* He was born on 5 February 1965 in Săcele, Romania* He is a  Romanian  former 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

* Galatasaray fans called him 'Commandante' (The Commander)

•The Romanians called him 'Regele' (The King)•He is considered a hero in his homeland

* 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

* 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 124 caps for Romania,

being ranked second after Dorinel Munteanu, and scored 35 goals, being ranked first.

* 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 footballers

* 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.

International career

* In the first of Romania's group stage matches, against Colombia, Hagi scored one of the most memorable goals of that tournament

* 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.

* In 2001 Hagi was named the manager of Romania

* From June to September 2007, Hagi coached Steaua București

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Frătean Denisa7th Grade