Valeriu Niculescu

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 Bucureşti
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1934–1938	Unirea Tricolor Bucureşti	74	(53)
1938–1940	Juventus Bucureşti	9	(4)
1940–1945	Unirea Tricolor Bucureşti	20	(211)
1944	→ Lares Bucureşti (loan)	0	(01)
1945–1946	Ciocanul Bucureşti	0	(01)
1946–1947	Griviţa CFR Bucureşti
1947–1948	Unirea Tricolor Bucureşti	3	(0)
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

^{^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 Bucureşti, Lares Bucureşti and Ciocanul Bucureşti are not official.

External links

• Valeriu Niculescu at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
• Valeriu Niculescu at National-Football-Teams.com