“The Maradona of the Carpathians” also known as Gheorghe Hagi is an abosulte legend of Romanian football and current owner and manager of Romanian club Viitorul Constanța.
Hagi is probably Romania's best attacking midfielder of all time, known for his vicious left footed power.
check out some of his best highlights!
Hagi was considered one of the best players in the world during the 80's and '90s, an idol for many fans growing up watching World Cup 94.
Hagi played for both Barcelona and Real Madrid altough he is much more recognized with Trukish club Galatasaray.
Fans of Galatasaray, the club were Hagi finished his career with, called him “Comandante” (“The Commander”).
Till this day, Whenever Romanians are on holiday in Turkey and chat with some locals who find out where they're from, in many cases the following sentence is “Hagi Our Comandante!!”
Hagi was a truly a creative playmaker famous for his dribbling skills, technique, all around vision on the field, passing abilllity and left and right foot accurate yet powerful shooting.
Here's a goal with his right foot!
Gheorghe Hagi Teams & Stats During the years
| Years | Team | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982–1983 | Farul Constanța | 18 | (7) |
| 1983–1987 | Sportul Studențesc | 108 | (58) |
| 1987–1990 | Steaua București | 97 | (76) |
| 1990–1992 | Real Madrid | 64 | (16) |
| 1992–1994 | Brescia | 61 | (14) |
| 1994–1996 | Barcelona | 36 | (7) |
| 1996–2001 | Galatasaray | 132 | (59) |
| Total | 516 | (237) |
Hagi casually scoring a banger in 2016, during the training sessions with the club he is coaching (Viitorul).
He was 51 yrs old at that time.
One of the best 10's many fans ever seen.Hagi was Absolute class, mesmerizing.
What would Klopp or Mourinho do if they had Hagi on their teams?
Closest thing to Hagi now is probably a player like Ozil while many believe Hagi was muc better than Ozil's peak.
