- 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.
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