epa11958479 Former soccer star Gheorghe Hagi poses with the national order 'Star of Romania' medal awarded by Interim President Ilie Bolojan (not pictured) during a ceremony held at the Cotroceni presidential palace in Bucharest, Romania, 12 march 2025. Hagi, 65, currently the owner and manager of Farul Constanta soccer club, was considered one of the best players in the world during the 1980s and the'90s, being regarded as the greatest Romanian soccer player ever under the nickname 'The King'. Dubbed by Galatasaray club fans as 'The Commander' while sports jurnalists nicknamed him as 'The Maradona of the Carpathians', Hagi played along his career for succer clubs in Spain, at Real Madrid and Barcelona, in Italy at Brescia, and in Turkey, for Galatasaray. He wore the number 10 T-shirt in all the matches played for the national team. EPA/ROBERT GHEMENT
ROMANIA SOCCER
ROMANIA SOCCER
epa11958479 Former soccer star Gheorghe Hagi poses with the national order 'Star of Romania' medal awarded by Interim President Ilie Bolojan (not pictured) during a ceremony held at the Cotroceni presidential palace in Bucharest, Romania, 12 march 2025. Hagi, 65, currently the owner and manager of Farul Constanta soccer club, was considered one of the best players in the world during the 1980s and the'90s, being regarded as the greatest Romanian soccer player ever under the nickname 'The King'. Dubbed by Galatasaray club fans as 'The Commander' while sports jurnalists nicknamed him as 'The Maradona of the Carpathians', Hagi played along his career for succer clubs in Spain, at Real Madrid and Barcelona, in Italy at Brescia, and in Turkey, for Galatasaray. He wore the number 10 T-shirt in all the matches played for the national team. EPA/ROBERT GHEMENT
foto ROBERT GHEMENT
FotoID: HN:20250312954573