challenge, as the COVID pandemic allowed Craiova to stabilize and pose a challenge to Petrescu's side. While Craiova lead the standings for most of the playoff phase, following a win on CFR's ground and CFR's draws against Astra Giurgiu and Gaz Metan Medias, CFR won the reverse fixture against Craiova on the last matchday, thus securing their third consecutive title. On 19 August 2020, CFR restarted the European campaign against Maltese champions Floriana FC with a 2–0 victory but were eliminated in the second round by Dinamo Zagreb on penalties. After CFR was eliminated from the Europa League, and had begun to faltering domestically, Petrescu announced on 30 November that he and the club had agreed to terminate his contract. Third spell at CFR Cluj On 28 August 2021, after a weak European campaign which saw the club fail to qualify for the Europa League, CFR Cluj's owner Nelutu Varga dismissed Marius Sumudica, and after few days of negotiations, Petrescu signed a contract on 31 August for a third stint at CFR Cluj. On May 15, 2022, Petrescu won his 4th league, and CFR's 5th consecutive championship after a 2–1 win over Universitatea Craiova, establishing the Hegemony of CFR Cluj in Romanian football. Personal life Petrescu was married to Daniela Carmen from 1992 to 2003, with whom he has two daughters: Rebecca (born 1994) and Beatrice Chelsea (born 1998). He named one of his daughters "Chelsea" in honour of one of his former clubs. In May 2007, he married Adriana Stan, a former athlete. The couple have a daughter together, Jennifer, born in 2008. Career statistics Club International Scores and results list Romania's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Petrescu goal. Managerial record Honours Player Steaua București Divizia A: 1985–86, 1987–88, 1988–89 Cupa României: 1988–89 European Cup: Runner-up 1988–89 Chelsea FA Cup: 1996–97 League Cup: 1997–98 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup: 1997–98 UEFA Super Cup: 1998 Național București Cupa României: Runner-up 2002–03 Individual Overseas Team of the Decade – Premier League 10 Seasons Awards (1993 to 2003) Manager Unirea Urziceni Liga I: 2008–09 Cupa României: Runner-up 2007–08 Kuban Krasnodar Russian First Division: 2010 ASA Târgu Mureș Supercupa României: 2015 Jiangsu Suning Chinese FA Cup: 2015 CFR Cluj Liga I: 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22 Individual Romania Coach of the Year: 2008, 2009, 2011, 2019, 2022 References External links 1967 births Living people Footballers from Bucharest Romanian footballers Association