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Dan Petrescu 
Personal information Full name Daniel Vasile Petrescu Date of birth 22 December 1967 Place of birth Bucharest, Romania Height 1.77 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in) Playing position Defender / Winger Club information Current club Kuban Krasnodar Youth career 1977–1985 Steaua Bucureşti Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 1985–1991 Steaua Bucureşti 95 (28) 1986–1987 → Olt Scorniceşti (loan) 24 (0) 1991–1993 Foggia 55 (7) 1993–1994 Genoa 24 (1) 1994–1995 Sheffield Wednesday 39 (3) 1995–2000 Chelsea 151 (17) 2000–2001 Bradford City 17 (1) 2001–2002 Southampton 11 (2) 2002–2003 Naţional Bucureşti 20 (0) Total 436 (59) National team 1989–2000 Romania 95 (12) Teams managed 2004 Rapid Bucureşti 2004–2006 Sportul Studenţesc 2006 Wisła Kraków 2006–2009 Unirea Urziceni 2010– Kuban Krasnodar * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).Daniel Vasile Petrescu (born 22 December 1967 in Bucharest) is a Romanian football manager and former player, currently the manager of Kuban Krasnodar in the Russian Premier League.
He is famous for having played for Steaua Bucureşti in the 1989 Champions League Final and winning the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup and UEFA Super Cup with FA Premier League club Chelsea. Petrescu also received 95 international caps for the Romanian national side.
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Club career
After playing for Steaua Bucureşti's youth teams, Dan Petrescu was promoted into the first team in 1986 in a game played by Steaua just one month after winning the European Cup. Petrescu was loaned to FC Olt for the 1986–87 season, but asked to come back to Steaua Bucureşti in 1987.
He was an important part of the team which reached the semifinals of the European Cup in 1988 and the final in 1989. Also in 1989 he played for the Romanian national team for the first time, but missed the World Cup of the following year due to an injury.
In 1991 he was bought by Foggia of Italy, in a period when the club saw promotion to Serie A. In 1993 he moved to Genoa.
Petrescu signed for Sheffield Wednesday in 1994 from Genoa, after a successful World Cup for Romania. After one season at Hillsborough he signed for Chelsea and featured prominently there for the next five years. During his term at Chelsea, he was a member of the teams which won the FA Cup in 1997 and the League Cup and Cup Winners' Cup (both in 1998). After falling out with Chelsea manager Gianluca Vialli after a defeat to Manchester United, Petrescu never played for the club again and was not even selected as a substitute for the 2000 FA Cup Final against Aston Villa. Turning down a move to Southampton in August 2000,[1] he instead moved to Bradford City for £1 million, scoring once against West Ham.[2]
In January 2001, Petrescu's former Chelsea manager, Glenn Hoddle eventually persuaded him to join Southampton for a "nominal" fee.[1] He initially settled in well at The Dell, scoring against Leicester[3] and Manchester City[4] in his first few matches.[5] In March, Hoddle left "the Saints" to take up the managerial reins at Tottenham Hotspur and his replacement Stuart Gray dropped Petrescu, replacing him with Hassan Kachloul for the rest of the season.[5] After making only two substitute appearances in the 2001–02 season, Petrescu was released and returned to Romania.[1]
Return to Romania
Petrescu returned to his native Bucharest for a last season as a football player, with FC Naţional. His last match was the Romanian Cup final, on 31 May 2003. Naţional lost 1–0 to Dinamo Bucharest, during which Petrescu received a lot of abuse from some of the Dinamo fans as he left the pitch at the end of ninety minutes, even though it was the last game of one of Romania's greatest footballers. This was because he used to play for Dinamo's greatest rivals, Steaua Bucureşti.
International career
Petrescu registered 95 caps for the Romanian national football team. He made his debut for the squad in 1989, and played at four major tournaments: the 1994 World Cup, Euro 96, the 1998 World Cup, where the entire team famously dyed their hair blond after losing a bet with the team's coach Anghel Iordanescu, and Euro 2000.
In 1994 Petrescu played in his first World Cup in the U.S.. He scored the only goal in a win against the United States which saw Romania qualify for the second round as group winners. They were then handed a difficult game against Argentina which they managed to win, only to lose to Sweden on penalties in the quarter-finals, with Petrescu missing his spot-kick.
Euro 96 was a disappointment for Romania, as they lost all three group matches and only managed to score one goal.
At France 1998, he raced past his Chelsea teammate Graeme Le Saux and scored the winning goal against England, which effectively won them the group and ensured they would not have to face Argentina in the second round. In the end, the Romanians lost their second round game 1–0 to Croatia.
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 5 December 1990 Stadionul Naţional, Bucharest, Romania 
San Marino6–0 6–0 UEFA Euro 1992 Qualifying 2 8 April 1992 Stadionul Ghencea, Bucharest, Romania 
Latvia2–0 2–0 Friendly 3 25 May 1994 Stadionul Ghencea, Bucharest, Romania 
Nigeria2–0 2–0 Friendly 4 26 June 1994 Rose Bowl, Pasadena, United States 
United States1–0 1–0 World Cup 1994 Group A 5 6 September 1994 Stadionul Ghencea, Bucharest, Romania 
Azerbaijan2–0 3–0 UEFA Euro 1996 Qualifying 6 1 June 1996 Stadionul Ghencea, Bucharest, Romania 
Moldova1–0 3–1 Friendly 7 31 August 1996 Stadionul Ghencea, Bucharest, Romania 
Lithuania2–0 3–0 World Cup 1998 Qualifying 8 9 October 1996 Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland 
Iceland4–0 4–0 World Cup 1998 Qualifying 9 29 March 1997 Stadionul Ghencea, Bucharest, Romania 
Liechtenstein5–0 8–0 World Cup 1998 Qualifying 10 10 September 1997 Stadionul Ghencea, Bucharest, Romania Iceland2–0 4–0 World Cup 1998 Qualifying 11 6 June 1998 Stadionul Ilie Oană, Ploieşti, Romania Moldova2–0 5–1 Friendly 12 22 June 1998 Stadium Municipal, Toulouse, France 
England2–1 2–1 World Cup 1998 Group G Coaching career
Rapid Bucureşti
Petrescu pursued a career as a coach. He resigned from Rapid Bucureşti in October 2004, after only six games and four months at the helm.
Wisla Kraków
On 1 January 2006 Dan Petrescu became the manager of Polish 2004–05 champions Wisła Kraków, replacing the temporary coach Tomasz Kulawik. Wisła finished second in the 2005–06 championship. He was dismissed as manager of Wisła Kraków on 18 September 2006, after unconvincing results in the 2006–07 season. Petrescu accused the players of Wisła Kraków for not wanting to train hard to improve their performances.
Unirea Urziceni
About a week later, he was appointed as the manager of Romanian Liga 1 newly-promoted team Unirea Urziceni, with which he has had considerable success since then. Under his management, Unirea Urziceni was runner-up in the 2007–08 Romanian Cup and qualified for the 2008–09 edition of the UEFA Cup. He was considered for the vacant manager's position at his former club Steaua after Marius Lăcătuş's resignation in October 2008. Dorinel Munteanu was appointed instead, but Petrescu has not ruled out a future role at the club. In May 2009, he went on to win the Liga 1 title with outsiders Unirea Urziceni, the first title for both Petrescu and his club, and consequently achieving qualification to the UEFA Champions League 2009–10, during which he led Unirea to a shock 4–1 victory at Ibrox against Rangers and a win against Sevilla FC at home, 1–0. He is the first Romanian coach to obtain 8 points in a UEFA Champions League group.
Petrescu resigned as manager of Unirea Urziceni in December 2009.[6]
Kuban Krasnodar
On 28 December 2009 the Russian First Division club FC Kuban Krasnodar hired the former Unirea Urziceni coach on a five-year deal.[7]
Dan Petrescu managed to gain the promotion from first season, winning the 2010 Russian First Division scoring a total of 80 points, with 9 more than the second place. His team conceded only 20 goals in 38 matches.[8]
Career statistics
Club performance League Cup League Cup Continental Total Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Romania League Cupa României Cupa Ligii Europe Total 1985–86 Steaua Bucureşti Liga I 2 0 1986–87 Olt Scorniceşti Liga I 24 0 1987–88 Steaua Bucureşti Liga I 11 0 1988–89 28 4 1989–90 23 9 1990–91 31 13 Italy League Coppa Italia League Cup Europe Total 1991–92 Foggia Serie A 25 4 1992–93 30 3 1993–94 Genoa Serie A 24 1 England League FA Cup League Cup Europe Total 1994–95 Sheffield Wednesday Premier League 29 3 1995–96 8 0 1995–96 Chelsea Premier League 24 2 1996–97 34 3 1997–98 31 5 1998–99 32 4 1999-00 29 4 2000–01 Bradford City Premier League 17 1 2000–01 Southampton Premier League 9 2 2001–02 2 0 Romania League Cupa României Cupa Ligii Europe Total 2002–03 National Bucharest Liga I 20 0 Total Romania 139 26 Italy 79 8 England 215 24 Career total 433 58 Honours
As a player
- Romanian League: 1985–86, 1987–88, 1988–89
- Romanian Cup: 1987, 1988, 1989
- European Cup runner-up: 1989
- Bruges Matins Trophy: 1987
- FA Cup: 1997
- FA Community Shield runner-up: 1997
- League Cup: 1998
- UEFA Cup Winners' Cup: 1998
- UEFA Super Cup: 1998
- FC Naţional
- Romanian Cup runner-up: 2003
- Individual
- Overseas Team of the Decade – Premier League 10 Seasons Awards (1992/3 – 2001/2)
As a manager
- Polish League runner-up: 2005–06
- Unirea Urziceni
- Romanian League: 2008–09
- Romanian Cup runner-up: 2008
- Kuban Krasnodar
- Russian First Division: 2010
References
- ^ a b c Holley, Duncan; Chalk, Gary (2003). In That Number – A post-war chronicle of Southampton FC. Hagiology. pp. 565–566. ISBN 0-9534474-3-X.
- ^ Warshaw, Andrew (30 September 2000). "Petrescu to the rescue for Bradford". London: The Daily Telegraph. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/competitions/premier-league/4772707/Petrescu-to-the-rescue-for-Bradford.html. Retrieved 20 October 2010.
- ^ "Saints see off sorry Foxes". BBC Sport. 31 January 2001. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/1145187.stm. Retrieved 4 November 2009.
- ^ "Saints deepen City woes". BBC Sport. 3 March 2001. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/1198700.stm. Retrieved 4 November 2009.
- ^ a b In That Number – A post-war chronicle of Southampton FC. p. 268.
- ^ Petrescu zu Krasnodar
- ^ Petrescu Wechsel aus Geldgründen
- ^ 2010 Russian First Division table
External links
- Biography at ChelseaFC.com
- Dan Petrescu profile at RomanianSoccer.ro
- Dan Petrescu career stats at Soccerbase
- Dan Petrescu at National-Football-Teams.com
- Dan Petrescu – FIFA competition record
Sporting positions Preceded by
Ştefan IovanSteaua captain
1991Succeeded by
Ilie DumitrescuPreceded by
Gavril BalintSteaua Top Scorer
1990–1991Succeeded by
Ilie StanFC Kuban Krasnodar – current squad 2 Armaş · 5 Bendz · 6 Tsorayev · 7 Kulik · 8 Tlisov · 9 Zhilyayev · 10 Davydov · 11 Bucur · 15 Zhavnerchik · 17 Fidler · 18 Rogochiy · 20 Traoré · 21 Ureña · 23 Belenov · 25 Kozlov · 26 Zelão · 27 Lolo · 28 Kubík · 30 Né · 33 Karyukin · 37 Komkov · 40 Varga · 43 Bugayev · 98 Budakov · 99 Ryzhkov · Manager: Petrescu
Sergei Balakhnin (Rostov) · Kurban Berdyev (Rubin) · Miodrag Božović (Amkar) · Stanislav Cherchesov (Terek) · Dmitri Cheryshev (Volga) · José Couceiro (Lokomotiv Moscow) · Andrei Gordeyev (Anzhi) · Valery Karpin (Spartak Moscow) · Andrey Kobelev (Krylia Sovetov) · Slavoljub Muslin (Krasnodar) · Sergei Perednya (Tom) · Dan Petrescu (Kuban) · Roberto Carlos (Anzhi) · Sergei Silkin (Dynamo) · Leonid Slutskiy (CSKA) · Luciano Spalletti (Zenit) · Sergei Tashuyev (Spartak Nalchik)
Dan Petrescu international tournaments Romania squad – 1994 FIFA World Cup 
Romania squad – UEFA Euro 1996 Romania squad – 1998 FIFA World Cup 1 Stângaciu • 2 Petrescu • 3 Dulca • 4 Doboş • 5 Gâlcă • 6 Gheorghe Popescu • 7 Lăcătuş • 8 Munteanu • 9 Moldovan • 10 Hagi (c) • 11 Ilie • 12 Stelea • 13 Ciobotariu • 14 Niculescu • 15 Marinescu • 16 Gabriel Popescu • 17 Dumitrescu • 18 Filipescu • 19 Stîngă • 20 Selymes • 21 Craioveanu • 22 Prunea • Coach: IordănescuRomania squad – UEFA Euro 2000 FC Rapid Bucureşti – managers Krüger (1933) · Huniade (1934) · Krüger (1934) · Wanna (1935) · Konrád (1936–37) · Avar (1937–39) · Schaffer (1939–40) · Avar (1940–41) · Barátky (1941–45) · Wetzer II (1945) · Lengheriu (1946) · Braun-Bogdan (1946–47) · Rónay (1947) · Moldoveanu (1948) · Steinbach (1948–52) · Lengheriu (1953) · Ghiurițan (1953–54) · Rónay (1954–59) · Ghiurițan (1959–60) · Mihăilescu (1960–62) · Roșculeț (1962–63) · Stănculescu (1963) · Stănescu (1963–68) · Bărbulescu (1968–71) · Marian (1971–72) · Macri (1973) · Urecheatu (1974) · Motroc (1975–77) · Marian (1977–78) · Lupescu (1978–80) · Ionescu (1980–81) · Kraus (1981) · Stănescu (1982–84) · Stănculescu (1984) · Kraus (1985) · Lupescu (1985–86) · Codreanu (1986) · Cernăianu (1986–87) · Kraus (1987) · Dumitru (1987–88) · Greavu (1988) · Pop (1988–90) · Cosmoc (1990–91) · Constantin (1991–92) · Rădulescu (1992–93) · Puşcaş (1993) · Hizo (1993–95) · Cârţu (1995) · Rădulescu (1995–96) · Dumitru (1996–97) · Manea (1997) · M. Lucescu (1997–98) · Dumitriu (1999) · M. Lucescu (1999–2000) · Iordănescu (2000) · Rednic (2000–01) · Hizo (2001–02) · Rednic (2002–03) · Petrescu (2004) · Hizo (2004) · R. Lucescu (2004–07) · Bergodi (2007) · Rednic (2007–08) · Rada (2008) · Peseiro (2008) · Hizo (2009) · Rada (2009) · Manea (2009–10) · Andone (2010) · Şumudică (2010–11) · Rada (2011) · R. Lucescu (2011–)
Wisła Kraków – Schlosser (1924–29) · Koželuh (1929–34) · Nyúl (1934–39) · Mazal-Skvajn (1939–46) · Kotlarczyk (1946–47) · Walter (1947–48) · Kuchynka (1948–50) · Matyas (1950–54) · Gracz (1954–55) · Woźniak (1956–57) · Kuchynka (1958–59) · Kosa (1959–60) · Finek (1960–61) · Gracz (1961–62) · Kolský (1963–64) · Skoraczyński (1964–67) · Gracz (1967–69) · Teleki (1969–70) · Matyas (1970–71) · Kurdziel (1971–72) · Steckiw (1972–74) · Brożyniak (1975–77) · Lenczyk (1977–79) · Franczak (1979–81) · Lendzion (1981–82) · Durniok (1982–83) · Zientara (1983–84) · Lenczyk (1984–85) · Chemicz (1985) · Franczak (1985–86) · Cygan (1986–87) · Brożyniak (1987–89) · Chemicz (1989) · Musiał (1989) · Hajdas (1989) · Musiał (1990–92) · Kmiecik (1992) · Pecze (1992–93) · Kusto (1993–94) · Lenczyk (1994) · Kusto (1994) · Franczak (1994–96) · Kmiecik (1996) · Apostel (1996–97) · Kmiecik (1997) · Łazarek (1997–98) · Kowalik (1998) · Smuda (1998–99) · Kusto (1999–2000) · Łazarek (2000) · Nawałka (2000) · Lenczyk (2000–01) · Nawałka (2001) · Smuda (2001–02) · Kasperczak (2002–04) · Lička (2005) · Engel (2005) · Kulawik (2005) · Petrescu (2006) · Okuka (2006) · Nawałka (2007) · Moskal (2007) · Skorża (2007–10) · Kasperczak (2010) · Kulawik (2010) · Maaskant (2010–11) · Moskal (2011–) FC Kuban Krasnodar – managers Ageyev (1928–42) · Sanzharov (1944–47) · Ageyev (1948) · Zabutov (1949–55) · Zagretsky (1955–56) · Rasskazov (1956–59) · Khodotov (1960) · Smyslov (1961) · Shmerlin (1961–62) · Gorokhov (1962–1963) · Antonevich (1964) · Rasskazov (1964) · Kostylev (1964–1965) · Bekhtenev (1966–1967) · Shmerlin (1968) · Rasskazov (1969–70) · Scherbatenko (1971) · Shmerlin (1972–73) · Budagov (1973) · Matveyev (1974) · Dzasokhov (1975) · Gureyev (1976) · Korolkov (1977–79) · Mikhaylov (1980) · Belousov (1981–82) · Syomin (1982) · Kochetkov (1983–85) · Kolinko (1986) · Bagapov (1987–88) · Kaleshin (1988) · Bezbogin (1989–90) · Brazhnikov (1990–91) · Marushkin (1991–92) · Kaleshin (1992) · Nazarenko (1993–94) · Novikov (1995) · Brazhnikov (1995–97) · Sinau (1998) · Poskotin (1998) · Yeshugov (1999–2000) · Shcherbachenko (2000c) · Dolmatov (2001–02) · Komarov (2002) · Lagoida (2003) · Yuzhanin (2003–04) · Yeshugov (2004) · Nazarenko (2004c) · Chovanec (2005) · Yakovenko (2006–07) · Nazarenko (2007c) · Yeshugov (2007) · Tarkhanov (2008) · Pavlov (2008) · Galstyan (2008c) · Protasov (2008) · Ovchinnikov (2009) · Galstyan (2009) · Petrescu (2010–)
(c) caretakerCategories:- 1967 births
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- People from Bucharest
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- FC Kuban Krasnodar managers
- Expatriate football managers in Poland
- Expatriate football managers in Russia
- Russian Premier League managers
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