Gheorghe Hagi
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Gheorghe Hagi (born 5 February 1965) is a Romanian football manager and former professional player who played as an attacking midfielder.
He is currently the owner and boss of Viitorul Constan?a, Romania's national team.
Hagi was regarded as one of the world's best players during the 1980s and 1990s, and by some in the sport as the best Romanian footballer of all time.
Although Hagi's career ended, supporters of Galatasaray's "The King"), he was regarded as "Regele" ("The King") by Romanian followers.
Nicknamed "The Maradona of the Carpathians" began his playing career in Romania with Farul Constan?a and then with Sportul Studen?esc and Steaua Bucure?ti, and later with Galatasaray, Turkey; as a result, Hagi is one of the few footballers to have played for both Spanish rival clubs Real Madrid and Barcelona.
He earned many trophies during his time in four nations, including three Romanian League titles, two Cupa României titles, and the European Super Cup with Brescia, another Supercopa de Espaa title for Barcelona, four Turkish Cups, two Turkish Supercups, two Turkish Super Cups, two Turkish Super Cups, two Turkish Super Cups, and the UEFA Super Cup with Galatasaray. Hagi served for Romania's national team in three FIFA World Cups, including 1990, 1994 (where he was named in the World Cup All-Star Team after assisting his country in the tournament's quarterfinals) and 2000, as well as in three UEFA European Championships in 1984, 1996, and 2000.
Personal life
Gheorghe Hagi was born to Chirata Hagi, his mother, and his father, Iancu Hagi. He is of Aromanian descent. Hagi's grandfather was one of the 40,000 ethnic Aromanians who migrated from Greece to Romania. On the Black Sea coast of Romania, he built a home in Săcele, near Constanța. Hagi, a shepherd who, like many Aromanians, was a shepherd. "I was proud when he, who was named Gheorghe like me, begged me to go and spend the entire day minding the sheep," he said. "I loved to eat cheese and tomatoes with him, and this is still my favorite food today." He also said that "ambition is the main attribute of the Aromanians." Hagi is currently married to Marilena Hagi, with whom he had two children, Ianis and Kira.
Ianis Hagi, his son and a footballer, was born in Istanbul, Turkey, when he was playing for Galatasaray SK in 1998. Ianis now plays for Scottish club Rangers.
Kira Hagi, his father, who was born in 1996 in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, and played for Barcelona, is a performer.
According to Cinemagia, Hagi was chosen to dub in Romanian Dagda in the animated film Epic, directed by 20th Century Fox.
Club career
Hagi began his career with FC Constanța's youth team under coach Iosif Bükössy's guidance in the 1970s. He was chosen by the Romanian Football Federation to join the team of Luceafărul București in 1980, where he stayed for two years. He returned to FC Constanța in 1982 for his Divizia A debut under new manager Emanoil Haşoti in a 3–0 loss to SC Baculu, but a year later, aged 18, he was ready to play for a top squad. He was originally directed to Universitatea Craiova but instead of Sportul Studenciuesc of Bucharest, Studenciuescu was chosen.
Hagi moved to Steaua București in late 1986 as the team prepared for the European Super Cup final against Dynamo Kyiv. The original agreement was for a one-game loan only, with the final. However, after winning the trophy, Hagi's only goal of the game from a free kick, Steaua did not want to release him back to Sportul Studenciuesc and kept him stable. Hagi played 97 Liga I games (1987-1990), scoring 76 goals and scoring 98 goals, total, and scored 98 goals in 107 games for the club in all competitions. In 1988, he reached the European Cup semi-finals and the final the following year, while Hagi finished as one of the top scorers in the tournament's former iteration. Hagi has also been a member of the Steaua twins for three years. His good performances led him to him being affiliated with Milan, a member of Serie A football Milan, and Munich's German side Bayern Munich, but Nicolae Ceauşescu's communist government rejected any bid.
Hagi was signed by Spanish club Real Madrid on June 27th, the La Liga side paid $3.5 million to Steaua București in order to purchase him after impressing at the 1990 FIFA World Cup. Hagi played two seasons with Real Madrid, which were largely unsuccessful, scoring 20 goals in 84 games and just winning the Supercopa de Espaa; some of the club's most memorable performances included a hat-trick over Athletic Bilbao on match day 22 of the 1991-1992 season and a 40-yard lob against Osasuna during the same campaign. In addition, he aided Los Blancos in qualifying for the 1991-1992 UEFA Cup semi-finals, scoring three goals in ten appearances. In 1992, he was sold to Brescia, an Italian republic.
Hagi spent his 1992-93 season with Brescia in Serie A, but the club was relegated to Serie B after his first season. Hagi helped the team win the Anglo-Italian Cup with Brescia defeating Notts County 1–0 in the final at Wembley Stadium, and the team also finished third in Serie B and gained promotion to Serie A for the third time in Serie B. Hagi, who played memorably during the 1994 World Cup, returned to Spain and was signed by defending La Liga champions Barcelona for £2 million, but the club's second Supercopa de Espaa title was won shortly, but he continued to contribute by scoring 3 goals in 5 matches in the 1995–96 UEFA Cup season, but he continued to struggle to get playing time under manager Johan Cruyff, but he later failed to win his second Supercopa de Espa
Hagi joined Turkish club Galatasaray in 1996 at the age of 31 after two years in Barça. He had been rejected by So Paulo FC as a result of a competing transfer bid. Despite being incredibly popular among Turkish followers due to his superb results for the club during his time in Galatasaray, he was extremely successful in his youth and became extremely popular among Turkish fans. Hagi was a key member of the Galatasaray team, which went on to win four consecutive league titles between 1996 and 2000. Hagi had one of his best seasons of his career in 2000, winning every potential major championship with Galatasaray that season. Hagi captained the club to win the 1999–2000 UEFA Cup after losing on penalties in the final following a 0–0 draw; during the match, Hagi was suspended in extra time for punching Arsenal captain Tony Adams. Galatasaray became the first Turkish club to win a UEFA club championship title. With a historic 2–1 victory over Hagi's former club Real Madrid in extra time, the team's UEFA Cup victory was immediately followed by the UEFA Super Cup. Hagi's esteem with the fans has risen even higher as a result of these victories, prompting former France international Luis Fernández to comment, "Hagi is like wine, the older it gets."
Hagi, who died in 2001, was one of Turkey's most popular players. Hagi drew adoration from the Galatasaray supporters for his performances during his time with the club, who developed the chant "I Love You Hagi" in his honour. He came out of retirement to participate in the testimonial game for his former teammate Suat Kaya against Turkey XI while coaching Galatasaray in 2004. Hagi wore his famous shirt number 10 in the first half and helped Galatasaray beat 2–1.
International career
Gheorghe Hagi made his Romanian debut on August 10th, 1983, at the age of 18, under coach Mircea Lucescu who used him in all the minutes of friendly that ended 0–0 against Norway. In 1984, he scored his first international goal against Northern Ireland. For the first time in a World Cup qualifier against the same opponent, he was named captain for the first time.
Despite Romania's inability to qualify for the 1986 World Cup, Hagi later served in the 1990 World Cup, where he helped the team advance to the final round of 16, but after losing the result after a 0–0 draw, with Hagi netting Romania's first spot kick. He aided the Romanian team to their best ever international appearance at the 1994 World Cup, only to fall short of Sweden in a penalty shoot-out once more. Hagi scored three times in the tournament, with a memorable goal in their 3–2 surprise victory over South American powerhouse and former runners-up Argentina. Hagi scored two assists and scored one of the tournament's most memorable goals in the first of Romania's group stage matches, defeating Colombian goalkeeper scar Córdoba who was trapped out of place in a FIFA world cup match.com poll. Hagi was chosen in the Tournament's Team for his efforts.
He captained Romania at the 1998 World Cup for four years; Hagi first announced that France '98 would be his last tournament. Romania dominated their group, which included England, Colombia, and Tunisia, and advanced to the round of 16, before being defeated by Croatia. Hagi retired from the national team after the tournament, only to resign after a few months and compete in UEFA Euro 2000, where he was sent off in the 2–0 quarter-final loss to eventual runners-up Italy; this was his last international appearance.
Hagi retired from professional football in 2001 at the age of 36; this year, he was given a send-off in "Gala Hagi," a charity match that pitted a team of Romanian All-Stars against a group of international All-Stars. His 124 caps for his country at the time of his retirement were a national record that has since been surpassed by Dorinel Munteanu. He now has the most goals scored for Romania's national team, alongside Adrian Mutu with 35 goals.
Career as coach
Hagi was named head of Romania's national team in 2001, after Ladislau Bölöni, who left the squad to coach Sporting Clube de Portugal, was promoted. Hagi was fired after struggling to qualify the team for the World Cup. The victory over Hungary in Budapest was his only notable achievement during the six months as Romania's boss.
Hagi took over as coach of Bursaspor's Turkish Süper Lig team in 2003, but the team was forced to leave after a slow start to the season.
Hagi took over Galatasaray's 2004 as the team's manager, defeating fierce rivals Fenerbahçe. However, his deal was not renewed because his side was not able to win the 2004–05 Süper Lig title over Fenerbahçe during the club's centennial.
In the summer of 2005, Steaua București tried to recruit Hagi, but Hagi's request was not fulfilled by the Romanian champions, and he became the head of Politehnica Timișoara instead. However, after a string of poor results and internal disagreements with the boss, he departed the club after a few months. The name of Constanța's main stadium used to be etched, but the name was changed after Hagi signed with Politehnica Timișoara.
Hagi coached FC Steaua București from June to September 2007, mainly due to the team's poor availability and poor finish in the internal competition, and the team qualified for the second time in line with the UEFA Champions League group stages, winning two qualifying rounds. He resigned as a result of a long line of rivalry with club owner Gigi Becali, who also happens to be his godson. The most important reason for resigning was the owner's policy of enforcing players, influencing the team's tactics, and threats. Hagi resigned only hours after FC Steaua's first Champions League match against Slavia Prague, a 2–1 loss.
Hagi signed a one-and-a-half year with Galatasaray on October 21, 2010 after Frank Rijkaard was fired as a coach. On October 22, his formal presentation took place. His ex colleague from Galatasaray Kerimolu aided him in Istanbul, but he was dismissed on March 22, 2011 after a string of poor results in the Süper Lig.
Hagi appointed himself as the club's president and chairman in September 2014. Viitorul, who saved relegation in his first season, went on to be the season's best performer in the first half of the year, winning Hagi's award for the first time. Viitorul debuted on 4th place in the regular season, earning their first play-off qualification. Viitorul earned 5th place in the UEFA Europa League third qualifying round, but not for the third qualifying round due to Dinamo București's insolvency. Viitorul was defeated 0–5 by Gent at the Ghelamco Arena in their first European match and were ruled out after a 0–0 home draw.
Viitorul gained their maiden league title after defeating CFR Cluj 1–0; they finished the play-off with 44 points, but not in a more head-to-head win after a 3–1 victory over FCSB. Hagi received his second Romania Coach of the Year award as a result.