Necula Răducanu

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Necula Răducanu widely known as Rică Răducanu (born 10 May 1946) is a retired Romanian football goalkeeper.

He was born in Vlădeni and debuted in Divizia A with Rapid Bucureşti in 1966. He remained with Rapid for ten seasons, winning the league title in 1967 and the cup title in 1972. This Rapid team starred players like Neagu, Lupescu, Dumitru and Coe. His style of goalkeeping, although effective, was extravagant and he was the first Romanian goalkeeper to score in an official match and the first to be caught in offside[citation needed]. After his period in Rapid he won the Romanian Cup in 1979 with Steaua Bucureşti. Finally he finished his career playing for Autobuzul and Spartac in the lower leagues. After finishing his sporting career he went into business, running grocery shops under the trade name 'Merci Rica'.

Răducanu got 61 caps for the Romanian national team between 1967 and 1978. He represented his country at the 1970 FIFA World Cup.

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Season Club Country Matches Goals
youth Victoria MIBC Bucureşti Flag of Romania Romania N/A N/A
youth Flacăra Roşie Bucureşti Flag of Romania Romania N/A N/A
1965–66 Rapid Bucureşti Flag of Romania Romania 6 0
1966–67 Rapid Bucureşti Flag of Romania Romania 24 0
1967–68 Rapid Bucureşti Flag of Romania Romania 24 0
1968–69 Rapid Bucureşti Flag of Romania Romania 16 0
1969–70 Rapid Bucureşti Flag of Romania Romania 27 0
1970–71 Rapid Bucureşti Flag of Romania Romania 25 0
1971–72 Rapid Bucureşti Flag of Romania Romania 28 0
1972–73 Rapid Bucureşti Flag of Romania Romania 29 0
1973–74 Rapid Bucureşti Flag of Romania Romania 30 3
1974–75 Rapid Bucureşti Flag of Romania Romania 24 4
1975–76 Sportul Studenţesc Flag of Romania Romania 28 0
1976–77 Sportul Studenţesc Flag of Romania Romania 31 0
1977–78 Sportul Studenţesc Flag of Romania Romania 29 0
1978–79 Steaua Bucureşti Flag of Romania Romania 19 0
1979–80 Steaua Bucureşti Flag of Romania Romania 3 0
FCM Reşiţa Flag of Romania Romania N/A N/A
1980–81 FC Baia Mare Flag of Romania Romania 10 0
Autobuzul Bucureşti Flag of Romania Romania N/A N/A
1981–82 Spartac Bucureşti Flag of Romania Romania N/A N/A

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