Leanid Harai Explained

Leanid Harai
Fullname:Leanid Paulavich Harai
Birth Date:13 January 1937
Birth Place:Gomel, Byelorussian SSR, Soviet Union
(now Belarus)
Death Place:Minsk, Belarus
Position:Defender
Youthyears1:–1955
Youthclubs1:FShM Minsk
Youthyears2:1956–1957
Youthclubs2:Spartak Minsk
Years1:1958–1959
Years2:1960
Years3:1961
Years4:1962–1963
Years5:1964–1966
Clubs1:Spartak Minsk
Clubs3:Belarus Minsk
Clubs4:SKA Minsk
Clubs5:Spartak Brest
Caps1:43
Caps2:32
Caps3:9
Caps4:43
Caps5:45
Goals1:0
Goals2:0
Goals3:0
Goals4:0
Goals5:0
Manageryears1:1966–1968
Managerclubs1:Spartak Brest (assistant)
Manageryears2:1969–1970
Managerclubs2:Spartak Brest (director)
Manageryears3:1976–1978
Managerclubs3:Dinamo Brest (director)
Manageryears4:1978–1986
Managerclubs4:Dinamo Minsk (director)
Manageryears5:1988–1993
Managerclubs5:Dinamo Minsk (director)

Leanid Paulavich Harai (Belarusian: Леанід Паўлавіч Гарай; Russian: Леонид Павлович Гарай; 13 January 1937 – 5 August 2019) was a Soviet footballer and manager.

Playing career

Harai'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

After 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.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: pressball.by. Леонид Гарай: "Всё у меня хорошо". ru. 16 January 2007. 14 November 2019.
  2. News: Belarusian Telegraph Agency. Умер известный белорусский футболист и тренер Леонид Гарай. ru. 5 August 2019. 14 November 2019.