Valeriu Niculescu

Valeriu "Sony" Niculescu (25 January 1914 – 18 November 1986) was a Romanian football striker.

Sony Niculescu

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	(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

• Divizia A: 1940–41^[1]
• Cupa României runner-up: 1940–41^[2]

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.

References

1. "Romania National Champions". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
2. "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