Ionel Danciulescu
Encyclopedia
Ionel Daniel Dănciulescu (born 6 December 1976 in Slatina
, Olt County
) is a Romania
n football
player. He is currently playing as a striker for Dinamo Bucureşti
. He is the second goalscorer in the history of Liga I
, with 202 goals scored in his career (behind Dudu Georgescu with 252).
, Romania
, Ionel Dănciulescu started playing football in his hometown as a youngster for CSŞ Slatin, and was said to have great potential for striking a ball and to score goals. In his early career he got noticed immediately and was transferred in the capital of his region, Oltenia
at Electroputere Craiova.
, which ended 2-2. He played there for two seasons a total of 31 league games and scored 8 goals. He played there alongside Ştefan Nanu
, Gabriel Popescu
, and two other (later team-mates at Steaua), Sabin Ilie
and Claudiu Răducanu
. In 1995 Electroputere Craiova went in the second league and Dănciulescu signed for Dinamo Bucharest and went to become a promising striker.
.
in 1998-99 and a Romanian Supercup
title in 2001.
In the second part of the season 2001-02 Dănciulescu had a conflict with Gigi Becali
, the boss from Steaua Bucureşti, and with Victor Piţurcă
Steaua's coach, and had to leave along with Ion Vlădoiu
.
at that time via Dinamo's satellite team Poiana Câmpina
. He came back strong during the 2002-03 season, after he scored 16 goals in 26 games. The fans accepted him and he became the top-scorer of the team along with Claudiu Niculescu
, the Romanian press called them the "N&D couple".
In 2004, he was named Romanian Footballer of the Year
, after becoming the top goalscorer in the 2003-04 season of Divizia A and scoring 2 goals in 5 matches at the national team.
During his second spell with Dinamo, Dănciulescu won the Romanian League
in the seasons 2003–04 and 2006–07, and two more Romanian Cup
's in 2002–03, and 2003–04. As of August 2008 he is the 4th overall goalscorer in the history of the Romanian First Division
(with 187 goals), after Dudu Georgescu, Rodion Camataru
and Marin Radu
. He was top scorer in the 2007-08 season, scoring 21 goals for Dinamo Bucharest, which he also captained several times that season.
side Shandong Luneng, which paid him 350.000 USD for 10 months. Dănciulescu scored 10 goals in 25 league games being the top-scorer of the team, helping them to reach the Chinese FA Cup
final, where they finished as runner-up.
side Hércules Alicante
in the Segunda División
, to secure him for a two-year deal. On 19 June 2010, Dănciulescu helped Hércules
to promote in La Liga
, after a break of 13 years, contributing with 10 goals in 25 league games, also scoring two goals in the Spanish Cup against SD Huesca
and Almería
, and becoming overall the top scorer of the team.
's spell, and remained in the first squad in 2011, with Liviu Ciobotariu
as manager. On 26 September 2011, he scored his 198th goal in Liga I
, in a match against Petrolul Ploieşti, thus joining Rodion Cămătaru
as the second most prolific goalscorer. On 17th of October, Ionel Dănciulescu scored his 200th goal in Liga I
, during a match against Ceahlaul Piatra-Neamt.
cap on 3 March 1999 against Estonia
, in a 2-0 victory. However he was never in the plans of Victor Piţurcă
, the man who brought him on the national team first time against Estonia, and was never called up again, due his conflict he had with Piţurcă when he was at Steaua. Dănciulescu was once called up during 2004 and 2009 by Anghel Iordănescu
and Răzvan Lucescu
.
He played only 8 games for Romania
, his best match was a friendly one against Germany
ended with Romania's victory, 5-1 when he scored his only 2 goals for Romania.
Slatina, Romania
Slatina is the capital city of Olt county, Romania, on the river Olt.The city administers one village, Cireaşov.-History:The town of Slatina was first mentioned on January 20, 1368 in an official document issued by Vladislav I Vlaicu, Prince of Wallachia. The document stated that merchants from...
, Olt County
Olt County
Olt is a county of Romania, in the historical regions of Oltenia and Muntenia . The capital city is Slatina.- Demographics :In 2002, it had a population of 489,274 and the population density was 89/km²....
) is a Romania
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
n football
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
player. He is currently playing as a striker for Dinamo Bucureşti
Dinamo Bucuresti
Fotbal Club Dinamo Bucureşti is a Romanian professional football club based in Bucharest. Dinamo is one of the two most successful football teams in Romania, having won 18 Romanian Liga I titles, 12 Romanian Cups and 1 Romanian Supercup....
. He is the second goalscorer in the history of Liga I
Liga I
Liga I, or in full, due to sponsorship reasons, Liga I Bergenbier, is the top division of the Romanian football league system. Before the 2006/2007 season, it was called Divizia A, but the name had to be changed following the discovery that someone else had registered the trademark "Divizia A"...
, with 202 goals scored in his career (behind Dudu Georgescu with 252).
Club career
Born in SlatinaSlatina, Romania
Slatina is the capital city of Olt county, Romania, on the river Olt.The city administers one village, Cireaşov.-History:The town of Slatina was first mentioned on January 20, 1368 in an official document issued by Vladislav I Vlaicu, Prince of Wallachia. The document stated that merchants from...
, Romania
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
, Ionel Dănciulescu started playing football in his hometown as a youngster for CSŞ Slatin, and was said to have great potential for striking a ball and to score goals. In his early career he got noticed immediately and was transferred in the capital of his region, Oltenia
Oltenia
Oltenia is a historical province and geographical region of Romania, in western Wallachia. It is situated between the Danube, the Southern Carpathians and the Olt river ....
at Electroputere Craiova.
Electroputere Craiova
In 1993, he joined Electroputere and made there his Divizia A debut on 6 October 1993 against the derby rival at that time Universitatea CraiovaFC Universitatea Craiova
Fotbal Club Universitatea Craiova is a Romanian professional football club from Craiova. They became the first Romanian football team to reach the semi-finals of a European tournament, during the UEFA Cup in 1982–83...
, which ended 2-2. He played there for two seasons a total of 31 league games and scored 8 goals. He played there alongside Ştefan Nanu
Ştefan Nanu
Ştefan Dumitru Nanu is a former Romanian footballer who played as a Defender. Since the 8th of April 2010 Nanu is the head coach of Minerul Motru-External links:*...
, Gabriel Popescu
Gabriel Popescu
Gabriel Popescu is a Romanian former footballer.Popescu went on to represent the Romanian national team 21 times and scored four goals, he was also capped 37 times for the U-21 side...
, and two other (later team-mates at Steaua), Sabin Ilie
Sabin Ilie
Sabin Ilie is a retired Romanian football striker.-Career as player:Ilie was nicknamed "Cobra" for his cunning and goalscoring talent, and had a long career where he would play for nineteen clubs. He began his career with Electroputere Craiova, and played for FC Steaua Bucureşti and Naţional...
and Claudiu Răducanu
Claudiu Raducanu
Claudiu Nicu Răducanu is a Romanian football player, who plays for PSM Makassar. He is best remembered for causing the supporters of Espanyol Barcelona to fall out of the stand when he threw his shirt to them after a scored goal. He also scored in the UEFA Cup 1st round for Steaua Bucureşti...
. In 1995 Electroputere Craiova went in the second league and Dănciulescu signed for Dinamo Bucharest and went to become a promising striker.
Dinamo Bucharest
In 1995, he arrives at Dinamo Bucureşti, he spent there only two seasons, scoring 22 goals in 64 games. However he did not win any trophies with Dinamo. He left them in 1997 and went to TurkeyTurkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
.
Altay Izmir
During the half season of 1997-98, Dănciulescu had a brief spell with Altay in the Turkish Super League. He played there 7 games and scoring a goal.Steaua Bucharest
After returning from Turkey, he decided to join up with Romanian giants Steaua Bucureşti. Dănciulescu played five seasons with Steaua, scoring 54 goals in 129 league games. In the seasons 1997-98 and 2000-01 they won the championship titles, also winning the Romanian CupRomanian Cup
The Cupa României is a football competition which was held annually since 1933-34, except during the World War II. It is the country's main cup competition, and it is open to all clubs affiliated with FRF and the county football associations regardless of the league they belong to...
in 1998-99 and a Romanian Supercup
Romanian Supercup
The Supercupa României is a football competition, held at the beginning of each domestic season and disputed between the winners of Romanian Liga I and the winners of Cupa României. It was usually played at National Stadium in Bucharest. During the period when the new Stadionul Naţional is being...
title in 2001.
In the second part of the season 2001-02 Dănciulescu had a conflict with Gigi Becali
Gigi Becali
George Becali is a controversial Romanian politician and businessman, mostly known for his involvement in the Steaua Bucureşti football club.He has been a Member of the European Parliament since June 2009.-Biography:...
, the boss from Steaua Bucureşti, and with Victor Piţurcă
Victor Piturca
Victor Piţurcă is a Romanian football manager and former player.-Club career:Piţurcă was one of the prolific strikers of Steaua Bucureşti, being one of the team's top scorers – he scored 137 goals in 174 league games...
Steaua's coach, and had to leave along with Ion Vlădoiu
Ion Vladoiu
Ion "Jean" Vlădoiu, , is a retired Romanian football player one of the very few who played for the biggest teams of Romania - Steaua Bucureşti, Rapid Bucharest, Dinamo Bucharest, Universitatea Craiova and Argeş Piteşti....
.
Return to Dinamo Bucharest
He signed again with Dinamo Bucharest, but his second spell period was probably the hardest in his career. He even played in the second leagueLiga II
Liga II is the second tier league of the Romanian football league system. The league acquired this name in the 2006-07, being previously called Divizia B....
at that time via Dinamo's satellite team Poiana Câmpina
FCM Câmpina
FCM Câmpina was a Romanian football team from Poiana Câmpina, Prahova County founded in 1936 and dissolved in 2008.-History:The team was founded under the name Astra Câmpina, which was a local factory that was sponsoring the team...
. He came back strong during the 2002-03 season, after he scored 16 goals in 26 games. The fans accepted him and he became the top-scorer of the team along with Claudiu Niculescu
Claudiu Niculescu
Claudiu Iulian Niculescu is currently playing for Universitatea Cluj soccer team. He has previously played for Universitatea Craiova and Dinamo Bucureşti and has also played at Genoa 1893 for a season....
, the Romanian press called them the "N&D couple".
In 2004, he was named Romanian Footballer of the Year
Romanian Footballer of the Year
The Romanian Footballer of the Year award is given to the best Romanian football player. It was started in 1966, by Gazeta Sporturilor.-Players of the year :-References:*...
, after becoming the top goalscorer in the 2003-04 season of Divizia A and scoring 2 goals in 5 matches at the national team.
During his second spell with Dinamo, Dănciulescu won the Romanian League
Liga I
Liga I, or in full, due to sponsorship reasons, Liga I Bergenbier, is the top division of the Romanian football league system. Before the 2006/2007 season, it was called Divizia A, but the name had to be changed following the discovery that someone else had registered the trademark "Divizia A"...
in the seasons 2003–04 and 2006–07, and two more Romanian Cup
Romanian Cup
The Cupa României is a football competition which was held annually since 1933-34, except during the World War II. It is the country's main cup competition, and it is open to all clubs affiliated with FRF and the county football associations regardless of the league they belong to...
's in 2002–03, and 2003–04. As of August 2008 he is the 4th overall goalscorer in the history of the Romanian First Division
Liga I
Liga I, or in full, due to sponsorship reasons, Liga I Bergenbier, is the top division of the Romanian football league system. Before the 2006/2007 season, it was called Divizia A, but the name had to be changed following the discovery that someone else had registered the trademark "Divizia A"...
(with 187 goals), after Dudu Georgescu, Rodion Camataru
Rodion Camataru
Rodion Gorun Cămătaru is a retired Romanian footballer, who played as a striker.-Club career:He was born in Strehaia and debuted in Divizia A with Universitatea Craiova in 1974. He spent twelve seasons with Universitatea, winning the league titles in 1980 and 1981...
and Marin Radu
Marin Radu
Marin Radu is a retired Romanian football striker.- Records :*Total matches played in Romanian First League: 385 matches - 190 goals*Topscorer of Romanian First League: 1979, 1981...
. He was top scorer in the 2007-08 season, scoring 21 goals for Dinamo Bucharest, which he also captained several times that season.
Shandong Luneng
In 2005, he was loaned out to ChinaChina
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
side Shandong Luneng, which paid him 350.000 USD for 10 months. Dănciulescu scored 10 goals in 25 league games being the top-scorer of the team, helping them to reach the Chinese FA Cup
Chinese FA Cup
The Chinese FA Cup is the national knockout cup competition in China organised by the Chinese Football Association. Its current format started in the 1995 season.In the new season, 2011 it was announced, that current Chinese FA Cup will start in May....
final, where they finished as runner-up.
Hércules C.F.
On 1 September 2009, Dănciulescu signed for SpanishSpain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
side Hércules Alicante
Hércules CF
Hércules Club de Fútbol, S.A.D. is a Spanish football team based in Alicante, in the autonomous community of Valencia. Founded in 1922, it currently plays in the Spanish second division, and holds home games at the Estadio José Rico Pérez, which seats 30,000 spectators.-History:After first...
in the Segunda División
Segunda División
The Segunda División is the lower tier of the two professional football leagues in Spain. From the season 2008-09 onwards, the name of the league is Liga Adelante.-History:...
, to secure him for a two-year deal. On 19 June 2010, Dănciulescu helped Hércules
Hércules CF
Hércules Club de Fútbol, S.A.D. is a Spanish football team based in Alicante, in the autonomous community of Valencia. Founded in 1922, it currently plays in the Spanish second division, and holds home games at the Estadio José Rico Pérez, which seats 30,000 spectators.-History:After first...
to promote in La Liga
La Liga
The Primera División of the Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional , commonly known as La Liga or, for sponsorship reasons, Liga BBVA since 2008, is the top professional association football division of the Spanish football league system...
, after a break of 13 years, contributing with 10 goals in 25 league games, also scoring two goals in the Spanish Cup against SD Huesca
SD Huesca
Sociedad Deportiva Huesca, S.A.D., is a Spanish football club based in Huesca, in the autonomous community of Aragon. Founded in 1960, it currently plays in Segunda División, holding home games at Estadio El Alcoraz, which seats 8,000 spectators....
and Almería
UD Almería
Unión Deportiva Almería, S.A.D. is a Spanish football club based in Almería, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Founded in 1989 as Almería Club de Fútbol, it currently plays in Segunda División, holding home games at Estadio de los Juegos Mediterráneos, with a 22,000-seat...
, and becoming overall the top scorer of the team.
Second return to Dinamo
After only one year with Hércules, his contract was terminated so Dănciulescu came back to Dinamo in July 2010. He became a regular player for Dinamo in Ioan AndoneIoan Andone
Ioan Andone is a Romanian football coach and former player.-Career:He made his Divizia A debut with Corvinul Hunedoara in 1979. He later went to Dinamo Bucureşti where he helped win the league title in 1984 and 1990 and the cup title in 1984, 1986 and 1990. In 1990 he was bought by Spanish team...
's spell, and remained in the first squad in 2011, with Liviu Ciobotariu
Liviu Ciobotariu
Liviu Ciobotariu is a retired Romanian football defender and current manager. From July 2011, he is the manager of Dinamo Bucureşti.- Playing career :...
as manager. On 26 September 2011, he scored his 198th goal in Liga I
Liga I
Liga I, or in full, due to sponsorship reasons, Liga I Bergenbier, is the top division of the Romanian football league system. Before the 2006/2007 season, it was called Divizia A, but the name had to be changed following the discovery that someone else had registered the trademark "Divizia A"...
, in a match against Petrolul Ploieşti, thus joining Rodion Cămătaru
Rodion Camataru
Rodion Gorun Cămătaru is a retired Romanian footballer, who played as a striker.-Club career:He was born in Strehaia and debuted in Divizia A with Universitatea Craiova in 1974. He spent twelve seasons with Universitatea, winning the league titles in 1980 and 1981...
as the second most prolific goalscorer. On 17th of October, Ionel Dănciulescu scored his 200th goal in Liga I
Liga I
Liga I, or in full, due to sponsorship reasons, Liga I Bergenbier, is the top division of the Romanian football league system. Before the 2006/2007 season, it was called Divizia A, but the name had to be changed following the discovery that someone else had registered the trademark "Divizia A"...
, during a match against Ceahlaul Piatra-Neamt.
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Electroputere Craiova FC Caracal FC Caracal is a Romanian professional football club from Caracal, Olt county, Romania.-History:The club was founded at Craiova in 1949 under the name Metalul Craiova. Until 1998 the club was known as FC Electroputere Craiova. In that moment it was renamed Extensiv Craiova and started playing home... |
1993–94 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 1994–95 | 27 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 7 | |
| Total | 31 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 8 | |
| Dinamo | 1995–96 | 32 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 14 |
| 1996–97 | 32 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 8 | |
| Total | 64 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 22 | |
| Altay | |||||||||||
| 1997-98 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | |
| Total | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | |
| Steaua | 1997–98 | 25 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 14 |
| 1998–99 | 33 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 17 | |
| 1999–00 | 30 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 38 | 15 | |
| 2000–01 | 27 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 6 | |
| 2001–02 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 5 | |
| Total | 129 | 54 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 148 | 58 | |
| Dinamo | 2001–02 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 4 |
| 2002–03 | 26 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 18 | |
| 2003–04 | 29 | 21 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 33 | |
| 2004–05 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 16 | |
| Total | 83 | 51 | 17 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 113 | 71 | |
| Shandong Luneng | |||||||||||
| 2005 Chinese Super League 2005 The 2005 Chinese Super League season was only the second season of China's top-tier football competition. With no relegation the previous season, the league expanded from 12 to 14 clubs with the promotion of Shanghai Zobon and Wuhan Huanghelou... |
26 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 10 | |
| Total | 26 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 10 | |
| Dinamo | 2005–06 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 |
| 2006–07 | 31 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 21 | |
| 2007–08 | 32 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 39 | 24 | |
| 2008–09 | 34 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 14 | |
| 2009–10 2009–10 Liga I The 2009–10 Liga I season was the ninety-second since its establishment. Unirea Urziceni were the defending champions.- Teams :Farul Constanţa, Otopeni and Gloria Buzău were relegated at the end of the 2008–09 season after finishing in 16th through 18th place... |
4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | |
| Total | 115 | 52 | 8 | 3 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 143 | 62 | |
| Hércules Hércules CF Hércules Club de Fútbol, S.A.D. is a Spanish football team based in Alicante, in the autonomous community of Valencia. Founded in 1922, it currently plays in the Spanish second division, and holds home games at the Estadio José Rico Pérez, which seats 30,000 spectators.-History:After first... |
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| 2009–10 2009–10 Segunda División The 2009–10 Segunda División was made up of the following teams:-League table:||rowspan=15 style="background-color:#F9F9F9;"|-2009–10 Results:To read this table, the home team is listed in the left-hand column.... |
25 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 12 | |
| Total | 25 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 12 | |
| Dinamo | |||||||||||
| 2010–11 2010–11 Liga I The 2010–11 Liga I was the ninety-third season of the top-level football league of Romania. The season commenced on 23 July 2010 and ended on 21 May 2011. A winter break where no matches were played was held between December 11, 2010 and February 18, 2011... |
29 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 10 | |
| 2011–12 2011–12 Liga I The 2011–12 Liga I is the ninety-fourth season of Liga I, the top-level football league of Romania. It began on 22 July 2011 and will end on 19 May 2012... |
15 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 9 | |
| Total | 44 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 19 | |
| In Romania | 466 | 202 | 33 | 18 | 55 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 556 | 240 | |
| Career total | 524 | 223 | 36 | 20 | 55 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 617 | 263 | |
International career
Ionel Dănciulescu won his first RomaniaRomania national football team
The Romania national football team is the national football team of Romania and is controlled by the Romanian Football Federation.Romania is one of only four national teams, the other three being Brazil, France, and Belgium, that took part in the first three World Cups.However, after that...
cap on 3 March 1999 against Estonia
Estonia national football team
The Estonia national football team represents Estonia in international association football. Team members are selected by the head coach of Estonian Football Association . Estonia play their home matches at the A. Le Coq Arena in Tallinn, Estonia....
, in a 2-0 victory. However he was never in the plans of Victor Piţurcă
Victor Piturca
Victor Piţurcă is a Romanian football manager and former player.-Club career:Piţurcă was one of the prolific strikers of Steaua Bucureşti, being one of the team's top scorers – he scored 137 goals in 174 league games...
, the man who brought him on the national team first time against Estonia, and was never called up again, due his conflict he had with Piţurcă when he was at Steaua. Dănciulescu was once called up during 2004 and 2009 by Anghel Iordănescu
Anghel Iordanescu
Anghel Iordănescu is a Major General and former Romanian football striker, currently a politician. In 2007 Iordănescu retired from football, and the following February, after his predecessor resigned, he became a member of the Romanian Senate, sitting on the Social Democratic Party benches.-Career...
and Răzvan Lucescu
Razvan Lucescu
Răzvan Lucescu is a Romanian former football goalkeeper and currently the manager of Rapid Bucharest. He is the son of football player and manager Mircea Lucescu.-1987–2003:...
.
He played only 8 games for Romania
Romania national football team
The Romania national football team is the national football team of Romania and is controlled by the Romanian Football Federation.Romania is one of only four national teams, the other three being Brazil, France, and Belgium, that took part in the first three World Cups.However, after that...
, his best match was a friendly one against Germany
Germany national football team
The Germany national football team is the football team that has represented Germany in international competition since 1908. It is governed by the German Football Association , which was founded in 1900....
ended with Romania's victory, 5-1 when he scored his only 2 goals for Romania.
International goals
- Romania's goal tally first. "Score" column indicates the score after the player's goal.
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 28 April 2004 | Stadionul Giuleşti Bucharest Bucharest Bucharest is the capital municipality, cultural, industrial, and financial centre of Romania. It is the largest city in Romania, located in the southeast of the country, at , and lies on the banks of the Dâmbovița River.... , Romania Romania Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea... |
3–0 | 5–1 | Friendly | |
| 2 | 28 April 2004 | Stadionul Giuleşti Bucharest, Romania | 4–0 | 5–1 | Friendly |
Honours
- Steaua Bucureşti:
- Romanian League: 1997–98, 2000–01
- Romanian CupRomanian CupThe Cupa României is a football competition which was held annually since 1933-34, except during the World War II. It is the country's main cup competition, and it is open to all clubs affiliated with FRF and the county football associations regardless of the league they belong to...
: 1998–99 - Romanian Super Cup: 2000–01
- Dinamo Bucureşti:
- Romanian League: 2003–04, 2006–07
- Romanian CupRomanian CupThe Cupa României is a football competition which was held annually since 1933-34, except during the World War II. It is the country's main cup competition, and it is open to all clubs affiliated with FRF and the county football associations regardless of the league they belong to...
: 2002–03, 2003–04
- Shandong Luneng:
- Chinese FA CupChinese FA CupThe Chinese FA Cup is the national knockout cup competition in China organised by the Chinese Football Association. Its current format started in the 1995 season.In the new season, 2011 it was announced, that current Chinese FA Cup will start in May....
:- Runner-up: 2005
- Chinese FA Cup