| General |
| 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: | Călineşti,  Romania
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| Height: | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | |
| Playing position: | Forward / Winger | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| 1987-1996 | Argeş Piteşti
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| Senior clubs | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls) |
| 1996–1999 1999–2000 2000 2000–2002 2002–2003 2003–2004 2004–2006 2006–2011 2011-2012 2012-2013 2014 2015–2016 2016 Total |
Argeş Piteşti Dinamo Bucureşti Internazionale Hellas Verona Parma Chelsea Juventus Fiorentina Cesena Ajaccio Petrolul Ploiești Pune City ASA Târgu Mureș |
41 (11) 33 (22) 14 (2) 57 (16) 31 (18) 27 (6) 33 (10) 112 (54) 28 (8) 34 (11) 14 (4) 10 (4) 4 (0) 437 (161) |
| National team | ||
| 1995 1996–1997 1998–2000 2000–2013 |
Romania U16 Romania U18 Romania U21 Romania
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2 (0) 14 (8) 12 (6) 77 (35) |
Adrian Mutu (born 8 January 1979) is a former Romanian footballer who played as a attacking midfielder or winger. His career has included setbacks including two long suspensions for failed drugs tests.
Mutu started his career in Romania, playing two years for Argeș Pitești and half a year for Dinamo București, before joining Internazionale midway through the 1999–2000 Serie A. After only 10 games there he left for Verona and then Parma, for which he scored 39 goals in the next three years. His excellent form brought him a €22.5 million transfer to Chelsea. Due to breach of contract for failing a (recreational) drug test, he was released and returned to Serie A to join Juventus. After the 2006 Italian football scandal and the relegation of Juventus to Serie B, Mutu decided to join Fiorentina, where he played consistently for five years. He then had a season at Cesena and French club Ajaccio before returning to Romania with Petrolul Ploiești in 2014. On 5 April 2013, Mutu announced his intention to retire from football at the end of the 2013–14 season.
From his debut in 2000, Mutu played 77 matches for the Romanian national team and scored 35 goals, a joint record alongside Gheorghe Hagi. He was included in their squads at the European Championship in 2000 and 2008. A four-time winner of the Romanian Footballer of the Year Award, only Gheorghe Popescu and Gheorghe Hagi have won the award more times, with six and seven wins respectively.
Honours[]
Club[]
- Dinamo Bucharest
- Romanian League (1): 1999–2000
- Juventus
Individual[]
- Guerin d'Oro: 2007
- Romanian Footballer of the Year: 2003, 2005, 2007, 2008
- Coppa Italia Top-scorer: 2009–10
- Fiorentina All-time XI
External links[]
Adrian Mutu – UEFA competition record- Adrian Mutu FIFA competition record
- ESPN Profile
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Template:Romania squad (UEFA Euro 2000)
| Romania – UEFA Euro 2008 – Group stage |
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1. Lobonț
2. Contra
3. Raț
4. Tamaș
5. Chivu (c)
6. Rădoi
7. Petre
8. Codrea
9. Marica
10. Mutu
11. Cociș
12. Popa
13. Săpunaru
14. Ghionea
15. Goian
16. Nicoliță
17. Moți
18. M. Niculae
19. Cristea
20. Dică
21. D. Niculae
22. Radu
23. Stăncioiu
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