| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Valeriu Niculescu | ||
| Date of birth | (1914-01-25)25 January 1914 | ||
| Place of birth | Brăila, Romania | ||
| Date of death | 18 November 1986(1986-11-18) (aged 72) | ||
| Position(s) | 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 | (21) |
| 1944 | → Lares București (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 1945–1946 | Ciocanul București | 0 | (0) |
| 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 | |||
Valeriu "Sony" Niculescu (25 January 1914 – 18 November 1986) was a Romanian football striker.
Honours
Club
Unirea Tricolor București
- Divizia A: 1940–41
- Cupa României runner-up: 1940–41
Individual
- Total matches played in Romanian First League: 106 matches – 78 goals
- Topscorer of Romanian First League: 1940–41
Notes
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.
References
- "Romania National Champions". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
- "Romanian Cup – Season 1940–1941". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
External links
- Valeriu Niculescu at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
- Valeriu Niculescu at National-Football-Teams.com
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- 1914 births
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- Footballers from Brăila
- Romanian men's footballers
- Romania men's international footballers
- Liga I players
- Liga II players
- Unirea Tricolor București players
- FC Petrolul Ploiești players
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- Men's association football forwards
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