Claudiu Niculescu

Claudiu Niculescu

Claudiu Iulian Niculescu (born 23 June 1976 in Slatina) is a Romanian football coach and former striker, who is the manager of Damila Măciuca. As a footballer, he played in Romania for Universitatea Craiova, FC Dinamo Bucureşti 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 157 goals.