Adrian Mutu
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| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | Adrian Mutu | |
| Date of birth | January 8, 1979 | |
| Place of birth | Calinesti, Romania | |
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | |
| Playing position | Striker | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Fiorentina | |
| Number | 10 | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1996-1999 1999-2000 2000 2000-2002 2002-2003 2003-2005 2005-2006 2006- |
FC Argeş Piteşti Dinamo Bucureşti Internazionale Verona Parma Chelsea Juventus Fiorentina |
46 (14) 36 (26) 14 (2) 57 (16) 36 (22) 38 (10) 31 (7) 62 (33) |
| National team2 | ||
| 2000- | Romania | 63 (30) |
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Adrian Mutu (born January 8, 1979 in Călineşti, Argeş County) is a Romanian striker who plays for Italian Serie A club ACF Fiorentina and the Romania national team.
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[edit] Club career
[edit] FC Argeş Piteşti
Mutu began his professional career with his home club FC Argeş Piteşti. He made his debut on March 15, 1997 against Oţelul Galaţi and went on to score )14 goals in 41 games before sealing a €600,000 ($922,000) transfer to Dinamo Bucharest.
[edit] Dinamo Bucureşti
His strong 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.
[edit] Inter
Having joined Inter midway through the season for €6.5m, 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 ($6.1m) to buy him outright.
In the 2001/02 season Parma paid €10m ($15.4m) for his services.
[edit] Parma
Mutu scored 18 goals in 31 Serie A games for Parma, forming a deadly partnership with Brazilian striker Adriano, helping the club qualify for the UEFA Cup. Mutu 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
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. He started with four goals in three matches, including two in a 4-2 victory over London rivals Tottenham Hotspur, 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 29 October 2004. He also received a 7-month ban and a £20,000 fine from the Football Association. The ban ended on 18 May 2005. On June 6, 2008 Mutu was ordered by FIFA to pay Chelsea £9.6 million (€12 million), to compensate for the transfer fee the club paid for him. His lawyer announced that Mutu would contest the fine in civil court.[2]
[edit] 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.
[edit] Fiorentina
On July 8, 2006, Fiorentina announced that they had signed Mutu for €8 million. This reunited Mutu with his former manager at Parma, Cesare Prandelli. Mutu formed a productive partnership with then 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.
[edit] International career
As of 2007, Mutu has played for Romania 61 times, scoring 28 goals, 17 of which have come in qualifying games. Romania has only lost once when Mutu has scored for them. He is the vice-captain of Romania. His performances ( games, goals) with the Romanian national team earned him the Romanian Footballer of the Year award.
Mutu scored Romania's first goal of UEFA Euro 2008 in their second match against Italy, however in the same match he had a second-half penalty saved by Italian goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon, which could have sent Italy out of the Championship. The game eventually finished 1-1.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] League clubs
| Club Performance | League | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
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| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Romania | League | Cupa României | Europe | Total | ||||||
| 1996-97 | Argeş Piteşti | Divizia A | 5 | 0 | - | - | 5 | 0 | ||
| 1997-98 | 21 | 4 | - | - | 21 | 4 | ||||
| 1998-99 | 15 | 7 | - | 6 | 3 | 21 | 10 | |||
| 1998-99 | Dinamo Bucureşti | Divizia A | 15 | 4 | - | - | 15 | 4 | ||
| 1999-00 | 18 | 18 | - | 3 | 4 | 21 | 22 | |||
| Italy | League | Coppa Italia | Europe | Total | ||||||
| 1999-00 | Internazionale Milano | Serie A | 10 | 0 | 4 | 2 | - | 14 | 2 | |
| 2000-01 | Hellas Verona | Serie A | 25 | 4 | - | - | 25 | 4 | ||
| 2001-02 | 32 | 12 | - | - | 32 | 12 | ||||
| 2002-03 | Parma | Serie A | 31 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 22 |
| England | League | FA Cup | Europe | Total | ||||||
| 2003-04 | Chelsea | Premier League | 25 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 36 | 10 |
| 2004-05 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Italy | League | Coppa Italia | Europe | Total | ||||||
| 2004-05 | Juventus | Serie A | 1 | 0 | - | - | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2005-06 | 32 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 43 | 9 | ||
| 2006-07 | Fiorentina | Serie A | 33 | 15 | - | - | 33 | 15 | ||
| 2007-08 | 26 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 35 | 23 | ||
| Total | Romania | 74 | 35 | - | 9 | 7 | 83 | 42 | ||
| Italy | 190 | 73 | 9 | 3 | 20 | 11 | 219 | 87 | ||
| England | 27 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 38 | 10 | ||
| Career Total | 291 | 112 | 13 | 6 | 36 | 19 | 340 | 137 | ||
[edit] International goals
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Adrian Mutu - official site
- FootballDatabase provides Adrian Mutu's profile and stats
- Adrian Mutu - fan site
- About Adrian Mutu
- Daily news about Fiorentina on web
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| Persondata | |
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| NAME | Mutu, Adrian |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | The Briliant |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Romanian footballer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 8 January 1979 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Călineşti, Romania |
| DATE OF DEATH | |
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