Gică Hagi, surprise presence at a Champions League match » What happened at the entrance to the stadium
Article by Adrian Duţă – Published Tuesday, November 25, 2025 7:59 p.m. / Updated Tuesday, November 25, 2025 10:03 p.m.
Gică Hagi (65 years old), his legend Galatasaraywas present at the Turks' match with Union St. Gilloscore 0-1, from the 5th stage of the single Champions League group.
Free of contract after giving up the technical bench of Farului, Gică Hagi often goes to Turkey, where he goes to the matches of his son, Ianis, registered at Alanyaspor.
Gică Hagi, present at Galatasaray – Royale Union St. Gillo
On Tuesday night, “The King also wanted to see a Champions League match. And he went to Istanbul to watch his former team play. Galata have 9 points in the UCL after 5 rounds.
Hagi was surprised upon entering the Galatasaray stadium by Turkish journalists from Ekol TV. Idol for the “Cim Bom” fan, Hagi was asked to take pictures by Galata supporters.
Gică Hagi, legend at Galatasaray
“The King” arrived at Galatasaray in 1996, from Barcelona. He wrote history in Turkey during the 6 years he spent with the band “Com Bom”. Hagi won 4 titles with Galata.
On the international level, the years with Hagi in the team were the best in the history of the club. In 1999-2000, Galatasaray won the UEFA Cup (Europa League). He then took the European Super Cup, defeating 2000 UCL winners Real Madrid.
For Galatasaray, Gică Hagi scored 72 goals in 192 matches in all competitions. He also dished out 63 assists. Hagi retired in 2001 even from Galata, this being the last club in the “King's” playing career.
