Biografia

5 de fevereiro de 1965 · Constanta, Romênia

1,74 m

Is a Romanian football player who played for the Romanian national team in three World Cups. He is a hero in his homeland. He has won his country's Player of the Year award a record six times, and was recently named Romania's player of the century.

He was selected as the best Romanian player of the past 50 years at the UEFA Jubilee Awards in 2004.

He was frequently compared to Diego Maradona in terms of the dominance he brought to his teams.

He was married to Leni Celnicu from 1990 to 1995. He later married Marilena Hagi. The couple have two children.

He started out in youth systems before moving over to the Romanian Football Federal club.