With Hagi in the stands, Galatasaray conquered the 25th champion title of Turkey “as he commented on the” king “the performance of his former team

Ashley Davis19/05/2025

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GSP.ro article – Published Monday, May 19, 2025, 13:38 / Updated Monday, May 19, 2025 13:38

Gheorghe Hagi attended on Sunday, in the stands, at the victory that brought to Galatasaray the 25th champion title of Turkey. The former team of the “King” defeated Kayserispor on his own ground, score 3-0, in the antepenultimate stage of the championship, the 36th.

Galatasaray won the third consecutive title on Sunday, while Fenerbahce, the team coached by the titer coach Jose Mourinho, was satisfied only with the second place in Süper Lig.

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Galatasaray has an 8 -point advance in front of the team trained by Jose Mourinho, with two stages before the end.

The “king” sent a message on Facebook to his former team, after his soul club won the title of Championship under his eyes.

“A joy to be present at a new champion title for Galatasaray! Congrats, Galatasaray!”, Gheorghe Hagi told Facebook.

Hagi eo legend to Galatasaray

Gheorghe Hagi played five seasons in Galatasaray, between 1996 and 2001, where he had the biggest successes in football, becoming an idol for Turkish supporters. The “king” won 4 champion titles (1996-97, 1997-98, 1998-99, 1999–00), 2 Cups of Turkey (1998-99, 1999-00) and Turkish Super Cup 2 times (1996, 1997).

In 2000 he led Galata to win the UEFA Cup, in front of Arsenal, at the break, and the European Super Cup, after defeating Real Madrid.

The then team of Galata was led by Mircea Lucescu. Hagi scored a fabulous goal in the victory by the Turks with the French from Monaco, a match in the 2000-2001 season by Champions League.

The success was voted by microbes in the UEFA survey in the top of the most beautiful executions in the history of European cups. The Galatasaray match-Trabzonspor 4-0 (from the 34th stage, of the Turkish championship), in which he scored two goals (in min. 25 and 44, the last one in the penalty), was the last of his footballer career.