Article by Daniel Grigore – Published Thursday, November 13, 2025, 08:28 / Updated Thursday, November 13, 2025 08:30
Elvir Koljic, 30, the Bosnian striker from Rapid Bucharest, was asked which of Edin Dzeko (39) and Adrian Mutu (46) was older. Without hesitation, he chose his countryman, and the statements were later shown to the “Brilliant”.
Until Bosnia and Romania meet on the field on Saturday evening, at 21:45, a first “duel” between the two countries took place at the level of iconic strikers.
Elvir Koljic, the Bosnian striker of Rapid, was asked who was better between Adrian Mutu and Edin Dzeko. The latter is still active, playing at the age of 39 for Fiorentina, Mutu's soul team, and still with the national team.
“Mutu or Dzeko, who was better?” » Elvir Koljic chose, “Brilliant” answered him
“I say Dzeko. There is [în top de] more [timp], all the teams he played for are top and he made a difference in all of them, he wrote history. My opinion, Edin,” Koljic replied to DigiSport.
Sometime later, on the same television, Mutu was shown Koljic's statements. “Pfai… Let's see what I give him (no – laughs). Dzeko was a super footballer, a great footballer. What are we talking about?”, replied the “Brilliant”.
Edin Dzeko versus Adrian Mutu
Over the past two decades, Edin Dzeko has ticked off big and huge teams on the continent: Wolfsburg, Manchester City, Roma, Inter, Fenerbahce, now Fiorentina.
He scored 371 goals in 851 matches for club teamsplus 71 goals for the national team, where he is also captain at 39 and a half years old.
As a name, Adrian Mutu's CV is even more impressive: Inter, Parma, Chelsea, Juventus, Fiorentina, but “The Brilliant” he played almost twice as much (452 matches) in club teamsfor which he scored 167 goals. Mutu also boasts 35 goals for the Romanian national team.
When we draw the line, we see that Dzeko is a bit better in average goals per game: Mutu scored once every 2.62 appearances, the Bosnian every 2.25 appearances.
