Radu Niculescu

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

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

Radu Niculescu

Personal information
Full name	Horia Radu Niculescu
Date of birth	(1975-03-02) 2 March 1975 (age 50)
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

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