Adrian Mutu

Mutu 2007 jersey of Fiorentina

Adrian Mutu (born 8 January 1979 Călineşti, county Arges ) is a Romanian football player. He's since winter 2014 Petrolul Ploiesti in the Romanian League 1 under contract.

Career

Clubs

Adrian Mutu began his professional career at FC Arges Pitesti in 1997, for which he had already played in youth. In the following two years, he scored eleven goals in 41 games in Divizia A, the highest Romanian league, and also provided many assists, which is why he was soon seen in his home by many as the future successor of Gheorghe Hagi. In 1999 the Romanian club Dinamo Bucharest for capital, for in 33 league games he scored 1999/2000 22 goals and thus played a major share of the profits of the Romanian Cup and the Cup.

In 2000, Adrian Mutu joined at the age of 21 years from Dinamo Bucharest for the equivalent of almost six million euros to Inter Milan. First, where he could not prevail, and finally landed in 2002 at Parma, where he achieved his breakthrough. He made there the storm with the later Brazilian striker Adriano.

In 2003, the English giants Chelsea paid for him more than 22 million euros ( it is thus the most expensive Romanian football player). Mutu cocaine use has been demonstrated here, however, and they locked him then for seven months for any official game.

Nevertheless, it undertook in January 2005, the Italian giants Juventus. After serving his ban, he came in last season's game against the U.S. Cagliari to use and was able to celebrate winning the Italian championship, but this was denied later with Juve. In the season 2005/ 06, the trained striker Mutu of coach Fabio Capello was often used as a midfielder (right and left edge), showed good performance and it also did not lose his eye for goal. The team won the Scudetto again. After the season Juventus but both titles revoked in the match-fixing scandal because of the involvement and the club had to make their way in the B series. Adrian Mutu was then sells on to the Fiorentina, in return, the Bulgarian Valeri Boschinow moved on loan to Juve.

In the 2006/07 season with 16 league goals Mutu was together with Luca Toni the top scorer of the Florentine and became the leader. 2007/ 08 was achieved by the Romanian in 29 Serie A games 17 goals for Fiorentina with six goals and led the team to the semifinals of the UEFA Cup.

2009 confirmed the CAS judgment of FIFA that Mutu must pay Chelsea because of cocaine use, a compensation of approximately 17.2 million euros. If Mutu is not able to pay the compensation, threatening a lifetime ban by FIFA.

On 10 and 20 January 2010, Mutu was again tested positive for doping. In his blood the banned substance sibutramine was found, which was contained in an occupied laxative. The anti -doping tribunal of the Italian National Olympic Committee CONI sentenced him on 19 April 2010 to a total of nine -month ban, which was valid until the end of October 2010. The Fiorentina slashed him then for this time the salary by 50 percent. On 31 October 2010 his club made ​​him the first time after the lock again, but suspended him in early 2011 for disciplinary reasons, he had permission to leave the training again, this time according to media reports final. Mutu should be sold immediately to another club. After an apology Mutu but the club pardoned him in early February 2011.

In June 2011, Mutu has signed a two -year contract with AC Cesena with option for a further season.

In August 2012, Mutu moved to the French first division club AC Ajaccio. There he completed the 2012/13 season from 17th place and thus made ​​the class stay.

National

Adrian Mutu is a regular player in the Romanian national team. He scored among other things, the 1000th goal of the Romanian selection ( on 17 August 2005 against Andorra). Mutu was in Romania squad for the 2008 European Championship in Austria and Switzerland, and took it, after the European Championships in 2000 for the second time at a big tournament. In the second group match against Italy he first scored a goal and failed in the 82nd minute from the penalty spot in the Italian goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon.

After a break of one and a half years Mutu returned in March 2011 returned to the national team and celebrated in the European Championship qualifier against Bosnia- Herzegovina comeback. Three days later he scored his international goals number 30 and 31, and pulled so soon after gates with Iuliu Bodola, so he's the one behind Gheorghe Hagi National player with the most Torerfolgen.

After Mutu had left the team hotel in Rimini two days before the friendly match against San Marino with the permission teammate Gabriel Tamaş, he was expelled again from the Romanian national team on 11 August 2011.

Mutu was resumed in the Romanian national team in September 2011. Since his goal against Hungary on March 22, 2013, is Romanian scorer together with Gheorghe Hagi.

Achievements

With its clubs

  • Romanian champions: 1999/2000
  • Romanian Cup Winners: 2000
  • Italian Championship: 2005/061

Individual achievements and honors

  • Player of the year in Romania: 2003, 2005, 2007, 2008
  • Italian Footballer of the Year ( Press selection): 2007
  • Scorer in the Coppa Italia 2009/10
Hellas Verona F.C. Parma F.C. 1999–2000 Divizia A Adriano Leite Ribeiro 2005–06 Serie A Serie B 2007–08 UEFA Cup France 2012–13 Ligue 1 2009–10 Coppa Italia Ovidiu Hoban Pablo de Lucas Ianis Zicu
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