Radu Niculescu

Not to be confused with Radu Niculescu (footballer, born 1909).

Radu Niculescu

Personal information
Full name	Horia Radu Niculescu
Date of birth	(1975-03-02) 2 March 1975 (age 49)
Place of birth	Sibiu, Romania
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Youth career
0000–1989	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

Radu Horia Niculescu (born 2 March 1975) is a former Romanian profesional footballer who played as a striker.

International career

Niculescu 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

Appearances and goals by national team and year[2]

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]

List of international goals scored by Radu Niculescu

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

Șoimii IPA Sibiu

• Divizia C: 1989–90

Inter Sibiu

• Balkans Cup: 1990–91

Național București

• Cupa României runner-up: 1996–97

Steaua București

• Divizia A: 2000–01

Galatasaray

• Süper Lig: 2001–02

Notes

1. "Horia Radu Niculescu". Romanian Football Federation. Archived from the original on 17 September 2013. Retrieved 17 September 2013.
2. "Radu Niculescu". European Football. Retrieved 21 October 2024.

External links

• Radu Niculescu at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
• Radu Niculescu at National-Football-Teams.com