Gheorghe Hagi /ˈge̯or.ge ˈha.ʤi/, (born February 5, 1965 in Săcele, Constanţa), is a Romanian former football player of Aromanian descent. is the 36th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. ... County ConstanÅ£a County Status Commune Mayor Ion Oprea, National Liberal Party, since 2004 Area 182. ... County ConstanÅ£a Mayor Radu Åžtefan Mazăre Area 124. ... A player (wearing the red kit) has penetrated the defence (in the white kit) and is taking a shot at goal. ...

Nicknamed "The Maradona of the Carpathians", or "The hunk with the chunk", he is considered a hero in his homeland as well as in Turkey. He has won his country's "Player of the Year" award a record six times, and was recently named Romanian football player of the century. Diego Armando Maradona (born October 30, 1960) is an Argentine former footballer. ... Satellite image of the Carpathians. ... Look up hunk in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Chunky is a method of frame buffer organization in computer graphics. ...

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 2000. He won a total of 125 caps for Romania, being ranked second after Dorinel Munteanu, and scored 35 goals, being ranked first. First international Yugoslavia 1 - 2 Romania (Belgrade, Yugoslavia; 8 June 1922) Biggest win Romania 9 - 0 Finland (Bucharest, Romania; 14 October 1973) Biggest defeat Hungary 9 - 0 Romania (Budapest, Hungary; 6 June 1948) World Cup Appearances 7 (First in 1930) Best result Quarterfinals, 1994 European Championship Appearances 3 (First in... The FIFA World Cup Trophy, which has been awarded to the world champions since 1974. ... The 1990 FIFA World Cup, the 14th staging of the World Cup, was held in Italy from June 8 to July 8. ... Qualifying countries The 1994 FIFA World Cup, the 15th staging of the FIFA World Cup, was held in the United States from June 17 to July 17, 1994. ... 1998 World Cup redirects here. ... The UEFA European Championship is the main football competition of the mens national football teams governed by the UEFA. Held every four years since 1960, in the even-numbered year between World Cup tournaments, it was originally called the European Nations Cup, changing to the name European Football Championship... The 1984 European Football Championship (Euro 84) final tournament was held in France. ... The 1996 European Football Championship (or simply Euro 96) was hosted by England. ... The 2000 UEFA European Championship, or Euro 2000, was the 11th edition of the UEFA European Championship, a competition between the national football teams of Europe held every four years and organised by UEFA, footballs governing body in Europe. ... Dorinel Munteanu, (born June 25, 1968 in Grădinari), is a former Romanian football midfielder, currently coaching FC Vaslui. ...

In November 2003, to celebrate UEFA's Jubilee, he was selected as the Golden Player of Romania by the Romanian Football Federation as their most outstanding player of the past 50 years. [1]. Hagi is one of the few footballers to have played for both the Spanish rival clubs Real Madrid and FC Barcelona. The Union Européenne de Football Association or Union of European Football Associations in English, almost always referred to by the acronym UEFA (pronounced (you-AY-fuh) or (oo-Ay-fuh) or ), is the administrative and controlling body for European football. ... In 2004, when Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) celebrated its 50th anniversary, each member association selected its best player from 1954 to 2003. ... Categories: Football (soccer) stubs | Football (soccer) governing bodies | Romanian football ...

In March 2004, he was named among the top 125 living footballers by Pelé. Pelé The FIFA 100 is a list of the world-renowned Brazilian striker Pelés choice of the greatest living footballers. Unveiled on March 4, 2004 at a gala ceremony in London, the FIFA 100 marked part of the celebrations of the 100th anniversary of the foundation of the F... Pele redirects here. ...

Club career

He started his career playing for the youth teams of Farul Constanţa in the 1970s, before being selected by the Romanian Football Federation to join the squad of Luceafărul Bucureşti in 1980 for two years. In 1982 he returned to Constanţa, but one year later, aged 18, he was prepared to make the step to a top team. He was originally directed to Universitatea Craiova, then the best team in Romania's Divizia A, but chose Sportul Studenţesc of Bucharest instead. FC Farul ConstanÅ£a is a professional football club from ConstanÅ£a, Romania. ... Categories: Football (soccer) stubs | Football (soccer) governing bodies | Romanian football ... County ConstanÅ£a Mayor Radu Åžtefan Mazăre Area 124. ... Universitatea Craiova is a Romanian football club, the last non-Bucuresti club to have won the Romanian league title (the year was 1991). ... Divizia A is the name of the top division of the Romanian soccer league system. ... Sportul StudenÅ£esc is a Romanian football club that was established in 1916 (making it one of the oldest Romanian clubs still active). ... Nickname: Motto: Patria si Dreptul Meu (My Country and My Right) Location of Bucharest within Romania (in red) Coordinates: , Country County Founded 1459 (first official record) Government  - Mayor Adriean Videanu Area  - City 228 km² (88 sq mi)  - Metro 238 km² (91. ...

In the winter of 1987 Hagi was transferred to Steaua Bucureşti as the team prepared their European Super Cup final against FC Dynamo Kyiv. The original contract was for one game only, the final. However after winning the trophy, Hagi scoring the only goal of the final, Steaua did not want to release him back to Sportul Studenţesc and retained him for the next years. During his Steaua years, (1987 - 1990), Hagi played 97 Liga I games, scoring 76 goals. He and the team reached the European Cup semifinal in 1988 and the final in the following year, champions of Romania in 1987, 1988 and 1989 and winning the Romania Cup in 1987, 1988 and 1989. FC Steaua BucureÅŸti is a Romanian football club based at Ghencea Stadium, Bucharest, Romania. ... The European Super Cup (UEFA Super Cup) is at stake in an annual football game between the reigning champions of the UEFA Cup(formally UEFA Cup Winners Cup) and the Champions League. ... FC Dynamo Kyiv is a professional football club from the Ukrainian capital, Kiev (Kyiv). ... Sportul StudenÅ£esc is a Romanian football club that was established in 1916 (making it one of the oldest Romanian clubs still active). ... Champions League Logo The UEFA Champions League is an annual international inter-club football competition between Europes most successful clubs, regarded as the most prestigious club trophy in the sport. ... The Romanian Cup (Romanian: ) is a football competition held annually since 1933-34. ...

After the 1990 World Cup, he was signed by Real Madrid. The La Liga side paid $4.3 million to Steaua for him. Hagi played two seasons with Real Madrid and then was sold to Brescia Calcio. The 1990 FIFA World Cup, the 14th staging of the World Cup, was held in Italy from June 8 to July 8. ... Real Madrid redirects here. ... (Professional Football League), commonly known as La Liga and also known as Primera División, is the professional football league in Spain. ... Categories: Romanian football clubs | Stub | Bucharest ... Real Madrid redirects here. ... Brescia Calcio is a football club based in Brescia, Lombardy. ...

Hagi helped Brescia Calcio win the Italian Serie B and get promoted to Serie A, but in the next season the club relegated back to Serie B and Hagi left the club to play for FC Barcelona. Serie B is the name of the second highest football league in Italy. ... This article is about the Italian football league. ... Futbol Club Barcelona, known familiarly as Barça (IPA: baɾ.sə), is a sports club based in Barcelona, Catalonia. ...

After two years at FC Barcelona, Hagi signed for Galatasaray S.K.. Hagi did not win any trophies in Spain, neither with Real Madrid nor with FC Barcelona. However, at Galatasaray, he was both successful and highly popular among the Turkish supporters of the Istanbul side. Hagi and manager Fatih Terim built a team that would win four league titles, two domestic cups, the UEFA Cup after defeating Arsenal and then the European Super Cup after a final with Hagi's former club, Real Madrid. Futbol Club Barcelona, known familiarly as Barça (IPA: baɾ.sə), is a sports club based in Barcelona, Catalonia. ... For other uses of Galatasaray, see Galatasaray (disambiguation) Galatasaray Spor Kulübü (in English: Galatasaray Sports Club) or Galatasaray SK is a Turkish sports club based in Istanbul which is famous for its football section. ... Istanbul (Turkish: , Greek: , historically Byzantium and later Constantinople; see other names) is Turkeys most populous city, and its cultural and financial center. ... Fatih Terim is one of the most successful football players and managers of Turkey. ... The UEFA Cup 1999-00 season was won by Galatasaray of Turkey, who defeated Arsenal of England in the final. ... Arsenal Football Club (also known as Arsenal, The Arsenal or The Gunners) are an English professional football club based in north London. ... The European Super Cup (UEFA Super Cup) is at stake in an annual football game between the reigning champions of the UEFA Cup(formally UEFA Cup Winners Cup) and the Champions League. ... Real Madrid redirects here. ...

National team

Hagi made his debut for the Romania national team at the age of 18 in 1983 in a game against Norway played in Oslo. He was part of the Romanian team until 2000. First international Yugoslavia 1 - 2 Romania (Belgrade, Yugoslavia; 8 June 1922) Biggest win Romania 9 - 0 Finland (Bucharest, Romania; 14 October 1973) Biggest defeat Hungary 9 - 0 Romania (Budapest, Hungary; 6 June 1948) World Cup Appearances 7 (First in 1930) Best result Quarterfinals, 1994 European Championship Appearances 3 (First in... This article is about the capital of Norway. ...

Hagi led the Romanian team to its best ever international performance at the 1994 World Cup, where the team reached the quarterfinals. Hagi scored three times in the tournament. 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. Qualifying countries The 1994 FIFA World Cup, the 15th staging of the FIFA World Cup, was held in the United States from June 17 to July 17, 1994. ... Óscar Eduardo Córdoba Arce (born March 02, 1970 in Cali) is a Colombian footballer. ...

Four years later, after the 1998 World Cup, Hagi decided to retire from the national team, only to change his mind after few months and play at the 2000 European Football Championship. 1998 World Cup redirects here. ... The 2000 UEFA European Championship, or Euro 2000, was the 11th edition of the UEFA European Championship, a competition between the national football teams of Europe held every four years and organised by UEFA, footballs governing body in Europe. ...

Hagi retired from professional football in 2001, age 36.

Career as Coach

In 2001 Hagi was named the manager of Romania, replacing Ladislau Bölöni, who left the squad to coach Sporting Clube de Portugal. However, after failing to qualify the team for the World Cup, Hagi was sacked. His only notable achievement during the six months as Romania's manager was the win in Budapest against Hungary, the first of this kind for the Romania national football team. László or Ladislau Bölöni (born March 11, 1953 in Târgu MureÅŸ is a Romanian football player of Hungarian ethnicity who also coached the Romania national football team. ... Sporting Clube de Portugal (pron. ... 2002 World Cup redirects here. ...

In 2003, Hagi took over as coach of Turkish first division side Bursaspor, but left the club after a disappointing start to the season. He then became manager of Galatasaray in 2004, leading the team to the Turkish Football Cup in 2005. Bursaspor (officially Bursaspor Kulübü) is a professional Turkish football (soccer) team based in Bursa. ... The Turkish Football Cup (Türkiye Kupası) is a football competition in Turkey, organized by the Turkish Football Federation since 1962-1963. ...

Steaua Bucureşti wanted to hire him in the summer of 2005, but Hagi's requested wage could not be met by the Romanian champions. Hagi became manager of FCU Politehnica Timişoara instead, and after a string of bad results and disagreements with the management, he left the club after a few months. Constanţa's main stadium used to bear his name, but the name was changed after Hagi signed with FCU Politehnica Timişoara.^[1] FCU Politehnica TimiÅŸoara is a Romanian football club which was established in 1921 and is currently playing in Romanias top league, Liga 1. ... County ConstanÅ£a Mayor Radu Åžtefan Mazăre Area 124. ... The Gheorghe Hagi Stadium is a Football (soccer) stadium in ConstanÅ£a, Romania, and is the current home stadium of the club FC Farul ConstanÅ£a. ...

From June 2007 to September 20th (for 2 months, 3 weeks and 4 days), Hagi coached Steaua Bucuresti, had a mediocre start in the internal championship mainly due to the large number of unavailable injured players, managed to qualify the team for the second time in line to Champions League Groups passing two qualifying rounds. He resigned due to a long series of conflicts with the team's owner Gigi Becali, which also happens to be his godson. The main reason for resigning was the owner's policy of imposing players, making the team's strategy and threats. Hagi's resignation happened just a few hours after Steaua's first Champions League game in the actual season with Slavia Prague in Prague, Czech Republic, lost with 2-1. June 2007 is the sixth month of that year. ... SK Slavia Praha is a Czech football club, from Prague. ... For other uses, see Prague (disambiguation). ...

It is thought that he may become Director of Football at Scottish side Inverness Caledonian Thistle or main coach at Universitatea Craiova (currently situated on the last place in Liga 1). Inverness Caledonian Thistle Football Club is a Scottish football team based in the city of Inverness. ...

Honours

Club

• Steaua Bucureşti
  • European Supercup: 1987
  • Romanian Football Championship: 1987, 1988, 1989
  • Romanian Cup: 1987, 1988, 1989
• Galatasaray
  • UEFA Cup: 2000
  • European Supercup: 2000
  • Turkish Football Championship: 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000
  • Turkish Cup: 1999, 2000

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Manager

• Galatasaray
  • Turkish Cup: 2005 (as coach)

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References

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External links

• Gheorghe Hagi's official website
• Hagi's Iaki Hotel
• UEFA.com - Romania's Golden Player

v • d • e Romania squad - 1990 FIFA World Cup
1 Lung • 2 Rednic • 3 Klein • 4 Andone • 5 Rotariu • 6 G. Popescu • 7 Lăcătuş • 8 Sabău • 9 Cămătaru • 10 Hagi • 11 Lupu • 12 Stelea • 13 A. Popescu • 14 Răducioiu • 15 Mateuţ • 16 Timofte • 17 Dumitrescu • 18 Balint • 19 Săndoi • 20 Muzsnay • 21 Lupescu • 22 Liliac • Coach: Jenei

v • d • e Romania squad - 1994 FIFA World Cup
1 Prunea • 2 Petrescu • 3 Prodan • 4 Belodedici • 5 Lupescu • 6 Popescu • 7 Munteanu • 8 Chiriţă • 9 Răducioiu • 10 Hagi • 11 Dumitrescu • 12 Stelea • 13 Selymes • 14 Mihali • 15 Panduru • 16 Vlădoiu • 17 Moldovan • 18 Gâlcă • 19 Papură • 20 Stîngă • 21 Ivan • 22 Preda • Coach: Iordănescu

v • d • e Romania squad - 1998 FIFA World Cup
1 Stângaciu • 2 Petrescu • 3 Dulca • 4 Doboş • 5 Gâlcă • 6 Gheorghe Popescu • 7 Lăcătuş • 8 Munteanu • 9 Moldovan • 10 Hagi • 11 Ilie • 12 Stelea • 13 Ciobotariu • 14 Niculescu • 15 Marinescu • 16 Gabriel Popescu • 17 Dumitrescu • 18 Filipescu • 19 Stîngă • 20 Selymes • 21 Craioveanu • 22 Prunea • Coach: Iordănescu