Claudiu Niculescu
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Claudiu Iulian Niculescu | ||
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Personal information | ||
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Full name | Claudiu Iulian Niculescu | |
Date of birth | June 23, 1976 | |
Place of birth | Slatina, Romania | |
Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 111⁄2 in) | |
Playing position | Striker | |
Club information | ||
Current club | MSV Duisburg | |
Number | 10 | |
Senior clubs1 | ||
Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
1994-1995 1996-1998 1998-2001 2001-2002 2002-2003 2003-2007 2008- |
FC IELIF Craiova Extensiv Craiova Universitatea Craiova FC Dinamo Bucuresti Genoa C.F.C. FC Dinamo Bucuresti MSV Duisburg |
29 (5) 48 (31) 93 (41) 30 (20) 11 (3) 123 (69) 15 (3) |
National team | ||
2000- | Romania | 7 (0) |
1 Senior club appearances and goals |
Claudiu Iulian Niculescu (born June 23, 1976 in Slatina) is currently one of the best players of the MSV Duisburg soccer team. He has previously played for Universitatea Craiova and Dinamo Bucuresti and has also played at Genoa 1893 for a season.
He is a striker and is especially skilled in free-kicks.
In the 2006/2007 season, he became the goal-getter of the league scoring 18 goals, 4 of these in the match against rivals Rapid Bucuresti. He was also the second goal-scorer the UEFA Cup , scoring 8 goals. In total, he scored 18 goals for Dinamo Bucuresti in European matches, and he is the all-time top scorer in European competitions for Dinamo. In Romania, he played 223 games, scoring 159 goals.
He divorced his wife, Lidia, in 2007, (he has two children with her, Alex, 9, and Rebeca, 4). He is now married to Diana Munteanu, a beautiful blonde known in Romania for working at MTV Romania and currently at Antena 2.
[edit] External Links
- (Romanian) Claudiu Niculescu - About, statistics, video, wallpapers
- (Romanian) Claudiu Niculescu - unofficial website
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