World Cup Player at a Glance
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Name: Gheorghe Hagi.
Born: Feb. 5, 1965, Sacele, Romania.
Height: 5-8.
Weight: 156 pounds.
Position: Midfielder.
Club: Brescia (Serie B, Italy).
National team debut: 1983, vs. Norway.
Caps (international matches): 81.
Goals scored: 21.
Little-known fact: Expelled from an international match for spitting on another player.
Honors: Twice the leading scorer in the Romanian first division. Led Steaua Bucharest to three club titles. Scored winning goal in World Cup qualifying against Wales that earned team a place in the final.
Go beyond the scoreboard
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