2. * He was born on 5 February 1965 in S ă cele, Romania * He is a Romanian former footballer Romanian footballer * He was one of the best attacking midfielders in Europe during the 1980s and 1990s *He is considered the greatest Romanian footballer of all time

3. * Galatasaray* Galatasaray fans called him 'Commandante' (The Commander)fans The Romanians called him 'Regele'Romanians (The King) He is considered a hero in his homeland

4. * He has won his country's "Player of the Year" award seven times * He is regarded as one of the best football players of the 20th century

5. * He played for the Romanian national team in three World Cups in 1990, 1994 and 1998, as well as in three European Football Championships in 1984, 1996 and 2000Romanian national teamWorld Cups199019941998European Football Championships19841996 2000 * He won a total of 124 caps for Romania, being ranked second after Dorinel Munteanu, and scored 35 goals, being ranked first.RomaniaDorinel Munteanu

6. * Hagi is one of the few footballers to have played for both the Spanish rival clubs Real Madrid and Barcelona. * In March 2004, he was named among the top 125 living footballerstop 125 living footballers

7. * Hagi made his debut for the Romania national team at the age of 18 in 1983 in a game against Norway played in OsloRomania national teamNorwayOslo * He was part of the Romanian team until 2000. International career * In the first of Romania's group stage matches, against Colombia, Hagi scored one of the most memorable goals of that tournamentColombia

8. * Hagi retired from professional football in 2001, age 36, in a game called "Gala Hagi" on 24 April. * He still holds the record as Romanian national team top scorer.

9. * In 2001 Hagi was named the manager of RomaniaRomania * From June to September 2007, Hagi coached Steaua BucuretiSteaua Bucureti