Four years later, after the 1998 World Cup, Hagi decided to retire from the national team, only to change his mind after a few months and play at the 2000 European Football Championship, during which he was sent off in the quarter-final loss against Italy.

Actor portraying Nikki Danjō, a villain from the kabuki play Sendai Hagi.

Katsura was born into a samurai family from Hagi, Chōshū Domain ( present day Yamaguchi Prefecture ).

His father Hayashi Jūzō was the adopted son of Mizui Buhei who was an adopted son of Itō Yaemon's family, a lower class samurai from Hagi, Chōshū domain ( present-day Yamaguchi prefecture ).

Yamagata was born in a lower-ranked samurai family from Hagi, the capital of the feudal domain of Chōshū ( present-day Yamaguchi prefecture ).

They transferred the capital of the domain from Hiroshima to Hagi at the same time.

The West Army lost the battle and the Mōri clan lost three eastern provinces and moved their capital from Hiroshima to currentday Hagi, Yamaguchi.

On March 6, 2005 Kawakami, along with the towns of Susa and Tamagawa, and the villages of Asahi, Fukue and Mutsumi, all from Abu District, was merged into the expanded city of Hagi.

On March 6, 2005 Tamagawa, along with the town of Susa, and the villages of Asahi, Fukue, Kawakami and Mutsumi, all from Abu District, was merged into the expanded city of Hagi.

On March 6, 2005 Mutsumi, along with the towns of Susa and Tamagawa, and the villages of Asahi, Fukue and Kawakami, all from Abu District, was merged into the expanded city of Hagi.

On March 6, 2005 Susa, along with the town of Tamagawa, and the villages of Asahi, Fukue, Kawakami and Mutsumi, all from Abu District, was merged into the expanded city of Hagi.

On March 6, 2005 Asahi, along with the towns of Susa and Tamagawa, and the villages of Fukue, Kawakami and Mutsumi, all from Abu District, was merged into the expanded city of Hagi.

On March 6, 2005 Fukue, along with the towns of Susa and Tamagawa, and the villages of Asahi, Kawakami and Mutsumi, all from Abu District, was merged into the expanded city of Hagi.

The town of Abu dropped out from the merger because of the indifferentual reasons with the city of Hagi.

Goals from Gheorghe Hagi and Dean Saunders meant the game was finely balanced, before Wales were awarded a penalty.

Răducioiu opened the scoring before Hagi scored a spectacular second from wide on the left touchline.

Răducioiu, suspended, was hardly missed, as coach Anghel Iordănescu pushed Dumitrescu forward to play as a striker and the player responded by scoring twice in the first twenty minutes, one a superbly subtle left foot flick from a right-wing Hagi cross slotted between the Argentine defenders.

Gheorghe Hagi was borrowed this way from FC Sportul Studențesc for the 1987 European Super Cup match with SK Dinamo Kiev and afterwards continued, at his will, to play for Steaua, despite his former club's opposition.

There is even one complete anomaly, a letter from Hagi Ibbi to Ben Josué ( Letter 37 ), neither of whom is mentioned elsewhere in the novel.

In sports, Romanians have excelled in a variety of fields, such as football ( Gheorghe Hagi ), gymnastics ( Nadia Comăneci, Lavinia Miloşovici etc.

* Gheorghe Hagi, a Romanian football ( soccer ) player and manager

Romanian football legend Gheorghe Hagi praised his work in Florence, " In five months he built up a phenomenal side at Fiorentina.

The first period lasted until World War II and culminated with the accession in the first national league, then the club disappeared in the dawn of communism and was reborn and grown again to accede the first division ; " the Hagi period " with its best performance, second place in 1986-a period led by president Barbu Emil " Mac " Popescu ; and finally the present marked by the president Vasile Siman, with Sportul Studenţesc again among the best football teams in the championship.

In 2000, at the age of 35, Hagi had the best days of his career winning every possible trophy with Galatasaray.

Hagi made his debut for the Romania national team at the age of 18 in 1983 in a game against Norway played in Oslo.

Once the understudy to Romanian legend Gheorghe Hagi, it seemed that the sky was the limit for Emre as he won 4 Süper Lig titles, 2 Turkish Cups, 1 UEFA Cup, and 1 UEFA Super Cup all by the age of 21.

However after winning the trophy, where Hagi scored the only goal of the game, Steaua did not want to release him back to Sportul Studențesc and retained him.

Before leaving Galatasaray, Misimović called coach Georghe Hagi a liar, but added that he wished his former club all the best.

The remaining towns and villages and the city of Hagi merged on March 6, 2005 to form the new city of Hagi.

Due to its proximity to the border to neighboring Yamaguchi, many tourists who come to Tsuwano also visit Hagi on the Sea of Japan and Yamaguchi at the same time, and Tsuwano is often mistaken as being located in Yamaguchi prefecture for this reason.

He was sacked on 19 October 2010 and was replaced with Gheorghe Hagi.

Their finest hour came at the 1994 World Cup where Romania, led by playmaker Gheorghe Hagi, reached the quarterfinals by defeating South American powerhouse Argentina before losing to Sweden on a penalty shootout.

At the finals, Romania were one of the most entertaining teams in the early stages with Hagi, Răducioiu and Dumitrescu on form.

In between, Gabriel Batistuta scored a penalty, but after half-time Romania netted a superb third on the counter attack, with Hagi beating goalkeeper Luis Islas.

He was promoted to first team by Gheorghe Hagi in 2004 – 05 season, making his official debut against Bursaspor in a Turkish Cup match on 22 January 2005.

With Emilio Butragueño, Míchel, Fernando Hierro, Manolo Sanchís, Gheorghe Hagi, and aging Hugo Sánchez as the club's established stars, Antić's debut took place at the Bernabéu versus Real Oviedo on Sunday, 24 March 1991, ending in somewhat disappointing 1 – 1 draw considering Oviedo played with 10 men since the 68th minute.

* April 1, 1955-Otowa was founded by the unification of Akasaka Town, Nagasawa Village ( 長沢村 ) and Hagi Village ( 萩村 ).

Gheorghe Hagi (; born 5 February 1965 in Săcele ) is a former Romanian footballer of Aromanian descent.

Hagi is one of the few footballers to have played for both the Spanish rival clubs Real Madrid and FC Barcelona.

In the winter of 1987 Hagi was transferred to Romanian giants Steaua București as the team prepared for their European Super Cup final against FC Dynamo Kyiv.

During his Steaua years ( 1987 – 1990 ), Hagi played 97 Liga I games, scoring 76 goals.

Hagi and Steaua were the champions of Romania in 1987, 1988 and 1989 and as well as winning the Romania Cup in 1987, 1988 and 1989.

Hagi played two seasons with Real Madrid and then was sold to Brescia Calcio.

Hagi started the season 1992 – 1993 with Brescia Calcio but in the first season the club was relegated to Serie B ; in the next season Hagi helped Brescia Calcio win the Italian Serie B and get promoted to Serie A.

After performing memorably during the 1994 World Cup, Hagi was signed by FC Barcelona.

After two years at FC Barcelona, Hagi signed for Galatasaray S. K .. At Galatasaray, he was both successful and highly popular among the Turkish supporters.

Hagi and manager Fatih Terim built a team that would win four consecutive league titles.

Over the years, Galatasaray, led by Hagi, managed to win the UEFA Cup after defeating Arsenal in the finals.

Hagi led the Romanian team to its best ever international performance at the 1994 World Cup, where the team reached the quarterfinals before Sweden ended their run after winning the penalty shoot-out.

Hagi scored three times in the tournament, including a memorable goal in their 3 – 2 surprise defeat of South American powerhouse and previous runners-up Argentina.

In the first of Romania's group stage matches, against Colombia, Hagi scored one of the most memorable goals of that tournament, curling in a 40-yard lob over Colombian goalkeeper Oscar Córdoba who was caught out of position.

His former house is preserved as a museum near the Shoin Jinja, in Hagi city, Yamaguchi prefecture.

In the Japanese tea ceremony, the pottery items used are often rustic and simple-looking, e. g. Hagi ware, with shapes that are not quite symmetrical, and colors or textures that appear to emphasize an unrefined or simple style.