Miodrag Belodedici, the most awarded Romanian footballer of all time, was born in Socol. Belodedici played in the golden age of Steaua, where he won the European Champions Cup, the European Supercup, six champion titles, three Romanian Cups and the Romanian Supercup. After fleeing to Yugoslavia in 1988, he played for Red Star Belgrade, where he won the European Champions Cup, the Intercontinental Cup, three champion titles of Yugoslavia and a Yugoslavian Cup.