Radu Horia Niculescu (born 2 March 1975) is a former Romanian profesional footballer who played as a striker.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Horia Radu Niculescu | ||
| Date of birth | 2 March 1975 | ||
| Place of birth | Sibiu, Romania | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –1989 | Șoimii IPA Sibiu | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1989–1990 | Șoimii IPA Sibiu | ||
| 1990–1994 | Inter Sibiu | 54 | (14) |
| 1994 | Dinamo București | 3 | (0) |
| 1994 | Inter Sibiu | 8 | (2) |
| 1995 | Universitatea Craiova | 9 | (1) |
| 1995–2002 | Naţional București | 125 | (53) |
| 1998 | → Rapid București (loan) | 8 | (2) |
| 2001 | → Steaua București (loan) | 10 | (3) |
| 2002 | → Galatasaray (loan) | 9 | (3) |
| 2002–2003 | Ankaragücü | 7 | (2) |
| 2003 | Steaua București | 1 | (1) |
| 2003 | Naţional București | 4 | (0) |
| 2004 | Changchun Yatai | 10 | (3) |
| Total | 248 | (84) | |
| International career | |||
| 1993 | Romania U18 | 3 | (0) |
| 1993–1994 | Romania U21 | 2 | (1) |
| 1994–2000 | Romania | 15 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
International career
editNiculescu won 15 caps for Romania,[1] scoring twice, between 1994 and 2000. He played at the 1998 FIFA World Cup as a substitute against Colombia and Croatia.
International stats
edit| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Romania | 1994 | 5 | 1 |
| 1995 | 2 | 0 | |
| 1998 | 6 | 1 | |
| 1999 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2000 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 15 | 2 | |
- Scores and results list Romania's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Niculescu goal.[2]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 April 1994 | Stadionul Steaua, Bucharest, Romania |  Bolivia |
3–0 | 3–0 | Friendly |
| 2 | 6 June 1998 | Stadionul Ilie Oană, Ploieşti, Romania |  Moldova |
5–0 | 5–1 | Friendly |
Honours
editȘoimii IPA Sibiu
- Divizia C: 1989–90
Inter Sibiu
Național București
- Cupa României runner-up: 1996–97
Steaua București
Galatasaray
Notes
edit- ^ "Horia Radu Niculescu". Romanian Football Federation. Archived from the original on 17 September 2013. Retrieved 17 September 2013.
- ^ a b "Radu Niculescu". European Football. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
External links
edit- Radu Niculescu at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
- Radu Niculescu at National-Football-Teams.com
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