P R O F I L E  

Date of birth: 08 january 1979
Place of birth: Calinesti, Arges county, Romania
Height: 1.80m
Weight: 74kg
Nationality: romanian
Married: yes
Children: 1 boy (Mario)
P R O F E S S I O N A L   C A R E E R

Position: Striker
He is playing for:
  • team: Juventus Torino (nr.18)
  • national team: Romania (nr.10)
    • Goals:
  • team:
    		•  - Arges Pitesti (1996-99; 48 matches, 14 goals).
    - Dinamo Bucharest (1999-2000; 18 matches, 18 goals).
    - Internazionale Milano (Jan-Aug 2000; 3 matches).
    - Verona (2000-02; 52 matches, 16 goals).
    - Parma (2002-03, 31 matches, 17 goals).
    - Chelsea Londra (2003-2004; 26 matches, 11 goals).
    - Juventus Torino (2005-present).
  • national team:
    		•  - Romania (42 matches, 18 goals)
    Transfers:
  • from Dinamo Bucharest to Inter (£1.4m);
  • from Inter to Verona (£350,000);
  • from Verona to Parma (£6m);
  • from Parma to Chelsea (£15.8m).

    • Famous lines:
    "Hasselbaink is like a shark, Cole is a like a lion and Adrian Mutu is like a snake." - Claudio Ranieri, Aug 2003.