Gheorghe Hagi (1965), nicknamed "The Carpathian
Maradona" is a Romanian football player for the Romanian team in three
FIFA World Cups. During the 1994 World Cup, Hagi made highlights by scoring vital goals for Romania, including a 40yd lob against Colombia. Having played for Farul Constanta (1979/1980 and 1982/83), Luceafarul Bucharest (1980/1982), Sportul Studentesc (1983/1986), Steaua Bucharest (1986/1990),
Real Madrid (1990/1992),
Brescia[?] (1992/1994) and
FC Barcelona (1994/1996), Hagi currently plays for plays for
Galatasaray[?], the Turkish club team that captured the
UEFA Cup title in 2000. Prior to his third retirement in
2001, he won 125 international caps, scoring 35 goals.