Gheorghe Hagi

About

Known as one of the best Romanian soccer players of all time. Romanian-born, he led his national team in three consecutive World Cups in the 1990s. Retiring from playing in 2001, he began managing  and coaching a number of Romanian and Turkish teams. He is the owner and manager of Liga I club Farul Constanta since 2021. 

Before Fame

He started out in youth systems before moving over to the Romanian Football Federal club.

Trivia

He was selected as the best Romanian player of the past 50 years at the UEFA Jubilee Awards in 2004. He started managing Viitorul in 2014 until 2020.

Family Life

He was married to Leni Celnicu from 1990 to 1995. He later married Marilena Hagi. The couple have two children.

Associated With

He was frequently compared to Diego Maradona in terms of the dominance he brought to his teams.