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48 years |
Birth date |
June 23, 1976 |
Zodiac sign |
Cancer |
Place of Birth |
Romania |
Occupation |
Football player, football manager |
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Claudiu Iulian Niculescu (born 23 June 1976) is a Romanian football coach and former striker. As a footballer, he played in Romania for Universitatea Craiova, Dinamo București and U Cluj, and has also played abroad for Genoa 1893, MSV Duisburg and Omonia. He was a striker and was especially skilled in free-kicks. He is 11th in an all-time ranking for the goalscorers in Liga I, with 156 goals.
Niculescu was born in Slatina. In his first season with Dinamo Bucharest, he won the title in the First League and he became officially one of the best strikers from the internal competition.
The second season was not a brilliant one for Dinamo Bucharest and Niculescu was transferred to Genoa G.F.C. in the Italian Second Division in 2002.
After only half of a season, Niculescu returned back to Dinamo Bucharest, winning another championship title in 2004.
In the 2006–07 season, he became the top scorer of the league scoring 18 goals, four of these in the match against rivals Rapid Bucharest. He was also the second best goal-scorer in the UEFA Cup, scoring eight goals. In total, he scored 18 goals for Dinamo in European matches, and he is the all-time top scorer in European competitions for the club. In Romania, he played 351 games, scoring 173 goals.
Height | 5 ft 12 in / 182 cm |
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Weight | 165 lb / 75 kg |
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Hair Color | Black |
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Eye Color | Dark brown |
Nationality | Romanian |
Race / ethnicity | White |