Radu Horia Niculescu (born 2 March 1975 in Sibiu) is a former Romanian football player. He played for European clubs such as Galatasaray, Steaua București, Dinamo Bucharest, Universitatea Craiova, FC National Bucharest and Rapid Bucharest.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Horia Radu Niculescu | ||
| Date of birth | (1975-03-02) 2 March 1975 (age 47) | ||
| Place of birth | Sibiu, Romania | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1989–1990 | Şoimii IPA Sibiu | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1990–1994 | Inter Sibiu | 54 | (14) |
| 1994 | Dinamo București | 3 | (0) |
| 1995 | Inter Sibiu | 8 | (2) |
| 1995 | Universitatea Craiova | 9 | (1) |
| 1995–1998 | Naţional București | 76 | (35) |
| 1998 | Rapid București | 8 | (2) |
| 1998–2000 | Naţional București | 48 | (17) |
| 2000–2001 | Steaua București | 8 | (3) |
| 2001 | Naţional București | 1 | (1) |
| 2002 | Galatasaray | 9 | (3) |
| 2003 | Ankaragücü | 7 | (2) |
| 2003 | Steaua București | 1 | (1) |
| 2004 | Naţional București | 4 | (0) |
| 2004 | Changchun Yatai | 10 | (3) |
| Total | 246 | (84) | |
| National team | |||
| 1994–2000 | Romania | 15 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Niculescu won 14 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.
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | |||||
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| 1. | 20 April 1994 | Stadionul Steaua, Bucharest, Romania | 3–0 | Won | Friendly | ||||||
| 2. | 6 June 1998 | Ilie Oană Stadium, Ploieşti, Romania | 5–1 | Won | Friendly | ||||||
| Correct as of 7 October 2015[2] | |||||||||||
Romania squad – 1998 FIFA World Cup | ||
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