Victor Niculescu (born 21 April 1949) is a Romanian former footballer who played as a central defender.[3][4][5] He was part of "U" Craiova's team that won the 1973–74 Divizia A, which was the first trophy in the club's history.[3][4] He won the Universiade gold medal with Romania's students football team in the 1974 edition that was held in France, playing alongside László Bölöni, Gheorghe Mulțescu, Dan Păltinișanu, Romulus Chihaia and Paul Cazan.[6]
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Date of birth | (1949-04-21) 21 April 1949 (age 73)[1] | ||||||||||||
Place of birth | Craiova, Romania[1] | ||||||||||||
Position(s) | Central defender[1] | ||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||
1967–1968 | Universitatea Craiova | ||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||
1968–1975 | Universitatea Craiova | 195 | (0) | ||||||||||
1975–1977 | Jiul Petroșani | 29 | (1) | ||||||||||
1977–1978 | Corvinul Hunedoara | 13 | (0) | ||||||||||
Total | 237 | (1) | |||||||||||
National team | |||||||||||||
1968–1972 | Romania U23[2] | 12 | (0) | ||||||||||
Honours
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Universitatea Craiova