Radu Horia Niculescu (born 2 March 1975 in
Sibiu) is a former
Romanian
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football
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player. He played for
European clubs such as
Galatasaray,
Steaua București,
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Places
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,
Universitatea Craiova,
FC National Bucharest and
Rapid Bucharest
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.
Honours
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Romanian League: 2000–01
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Turkish Super League: 2001–02
International career
Niculescu won 14 caps for Romania,
scoring twice, between 1994 and 2000. He played at the
1998 FIFA World Cup
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as a substitute against
Colombia
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and
Croatia.
Career statistics
International goals
Notes
External links
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1975 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Sibiu
Footballers from Sibiu County
Romanian men's footballers
Romania men's international footballers
Romanian expatriate men's footballers
1998 FIFA World Cup players
FC Inter Sibiu players
FC Progresul București players
FC Steaua București players
FC Rapid București players
FC Dinamo București players
FC U Craiova 1948 players
Galatasaray S.K. footballers
MKE Ankaragücü footballers
Changchun Yatai F.C. players
China League One players
Men's association football forwards
Süper Lig players
Liga I players
Expatriate men's footballers in China
Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey
Romanian expatriate sportspeople in China
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