Valeriu Niculescu
Romanian footballer
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Valeriu "Sony" Niculescu (25 January 1914 – 18 November 1986) was a Romanian football striker.
Full name
Valeriu Niculescu
Date of birth
25 January 1914
Date of death
18 November 1986 (aged 72)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Valeriu Niculescu | ||
| Date of birth | 25 January 1914 | ||
| Place of birth | Brăila, Romania | ||
| Date of death | 18 November 1986 (aged 72) | ||
| Position | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1927–1934 | Turda București | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1934–1938 | Unirea Tricolor București | 74 | (53) |
| 1938–1940 | Juventus București | 9 | (4) |
| 1940–1945 | Unirea Tricolor București | 20 | (211) |
| 1944 | → Lares București (loan) | 0 | (01) |
| 1945–1946 | Ciocanul București | 0 | (01) |
| 1946–1947 | Griviţa CFR București | ||
| 1947–1948 | Unirea Tricolor București | 3 | (0) |
| Total | 106 | (78) | |
| International career | |||
| 1941–1942 | Romania | 2 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Honours
Club
Unirea Tricolor București
Individual
- Total matches played in Romanian First League: 106 matches – 78 goals
- Topscorer of Romanian First League: 1940–41
Notes
^1 The Divizia A 1940–41 was the last season before World War II and the Divizia A 1946–47 was the first one after, so the appearances and goals scored during this period for Unirea Tricolor București, Lares București and Ciocanul București are not official.
