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WHY WAS THIS GUY IN CARDIFF FOR 4 DAYS???

Mon Jan 26, 2015 12:41 pm

Dan Petrescu!!
Could he be our next manager or is there nothing to this??
Don't shoot the messenger but I know for a fact that he spent 4 days in Cardiff last week all paid for by Cardiff City!!
Wonder what that's all about,could be something on the horizon.BLUEBIRDS!!

Re: WHY WAS THIS GUY IN CARDIFF FOR 4 DAYS???

Mon Jan 26, 2015 12:51 pm

maybe the interviews are starting lets fukin hope so but lets be honest we dont want petrescu we want someone with desire,id take jimmy floyd tbh

Re: WHY WAS THIS GUY IN CARDIFF FOR 4 DAYS???

Mon Jan 26, 2015 1:11 pm

Reza wrote:maybe the interviews are starting lets fukin hope so but lets be honest we dont want petrescu we want someone with desire,id take jimmy floyd tbh

Could be interesting as he's not one of usual suspects looking to manage i.e Hoddle,Warnock,Sherwood etc.A mysterious one this I think!

Re: WHY WAS THIS GUY IN CARDIFF FOR 4 DAYS???

Mon Jan 26, 2015 10:19 pm

He turned down the chance to manage palace a couple of months ago, so cannot see him joining us.

Re: WHY WAS THIS GUY IN CARDIFF FOR 4 DAYS???

Mon Jan 26, 2015 10:44 pm

sir ninian wrote:Dan Petrescu!!
Could he be our next manager or is there nothing to this??
Don't shoot the messenger but I know for a fact that he spent 4 days in Cardiff last week all paid for by Cardiff City!!
Wonder what that's all about,could be something on the horizon.BLUEBIRDS!!


Paid for by cardiff city? Who told you this?

Re: WHY WAS THIS GUY IN CARDIFF FOR 4 DAYS???

Tue Jan 27, 2015 2:37 pm

To replace Slade after we lose to derby.

Re: WHY WAS THIS GUY IN CARDIFF FOR 4 DAYS???

Tue Jan 27, 2015 11:34 pm

Here Is what they say about him , dont sound good, so I guess he would be great here :lol:


Coaching career[edit]
Rapid Bucureşti[edit]
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.

Wisła Kraków[edit]
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[edit]
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 at home, 1–0.

Petrescu resigned as manager of Unirea Urziceni in December 2009.

Kuban Krasnodar[edit]

Petrescu as Dynamo Moscow manager in 2012
On 28 December 2009 the Russian First Division club Kuban Krasnodar hired the former Unirea Urziceni coach on a five-year deal.[8]

Dan Petrescu managed to gain promotion in his first season, winning the 2010 Russian First Division with a total of 80 points, 9 clear of second place. His team conceded only 20 goals in 38 matches.[9]

On 14 August 2012 it was announced that Petrescu had decided to quit as manager of Kuban Krasnodar, citing the need for a new challenge. His resignation as manager of Kuban Krasnodar shocked the players and fans. After his resignation, Petrescu was regarded as one of the best young coaches working in Russian football.[10]

Dynamo Moscow[edit]
Petrescu signed a three-year contract in August 2012, worth €2.5 Million a year according to the Romanian press, to take over Dynamo Moscow.[11] On 8 April 2014, though, contract was terminated by mutual agreement after heavy loss to League outsiders Anzhi Makhachkala 0–4.[12] As Dynamo Moscow director of sports Guram Adzhoyev stated, "last year Dan drew the team from the complicated situation, lifted it to the certain level, but recently we have seen no progress".[13]

Al-Arabi[edit]
In June 2014, he agreed to coach Qatari side Al-Arabi. However, he was sacked on 1 December after a poor run.[14]

Career statistics[edit]

Re: WHY WAS THIS GUY IN CARDIFF FOR 4 DAYS???

Tue Jan 27, 2015 11:37 pm

Well that sounds like a car crash. Lol