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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Adrian Mutu | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | ACF Fiorentina | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of November 21, 2007 | |||
Adrian Mutu (born January 8 1979 in Călineşti, Argeş County) is a Romanian striker and vice-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, and again in December 2006, he was awarded the Romanian Footballer of the Year title. He is also a free kick specialist. He is adept at playing on the wing, as a playmaker or just behind the strikers. He is well known for his pace, vision and dribbling.
Club career
Argeş Piteşti
Mutu started his professional career with his home club FC Argeş Piteşti. 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.
Dinamo Bucharest
His superb performances for Dinamo Bucharest 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 for Inter Milan.
Inter Milan
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 and failed to score any goals. In 2000, he was loaned out to Hellas Verona F.C. before they paid €4m ($5.1m) to buy him outright.
Mutu lived up to his potential 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.
Parma
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.
Chelsea
Chelsea paid Parma €22.4 million for Mutu's transfer as part of new owner Roman Abramovich's spending spree, which made him the most expensive Romanian football player at the time. 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 — with each accusing the other of lying about whether the player was injured for a World Cup qualifying match against the Czech Republic.[1] In September 2004, he failed a drugs test for cocaine, and 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 May 18, 2005.
Juventus
Mutu signed a five-year contract with the Italian club Juventus on January 12, 2005— despite still being banned from football until May. He made his first appearance on May 29 2005, coming on as a substitute in the 57th minute of the last match of the season, a 4-2 win over Cagliari.
During the 2005/06 season, he scored seven goals in his 20 league match and 12 substitute appearances for Juventus. In the UEFA Champions League, he made three starts and five substitute appearances, and scored against SK Rapid Wien.
Mutu has since gone on record as crediting (then Juventus manager) Fabio Capello with his career revival by taking a gamble on the banned player and giving him a chance, though it was at playing in midfield.
Fiorentina
On July 8, 2006, Fiorentina announced that they had signed Adrian Mutu for €8 million. This reunited Adrian with his former manager at Parma, Cesare Prandelli. Mutu formed an exceptional partnership with former Fiorentina striker Luca Toni (now at FC Bayern Munich)—the pair scored 32 goals in the 2006/07 season. He was named the best player of the season by “Il Calcio”, due to his 16 goals and eight assists in 33 games.
International career
As of 2007, Mutu has played for Romania 58 times, scoring 27 goals. The only major tournament he has played in to date was Euro 2000. Romania has only lost once when Mutu has scored for them. He is the vice-captain of Romania.
His quality performances (4 games, 5 goals) with the Romanian national team earned him the Romanian Footballer of the Year award.
Statistics
League clubs
| Club | Season | Apps. | Goals | CL ¹ | CL G | UC ² | UC G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fiorentina | 2007-2008 | 7 | 6 | / | / | 2 | 1 |
| Fiorentina | 2006-2007 | 33 | 16 | ||||
| Juventus | 2005-2006 | 32 | 7 | 8 | 1 | ||
| Juventus | 2004-2005 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Chelsea | 2004-2005 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Chelsea | 2003-2004 | 25 | 6 | 7 | 1 | ||
| Parma | 2002-2003 | 31 | 18 | 3 | 3 | ||
| 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 |
¹ UEFA Champions League appearances
² UEFA Cup appearances
International goals
See also
External links
- 1979 births
- Living people
- Romanian footballers
- Dinamo Bucureşti players
- F.C. Internazionale Milano players
- Hellas Verona F.C. players
- Parma F.C. players
- Chelsea F.C. players
- Juventus F.C. players
- Fiorentina players
- Football (soccer) strikers
- Serie A players
- Expatriate football players in Italy
- UEFA Euro 2000 players
- Romanian sportspeople in doping cases
- Doping cases in football (soccer)
- Premier League players
- Romania international footballers
- People from Argeş County