Claudiu Niculescu, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Claudiu Niculescu

Romanian football player and manager

Date of Birth: 23-Jun-1976

Place of Birth: Slatina, Olt County, Romania

Profession: association football manager, association football player

Nationality: Romania

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Claudiu Iulian Niculescu (born 23 June 1976) is a Romanian football coach and former striker.
As a footballer, he played in Romania for Universitatea Craiova, Dinamo Bucure?ti and U Cluj, and has also played abroad for Genoa 1893, MSV Duisburg and Omonia.
He was a striker and was especially skilled in free-kicks.
He is 11th in an all-time ranking for the goalscorers in Liga I, with 156 goals.