The winter move to the Superliga has been made official! “He is the new head coach of the team”

A traditional team from the Romanian championship struck on the very last day of 2024 and made the winter move.

The club did not think too much and officially announced the arrival of the new coach.

Adrian Mutu is the new coach at Petrolul Ploiești

Petrolul Ploiești was left without a head coach after what Mehmet Topal resigned. The Prahov team moved quickly and already found a replacement. The “yellow wolves” officially announced the arrival of Adrian Mutu, who signed a contract valid until 2026.

“Officially, Adrian Mutu is the new head coach of our team! The former international great thus takes over the technical leadership of the “wolves”, signing a contract with FC Petrolul Ploiești that will last until the end of the 2025-2026 season.

Adrian Mutu will meet his new students on January 3, the day Petrol will leave for the training camp in Antalya, and he will have as collaborators in the technical staff Bogdan Pătrașcu, Florin Stângă (secondary coaches), Cătălin Grigore (goalkeeper coach ) and Laurentiu Marinescu (physical trainer).

At the age of 45, Adrian Mutu thus returns to FC Petrolul, almost 11 years away from the moment when he wore the “yellow-blue” shirt as a player. Holders of the Romanian Cup at that time, Petrolul represented, in January 2014, a new milestone in an impressive career, and the “Brilliant” would reward the “wolves” fans with some unforgettable moments, such as the developments in the matches with Victoria Pilsen.

As a coach, Adrian Mutu trained FC Voluntari, Al Wahda, Romania U21, FC U 1948 Craiova, Rapid Bucharest, Neftchi PFK Baku, CFR Cluj. He participated, with the “U21″ national team, in the final tournament of the European Championship (2021). Welcome back, Adrian Mutu!”, sent Petrolul Ploiești.

Club Petrolul Ploiești thanks Mehmet Topal for all his work during this season. The former great Turkish international started his coaching career at FC Petrolul Ploiești, in the summer of this year, and was on the “wolves” bench in the 25 games played by our team in the 2024-2025 season (9 wins, 11 draws and 5 defeats), ending the year in 6th position in the Superliga hierarchy”, was Petrol’s message to Mehmet Topal.