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Gheorghe Hagi

Gheorghe Hagi (born February 25 1965, Sacele, Constanta), 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.