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⚽ Personal information:
Full name: Claudiu Iulian Niculescu
Date of birth: (1976-06-23) 23 June 1976 (age 49)
Place of birth: Slatina, Romania
Height: 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position: Striker
⚽ Team information:
Current team: Unirea Slobozia (head coach)
⚽ Youth career:
1982–1994: CSȘ Slatina
⚽ Senior career*:
Years: Team Apps (Gls)
1994–1995: Jiul IELIF Craiova 29 (5)
1995–1996: Drobeta-Turnu Severin 20 (15)
1996–1997: Electroputere Craiova 48 (31)
1998–2001: Universitatea Craiova 93 (41)
2001–2002: Dinamo București 30 (20)
2002–2003: Genoa 13 (3)
2003–2007: Dinamo București 123 (69)
2008: MSV Duisburg 17 (4)
2008: Omonia 8 (1)
2009–2010: Dinamo București 38 (8)
2010–2012: Universitatea Cluj 42 (18)
Total: 461 (215)
⚽ International career:
2000–2007: Romania 8 (0)
⚽ Managerial career:
2010: Universitatea Cluj (caretaker)
2012: Universitatea Cluj (player/coach)
2012: Bihor Oradea
2013: Damila Măciuca
2013–2014: CSM Râmnicu Vâlcea
2014–2015: Mioveni
2017–2018: Voluntari
2018: Dinamo București
2019: Al-Tai
2020: Mioveni
2021–2022: Concordia Chiajna
2022: Politehnica Iași
2022–2024: 1599 Șelimbăr
2024: Voluntari
2024–2026: CSM Slatina
2026–: Unirea Slobozia
: * Club domestic league appearances and goals