Valeriu Niculescu

Valeriu "Sony" Niculescu (25 January 1914 – 18 November 1986) was a Romanian football striker.

Sony Niculescu

Personal information
Full name	Valeriu Niculescu
Date of birth	(1914-01-25)25 January 1914
Place of birth	Brăila, Romania
Date of death	18 November 1986(1986-11-18) (aged 72)
Position(s)	Striker
Youth career
1927–1934	Turda București
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1934–1938	Unirea Tricolor București	74	(53)
1938–1940	Juventus București	9	(4)
1940–1945	Unirea Tricolor București	20	(211)
1944	→ Lares București (loan)	0	(01)
1945–1946	Ciocanul București	0	(01)
1946–1947	Griviţa CFR București
1947–1948	Unirea Tricolor București	3	(0)
Total		106	(78)
International career
1941–1942	Romania	2	(1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Honours

Club

Unirea Tricolor București

• Divizia A: 1940–41^[1]
• Cupa României runner-up: 1940–41^[2]

Individual

• Total matches played in Romanian First League: 106 matches – 78 goals
• Topscorer of Romanian First League: 1940–41

Notes

^{^1} The Divizia A 1940–41 was the last season before World War II and the Divizia A 1946–47 was the first one after, so the appearances and goals scored during this period for Unirea Tricolor București, Lares București and Ciocanul București are not official.