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Gheorghe Hagi (born February 25 1965), nicknamed "The Carpathian Maradona" is a Romanian football player who played for the Romanian national team in three FIFA World Cups. A hero in his homeland, he has won his country's Player of the Year award a record six times, and was recently named Romania's player of the century. He was born in Sacele , Constanta county in an Aromanian family.
During the 1994 World Cup, Hagi made highlights by scoring vital goals for Romania, including a 40yd lob against Colombia. Having played for Farul Constanta (1979/1980 and 1982/83), Luceafarul Bucharest (1980/1982), Sportul Studentesc (1983/1986), Steaua Bucharest (1986/1990), Real Madrid (1990/1992), Brescia (1992/1994) and FC Barcelona (1994/1996), Hagi then joined GalatasarayGalatasaray Spor Kulub (Galatasaray Sports Club) is a Turkish sports club based in Istanbul which is most famous for its football section. Founded in 1905, Galatasaray currently has 15 Turkish league championships, and also won the UEFA Cup and UEFA Super, the TurkishTurkey (officially the Republic of Turkey Turkish Turkiye is a country located in Southwest Asia with a small part in southeastern Europe. Until 1922 the country was the center of the Ottoman Empire. The Anatolian peninsula, between the Black Sea and the club team that captured the UEFA CupThe UEFA Cup is a football competition for European club teams. It was founded in May 1955 as the Inter-Cities' Fairs Cup. It is the second most important competition for European club teams, the first being the UEFA Champions League. Qualification for th title in 2000. Prior to his third retirement in 20012001 is a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar), and also: The International Year of the Volunteer The United Nations Year of Dialogue Among Civilizations Events January January 1 A black monolith measuring approximately nine feet tall ap, he won 125 international caps, scoring 35 goals.
Hagi has since returned to football as a coach. He became the Head Coach of the Romanian national team in 2001, although he only lasted six months as the team failed to qualify for the 2002 FIFA World Cup. He then took over as coach of Turkish first division side Bursaspor but left that club after a disappointing start to the season.
After a 18 month hiatus spent running a coastal Black SeaNASA MODIS The Black Sea (also known as the Euxine Sea is an inland sea between southeastern Europe and Asia Minor. It is connected to the Mediterranean Sea by the Bosporus and the Sea of Marmara, and to the Sea of Azov by the Strait of Kerch. There is a hotel and appearing in television commercials, he has now returned to club management at the helm of the club at which he won his first European trophy, GalatasarayGalatasaray Spor Kulub (Galatasaray Sports Club) is a Turkish sports club based in Istanbul which is most famous for its football section. Founded in 1905, Galatasaray currently has 15 Turkish league championships, and also won the UEFA Cup and UEFA Super.
In March 2004, Hagi was named among the top 125 living footballers by Pelé.
Hagi, Gheorghe
Hagi, Gheorghe
