Romanian expatriate sportspeople in Turkey

Gheorghe Hagi ( born 5 February 1965) is a Romanian football manager and former professional player, who played as an attacking midfielder. He is currently the owner and manager of Romanian club Viitorul Constanța. Hagi was considered one of the best players in the world during the 1980s and '90s, and is regarded by many as the greatest Romanian footballer of all time. Fans of Turkish club Galatasaray, with whom Hagi ended his career, called him "Comandante" ("The Commander"), while he was known as "Regele" ("The King") to Romanian supporters. Nicknamed "The Maradona of the Carpathians", he was a creative advanced playmaker renowned for his dribbling, technique, vision, passing and shooting.

Denis Alibec (born 5 January 1991) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Turkish club Kayserispor and the Romania national team.

Costel Fane Pantilimon (born 1 February 1987) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Denizlispor in the Süper Lig and the Romania national team.

Ciprian Andrei Marica (born 2 October 1985) is a Romanian former professional footballer. He played mainly as a second striker or a winger, but he was also used as a centre forward at the Romania national team.

Patricia Maria Vizitiu (born 15 October 1988) is a Romanian female handballer for CSU Danubius Galați and the Romanian national team.

Claudiu Vasile Bumba (born 5 January 1994) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a winger or an attacking midfielder for Hungarian club Kisvárda FC.

Andrei Gabriel Torje (born 22 November 1989) is a Romanian professional footballer who last played for Greek Super League club AEL. He is a versatile right winger with the ability to swap onto the left side of the field during games.

Viorel Dinu Moldovan (born 8 July 1972) is a Romanian former professional football forward and currently the manager of Petrolul Ploiești. He was an important player for the Romanian national team in the 1990s. He was recently the manager of AJ Auxerre in the French Ligue 2.

Mircea Lucescu (born 29 July 1945) is a Romanian football manager for Dynamo Kyiv and former player. He is one of the most decorated managers of all time.

Ioan Viorel Ganea (born 10 August 1973) is a Romanian football manager and former striker.