Gheorghe Hagi vs Teófilo Cubillas: Stats Compared
Attacking Midfielder, Romania (born 1965, retired 2001) · Attacking Midfielder, Peru (born 1949, retired 1989)
Put Gheorghe Hagi and Teófilo Cubillas side by side and you have a genuine generational conversation. Position shapes everything in football, and these two fulfilled very different briefs. Career output puts Gheorghe Hagi at 276 goals in 725 games, with Teófilo Cubillas at 220 in 500. Reliable assist tallies simply do not exist for large stretches of their careers, leaving creativity to the eye rather than the spreadsheet. Gheorghe Hagi departs the game with 9 major pieces of silverware, including 1× UEFA Cup (2000); Teófilo Cubillas with 4, including 4× Peruvian Primera División (1967, 1969, 1970, 1978). The attacking midfielder duties of Gheorghe Hagi leaned silky; the attacking midfielder responsibilities of Teófilo Cubillas leaned silky. The wider career context matters too: Gheorghe Hagi peaked around 1994 after representing Sportul Studențesc, Steaua București, Real Madrid, Brescia, Barcelona, Galatasaray, while Teófilo Cubillas's defining level came around 1978 across Alianza Lima, FC Basel, Alianza Lima, FC Porto, Fort Lauderdale Strikers, Alianza Lima. Whichever side you land on, both belong in any conversation about the finest of their generation.
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Player profiles
Gheorghe Hagi is a Romanian football manager and former player, who is currently the head coach of the Romania national team. Deployed as an attacking midfielder, Hagi was considered one of the best players in the world during the 1980s and 1990s. Fans of Turkish club Galatasaray, with whom Hagi ended his career, called him Comandante (" Commander"), while he was known as Regele ("The King") to Romanian supporters.
“A left-footed magician whose close control and outrageous range made Romania dangerous.”
Peru's greatest ever player, Cubillas remains the only man to score five goals across two separate World Cups, inspiring Peru's celebrated 1978 side.
“A quick, two-footed attacking midfielder renowned for a ferocious long-range shot and clever dribbling in tight spaces.”
Head-to-head stats
Career goals by season
Representative career seasons — goals per season for each player across their documented clubs.
Attribute radar
Attribute ratings are peak-era, 0–100. Different positions naturally skew the profile.
Attribute comparison
Trophy breakdown
- 1× UEFA Cup (2000)
- 4× Peruvian Primera División (1967, 1969, 1970, 1978)
Trophy distribution
Career milestones
- 1986 Established himself at Sportul Studențesc
- 1990 Reached his defining peak
- 1994 Delivered a landmark season
- 2001 Retired from professional football
- 1966 Professional debut for Alianza Lima
- 1967 Won Peruvian Primera División with Alianza Lima
- 1978 Reached the peak of his powers at Alianza Lima
- 1989 Retired after a final spell at Alianza Lima
- Finished his career with 220 goals in 500 appearances and 4 major honours. Finished his career with 220 goals in 500 appearances and 4 major honours.
The verdict
Weighing production against honours, Gheorghe Hagi takes the verdict — a decisive margin, driven by a sharper goalscoring record.
Gheorghe Hagi edges it (a decisive margin)
