Claudiu Niculescu
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Claudiu Iulian Niculescu | ||
| Date of birth | 23 June 1976 | ||
| Place of birth | Slatina, Romania | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | CSM Slatina (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– | CSM Slatina | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
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Claudiu Iulian Niculescu (born 23 June 1976) is a Romanian football coach and former striker, currently in charge of Liga II club CSM Slatina.