Adrian Mutu
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Adrian Mutu | ||
| Date of birth | 8 January 1979 | ||
| Place of birth | Calinesti, Romania | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Playing position | Second Striker Attacking Midfielder |
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| Club information | |||
| Current club | Fiorentina | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Senior career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Apps (Gls)2 | |
| 1996–1999 | Argeş Piteşti | 41 (11) | |
| 1999–2000 | Dinamo Bucureşti | 33 (22) | |
| 2000 | Internazionale | 10 (0) | |
| 2000–2002 | Verona | 57 (16) | |
| 2002–2003 | Parma | 31 (18) | |
| 2003–2005 | Chelsea | 27 (6) | |
| 2005–2006 | Juventus | 33 (7) | |
| 2006– | Fiorentina | 76 (46) | |
| National team3 | |||
| 2000– | Romania | 66 (29) | |
| 1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of December 21, 2008. 2 Appearances (Goals). |
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Adrian Mutu (born 8 January 1979 in Călineşti, Argeş County) is a Romanian striker and attacking midfielder who plays for Italian Serie A club Fiorentina and the Romanian national team.
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[edit] Career
[edit] Club career
[edit] Argeş Piteşti
Mutu began his professional career with his home club 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 Bucureşti.
[edit] Dinamo Bucureşti
His strong performances for Dinamo Bucureşti 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 Internazionale.
[edit] Inter
Having joined Internazionale midway through the season for €6.5 million, Mutu made an immediate impact on his debut for the Italian side, in the Coppa Italia scoring within nine minutes of his appearance against derby rivals AC Milan to help Inter to a 3-2 victory. However, 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 Verona before they paid €4 million ($6.1 million) to buy him outright.
In the 2001/02 season Parma paid €10 million ($15.4 million) for his services.
[edit] Chelsea
Chelsea paid Parma €29.4 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 6 June, 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. This fine was later increased, on appeal by the Dispute Resolution Chamber to £13.68 million [2]
[edit] Juventus
Mutu signed a five-year contract with the Italian club Juventus on 12 January 2005, despite still being banned from football until May. He made his first appearance on 29 May 2005, coming on as a substitute in the 57th minute of the last match of the season which was 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 Rapid Wien.
[edit] Fiorentina
On 8 July 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 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. This season led to interest from the Italian club A.S. Roma, the interest soon transformed into a transfer bid of €20 million. Mutu, however, ended up extending his contract with Fiorentina.
On 30 November, 2008, at his 200th match in Serie A, Mutu was chosen to captain Fiorentina in the game against Roma. On 2 February 2009, he scored his 100th and 101st Serie A goals against Bologna. On 15 February 2009, Mutu scored his first hat-trick with Fiorentina. After going 3–0 down against Genoa, Mutu converted a penalty, a free kick, and scored again in the final second of extra time, bringing the final score to 3–3. Despite a difficult elbow injury, Mutu managed to finish the 2008-2009 season with 14 goals, along with Gilardino they were one of the top ten single season striker partnerships in Viola history with 33 goals between them.
[edit] International career
As of 2009, Mutu has played for Romania 65 times, scoring 29 goals, 18 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. He is a star and youth icon in Romania.
[edit] Euro 2008
Mutu scored Romania's only goal of Euro 2008 in the 55th minute of 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 competition and would have guaranteed Romania a spot in the quarter finals. The game finished 1–1. [3]
[edit] International goals
- Scores and results list Romania's goal tally first. "Score" column indicates the score after the player's goal.
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 26 April 2000 | Stadionul Gheorghe Hagi, Constanţa, Romania | 1–0 | 2–0 | Friendly | |
| 2 | 17 April 2002 | Zdzisław Krzyszkowiak Stadium, Bydgoszcz, Poland | 2–0 | 2–1 | Friendly | |
| 3 | 29 March 2003 | Stadionul Lia Manoliu, Bucharest, Romania | 1–0 | 2–5 | UEFA Euro 2004 Qualifying | |
| 4 | 7 June 2003 | Stadionul Ion Oblemenco, Craiova, Romania | 1–0 | 2–0 | UEFA Euro 2004 Qualifying | |
| 5 | 20 August 2003 | Shakhtar Stadium, Donetsk, Ukraine | 1–0 | 2–0 | Friendly | |
| 6 | 20 August 2003 | Shakhtar Stadium, Donetsk, Ukraine | 2–0 | 2–0 | Friendly | |
| 7 | 6 September 2003 | Stadionul Astra, Ploieşti, Romania | 1–0 | 4–0 | UEFA Euro 2004 Qualifying | |
| 8 | 10 September 2003 | Parken Stadium, Copenhagen, Denmark | 1–1 | 2–2 | UEFA Euro 2004 Qualifying | |
| 9 | 11 October 2003 | Stadionul Dinamo, Bucharest, Romania | 1–0 | 1–1 | Friendly | |
| 10 | 18 February 2004 | Neo GSZ Stadium, Larnaca, Cyprus | 1–0 | 3–0 | Friendly | |
| 11 | 18 February 2004 | Neo GSZ Stadium, Larnaca, Cyprus | 2–0 | 3–0 | Friendly | |
| 12 | 18 August 2004 | Stadionul Giuleşti, Bucharest, Romania | 1–0 | 2–1 | FIFA World Cup 2006 Qualifying | |
| 13 | 4 September 2004 | Stadionul Ion Oblemenco, Craiova, Romania | 2–1 | 2–1 | FIFA World Cup 2006 Qualifying | |
| 14 | 17 August 2005 | Stadionul Gheorghe Hagi, Constanţa, Romania | 1–0 | 2–0 | FIFA World Cup 2006 Qualifying | |
| 15 | 17 August 2005 | Stadionul Gheorghe Hagi, Constanţa, Romania | 2–0 | 2–0 | FIFA World Cup 2006 Qualifying | |
| 16 | 3 September 2005 | Stadionul Gheorghe Hagi, Constanţa, Romania | 1–0 | 2–0 | FIFA World Cup 2006 Qualifying | |
| 17 | 3 September 2005 | Stadionul Gheorghe Hagi, Constanţa, Romania | 2–0 | 2–0 | FIFA World Cup 2006 Qualifying | |
| 18 | 8 October 2005 | Helsinki Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland | 1–0 | 1–0 | FIFA World Cup 2006 Qualifying | |
| 19 | 16 August 2006 | Stadionul Farul, Constanţa, Romania | 2–0 | 2–0 | Friendly | |
| 20 | 6 September 2006 | Qemal Stafa, Tirana, Albania | 2–0 | 2–0 | UEFA Euro 2008 Qualifying | |
| 21 | 7 October 2006 | Stadionul Ghencea, Bucharest, Romania | 1–0 | 3–1 | UEFA Euro 2008 Qualifying | |
| 22 | 7 February 2007 | Stadionul Lia Manoliu, Bucharest, Romania | 2–0 | 2–0 | Friendly | |
| 23 | 28 March 2007 | Stadionul Ceahlăul, Piatra Neamţ, Romania | 1–0 | 3–0 | UEFA Euro 2008 Qualifying | |
| 24 | 6 June 2007 | Stadionul Dan Păltinişanu, Timişoara, Romania | 1–0 | 2–0 | UEFA Euro 2008 Qualifying | |
| 25 | 22 August 2007 | Stadionul Lia Manoliu, Bucharest, Romania | 2–0 | 2–0 | Friendly | |
| 26 | 8 September 2007 | Dinamo Stadium, Minsk, Belarus | 1–0 | 3–1 | UEFA Euro 2008 Qualifying | |
| 27 | 8 September 2007 | Dinamo Stadium, Minsk, Belarus | 3–1 | 3–1 | UEFA Euro 2008 Qualifying | |
| 28 | 31 May 2008 | Stadionul Ghencea, Bucharest, Romania | 1–0 | 4–0 | Friendly | |
| 29 | 13 June 2008 | Letzigrund, Zürich, Switzerland | 1–0 | 1–1 | UEFA Euro 2008 Group C |
[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 | Serie A | 10 | 0 | 4 | 2 | - | 14 | 2 | |
| 2000-01 | 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 | 16 | - | - | 33 | 16 | ||
| 2007-08 | 26 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 35 | 23 | ||
| 2008-09 | 17 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 21 | 14 | ||
| Total | Romania | 74 | 35 | - | 9 | 7 | 83 | 42 | ||
| Italy | 205 | 85 | 14 | 6 | 32 | 14 | 251 | 105 | ||
| England | 27 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 38 | 10 | ||
| Career Total | 306 | 126 | 13 | 6 | 37 | 20 | 372 | 157 | ||
[edit] Personal Life
In 2001, he married Romanian TV presenter Alexandra Dinu, but they divorced two year later, with Alexandra being awarded the custody of their son Mario.
He has since married to Dominican model Consuelo Mutu. The couple have two daughters.
[edit] Miscellaneous
- In FIFA 09, his name is Andrei Murgu. He was removed from the game by EA because of his failing of a drugs test in September 2004.
- His name appears in the Japanese Anime, Death Note.
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Adrian Mutu - official site
- FootballDatabase provides Adrian Mutu's profile and stats
- About Adrian Mutu
- Daily news about Fiorentina on web
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