegraph Agency. 5 August 2019. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
External links
edit- Leanid Harai at FootballFacts.ru (in Russian)
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