Who are the best Romanian players in history ?
As always, Establishing a list of the best players in a country is as subjective as it is complex, given the number of footballers that emerge and continue to emerge. However, We will try to summarize in an article such a complex subject.
The best Romanian players
Gheorghe Hagi
Without a doubt the best Romanian player of all time. A different footballer, with an exquisite left foot which, pendant 20 career, offered a real demonstration of long and medium distance strikes among many other virtues. This was his talent that Pelé included it in his FIFA list 100 of the 100 Best players in history.
Known as the Maradona of Carpathians, He played in two of the major world clubs, Real Madrid and FC Barcelona, over the years 90. The name Hagi is still at the top thanks to his son Ianis, who inherited a large part of his father's talent.
Gheorghe Popescu
He is undoubtedly one of the best footballers that Romania has ever produced. He played as a defender and midfielder for almost 20 ans, Participating with his brother-in-law Hagi in all the major competitions in which the Romanian national team participated during a golden era for Romanian football. He also played for FC Barcelona for two years and had a long career in different European leagues. He's Ianis Hagi's uncle.
Adrian Ilia
“the Cobra”, As he was nicknamed by Claudio Ranieri in Valence, Has great performances in Spanish football, demonstrating a talent and a quality that had nothing to envy to some of the best attackers of the time. He scored anthological goals with the valence jersey, where he has experienced the best period in his career. He also had a short passage to the Deportivo Alavés. The rest of his career took place between his native country, Turkey and Switzerland. His brother Sabin, thanks to him, was signed by the Valencia CF with a five -year contract without ever playing an official match, thus becoming one of the worst recruitments in the history of Valence.
Marius Lăcătuș
The Romanian striker was well known in Spanish toy for his visit to Real Oviedo, where he successfully played between 1991 et 1993. But well before that, He made himself known as a player of the Steaua Bucharest who had won the final with shots to the goal of 1986 against Barcelona, In a match that was played at Sánchez Pizjuán in Seville. He was international at 84 covers and, With the exception of its periods in Oviedo and Fiorentina, He spent almost all his career in Romanian football.
Ilie Dumitrescu
He played a World Cup 94 spectacular in the USA. His career has shared between Steaua Bucharest (in two periods), Tottenham, His loan to the Spanish Seville for a few months, and Mexican football where he played for the Atlantean and the American. He was part of the golden generation of Romanian football, present in this list, Participant in three World Cups (Italy 90, USA 94 et France 98). Undoubtedly, One of the best Romanian players in history.
Miodrag Belodedici
This end central defender won two European cups, The first with the Steaua Bucharest against FC Barcelona in Seville in 1986 and the second with the red star of Belgrade in 1991, A few months before the start of the Balkan war. In Spain, He is known for his visit to Valence, where he played between 1992 et 1994, at Real Valladolid and later in Villarreal. He also had a period at the Mexican Atlantean as his companion Dumitrescu. He participated with the Romanian national team in the World Cup 94 in the USA and the European Championships in 1996 et 2000.
Bogdan Stelea
Legendary guardian of Salamanca between 1997 et 2004 and also of the Romanian national team with which he was international to 91 reprises, Contingship the three World Cups for years 90 in which his country participated, During the golden period of Romanian football. He was also the goalkeeper of Romania at the European Championships in 1996 et 2000. In Spain, He also played for the RCD Mallorca and his career took place between his native country, Greece, Cyprus and Turkey, among others.