Managing furia latina

The making of a Romanian football system and style of play

Bibliographic Data

ID11047757
AuthorsFlorin Faje (0000-0002-2885-9656, Babeș-Bolyai University, corresponding author)
Year2016
Volume44
Issue6
Pages904-918
Publication date2016-11-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueNationalities Papers (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0090-5992 • E-ISSN: 1465-3923
PublisherCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1080/00905992.2016.1221917
OpenAlexW2547397105
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited12

This article investigates the creation of a Romanian football style and system of play, best espoused by the Romanian national teams of the 1990s. It does so by engaging the works of Virgil Economu (1896–1978), undoubtedly the leading Romanian practitioner in the field. The analysis develops around the notions of furia latina – Latin fury – and “élan” and traces their elaboration and implication at two different historical periods, the interwar and the postwar. Premised on these notions, Economu sought to develop a distinctly Romanian style of football play, one emphasizing speed and individual technique. The successes of Romanian football in the 1980s and early 1990s, the rise of the midfielder Gheorghe Hagi, and the popular meanings attached to them are all intimately connected with Economu's contributions. Overall, my arguments document football's crucial role for modern Romanian nationalism

Aesthetics · Art · Field (mathematics · Football · Linguistics · Literature · Media studies · Nationalism · Political science · Politics · Romanian · Sociology · Style (visual arts · History · Law · Philosophy · Physical education and sports games research · Sport and Mega-Event Impacts · Sports, Gender, and Society

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