Adrian Mutu
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| Adrian Mutu | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Adrian Mutu | |
| Date of birth | January 8, 1979 | |
| Place of birth | Piteşti, Romania | |
| Height | 1.80 m | |
| Nickname | Teodor Petrovici | |
| Position | Striker | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | ACF Fiorentina | |
| Number | 10 | |
| Professional clubs* | ||
| Years | Club | Apps (goals) |
| 1996-1999 1999-2000 2000 2000-2003 2002-2003 2003-2004 2005 2005-2006 2006- | FC Argeş Piteşti Dinamo Bucureşti Internazionale Verona → Parma (on loan) Chelsea Livorno Juventus Fiorentina | 41 (11) 33 (22) 10 (0) 57 (16) 31 (18) 27 (6) 0 (0) 32 (7) 5 (1) |
| National team** | ||
| 2000- | Romania | 49 (21) |
|
* Professional club appearances and goals | ||
Adrian Mutu (born January 8 1979) is a Romanian footballer born in Călineşti, Arges County. A striker and captain of the Romanian national team, he is currently at Fiorentina. Mutu is considered by many to be the most talented Romanian player of his generation. In December 2005, he was awarded the Romanian Footballer of the Year title. He is also the scorer of 999th, 1000th and 1001th goal of Romanian national team, ever.
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[edit] Career
[edit] Argeş Piteşti (1996-1999)
Mutu started his professional career at his home club of FC Argeş Dacia Piteşti where he made his debut on March 15 1997 against Oţelul Galaţi. He went on to score 11 goals in 41 games before sealing a €600,000 ($760,000) transfer to Dinamo Bucharest.
[edit] Dinamo Bucharest (1999-2000)
His superb performances for Dinamo meant that Mutu did not spend long playing in the Romanian capital. He scored 22 goals in 33 games in total and played an important role in Dinamo's league and Romanian Cup success. However by the time that Dinamo lifted these trophies Mutu had already left to play in Milan.
[edit] Inter Milan (2000)
Having joined Inter midway through the season for €6.5 m Mutu failed to replicate his form in Serie A. He played only ten games for Inter which brought no goals. In 2000 he was loaned out to Hellas Verona FC before they paid €4m ($5.1m) to buy him outright.
[edit] Hellas Verona (2000-2002)
Mutu replicated his early promise with Verona, in the 2001/02 season he scored 12 goals in 32 games, a ratio which tempted Parma to pay €10m ($12.7m) for his services.
[edit] Parma (2002-2003)
Mutu's season with Parma is considered to be his most productive season in Italy and the best full season of his career. He scored 18 goals in 31 Serie A games for Parma, helping the club qualify for the UEFA Cup. Mutu was so successful that he was chosen to be Parma's club captain for the following season; however, before he could captain Parma, he was signed by Chelsea.
[edit] Chelsea (2003-2004)
Chelsea paid Parma €22.4 million for Mutu's transfer as part of new owner Roman Abramovich's spending spree, which has made him the most expensive Romanian football player. Four goals in three matches, including two in a 4-2 victory over London rivals Tottenham Hotspur, immediately endeared him to the Stamford Bridge faithful, but the goals dried up as the season progressed. In the 2004/05 season, Mutu had a difficult relationship with the club's new manager José Mourinho, each accusing the other of lying about whether the player was injured for a World Cup qualifying match against the Czech Republic. In September 2004 he failed a drugs test for cocaine, and he was sacked on October 29 2004. He also received a 7-month ban and a £20,000 fine from The Football Association; the ban ended on 18 May 2005.
[edit] Juventus (2005-2006)
Mutu signed a five-year contract with the Italian club on January 12 2005, despite still being banned from football until May. He made his first appearance for Juve on May 29, 2005, coming on as a substitute in the 57th minute of Juve's last match of the season, a 4-2 win over Cagliari.
During the 2005/06 season, he scored 7 goals in the 20 league matches and 12 substitute appearances he made for Juventus. In the Champions League, he scored against SK Rapid Wien amongst his 3 starts and 5 substitute appearances. His quality performances (4 games, 5 goals) with the Romanian national team earned him Romanian Footballer of the Year title.
[edit] Fiorentina (2006-)
On July 8 2006, Fiorentina announced that they had signed Adrian Mutu for €8 million. This reunites Adrian with his former manager at Parma, Cesare Prandelli. He is currently a favourite with the fans and the press having won their support with a number of excellent performances and goals.
[edit] International career
As of 2006, Mutu has played for Romania 49 times, scoring 21 goals. The only major tournament he has played in to date was Euro 2000.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] League clubs
| Club | Season | Apps. | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fiorentina | 2006-2007 | 7 | 3 |
| Juventus ¹ | 2005-2006 | 40 | 8 |
| Juventus | 2004-2005 | 1 | 0 |
| Chelsea | 2004-2005 | 2 | 0 |
| Chelsea | 2003-2004 | 36 | 10 |
| Parma * | 2002-2003 | 31 | 18 |
| Verona* | 2001-2002 | 32 | 12 |
| Verona* | 2000-2001 | 25 | 4 |
| Internazionale* | 1999-2000 | 10 | 0 |
| Dinamo Bucharest* | 1999-2000 | 18 | 18 |
| Dinamo Bucharest* | 1998-1999 | 15 | 4 |
| Argeş Piteşti* | 1998-1999 | 15 | 7 |
| Argeş Piteşti* | 1997-1998 | 21 | 4 |
| Argeş Piteşti* | 1996-1997 | 5 | 0 |
¹League and Champions League games
*League games only
[edit] International goals
[edit] External links
| A.C.F. Fiorentina - Current Squad |
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1 Frey | 2 Krøldrup | 3 Dainelli | 4 Donadel | 5 Gamberini | 6 Potenza | 7 Do Prado | 8 Pazienza | 10 Mutu | 11 Liverani | 14 Lobonţ | 15 Paolucci | 17 Blasi | 18 Montolivo | 19 Gobbi | 20 Jørgensen | 21 Ujfaluši | 23 Pasqual | 28 Lupatelli | 29 Pazzini | 30 Toni | 32 Brivio | 34 Lepiller | 81 Santana | 83 Reginaldo |
| Persondata | |
|---|---|
| NAME | Mutu, Adrian |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Romanian footballer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 8 January 1979 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Călineşti, Romania |
| DATE OF DEATH | |
| PLACE OF DEATH | |
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