 At the time of his retirement, his 124 caps for his country were a national record, which has since been surpassed by Dorinel Munteanu.He currently still holds the record of most goals scored for the Romanian national team, alongside Adrian Mutu, with 35.In 2001, Hagi was named the manager of the Romania national team, replacing Ladislau Bölöni, who left the squad to coach Sporting Clube de Portugal.