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Claudiu Răducanu
Personal information
Full name	Claudiu Nicu Răducanu
Date of birth	3 December 1976 (age 48)
Place of birth	Craiova, Romania
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Youth career
	Universitatea Craiova
1993–1994	CSȘ Craiova
Senior career*
Years	Team
1994–1999	Extensiv Craiova
2000–2003	Steaua București
2004	Espanyol
2004–2005	Arminia Bielefeld
2005–2006	Vaslui
2006	Guangzhou Pharmaceuticals
2006–2007	Nea Salamis Famagusta
2007–2008	Sorrento
2008	Universitatea Cluj
2008–2009	Khazar Lenkoran
2009	UE Poble Sec
2010	Gavà
2010	Premià
2011–2012	PSM Makassar
2013	Transylvania Futsal Club
2014	FC Romania
Total
International career
2003	Romania
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Claudiu Nicu Răducanu (born 3 December 1976) is a Romanian former footballer who played as a striker.^[1]

Club career

Claudiu Răducanu was born in Craiova on 3 December 1976 and started playing football at the youth centers of Universitatea Craiova and CSȘ Craiova.^[2] He made his Divizia A debut on 24 September 1994, playing for Electroputere Craiova in a 4–0 loss against Inter Sibiu.^[2] He was transferred by Steaua București for 150.000$ in 2000 where under the guidance of coach Victor Pițurcă he helped the team win the 2000–01 Divizia A title by being its top-goalscorer as he netted the goal 12 times in 24 appearances, also winning the 2001 Supercupa României when he played all the minutes in the 2–1 victory in front of rivals Dinamo București and managed to become the 2002–03 top-goalscorer of the season with 21 goals.^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6] He also has 11 matches played with 7 goals scored for the Military Men in European competitions, most notably in the 2003–04 UEFA Cup season when he scored two goals in both legs of the first round as the team defeated Southampton 2–1 on aggregate and one goal in the first leg of the following round when Steaua lost 2–1 on aggregate against Liverpool.^[5]^[6]^[7]^[8] In 2004 Espanyol Barcelona paid Steaua București 1.3 million€ for his transfer.^[6] At Espanyol he is best remembered after scoring the victory goal in the 89th minute of his Primera División debut, a 1–0 against Villarreal and at the end of the game he threw his shirt to the stand where the team's fans where staying, but as a lot of them tried to grab it, the railing broke and they fell on the ground.^[6]^[9]^[10]^[11] He also scored two goals in a 3–2 victory against Atlético Madrid, having a total of three goals scored in 11 Primera División matches.^[2]^[9]^[12] He went to play for Arminia Bielefeld, making 5 appearances without scoring in Bundesliga.^[2]^[13] In his following years, Răducanu became a journeyman, playing for various teams and leagues from Romania and worldwide, having a total of 154 appearances with 64 goals in the Romanian top-division, Divizia A.^[2]^[5]^[6]^[13]

International career

Claudiu Răducanu played two friendly games for Romania, making his debut on 30 April 2003 under coach Anghel Iordănescu in a 1–0 victory against Lithuania.^[14]^[15] His second game was a 1–0 loss against Italy.^[14]

Controversy

In October 2014, Răducanu was arrested for the use of fake credit cards and for trying to bribe a police officer in Cancun, Mexico, spending one month and a half in jail.^[16]^[17]^[18]^[19]^[20]

Honours

Extensiv Craiova

Divizia B: 1998–99^[2]

Steaua București

Individual

Divizia A top scorer: 2002–03^[5]

References

^ "Claudiu Răducanu". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ Claudiu Răducanu at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
^ "Romania National Champions". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
^ "Romanian Supercup – Season 2001". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "ULTIMUL GOLGETER dat de Steaua in Liga I nu mai vrea in Romania! Claudiu Raducanu despre bancurile cu el, Steaua si tiki - taka!" [THE LAST TOP GOALSCORER given by Steaua in Liga I no longer wants to come in Romania! Claudiu Raducanu about the jokes said about him, Steaua and tiki - taka!] (in Romanian). Sport.ro. 18 February 2011. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Claudiu Răducanu a ajuns la Milcov! Fostul golgeter al Stelei joacă în liga judeţeană" [Claudiu Răducanu has arrived in Milcov! Steaua's former goal scorer plays in the county league] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 9 September 2012. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
^ "Saints held by Steaua". bbc.co.uk. 24 September 2003.
^ "Steaua stun Saints". bbc.co.uk. 15 October 2003.
^ ^a ^b "Claudiu Răducanu: "Nu voi uita niciodată acele şase luni la Espanyol! O nebunie!"" [Claudiu Răducanu: "I will never forget those six months at Espanyol! A madness!"] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 4 March 2010. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
^ "Spaniolii nu l-au uitat pe Claudiu Răducanu. Se împlinesc 15 ani de la golul de la Villarreal" [The Spaniards did not forget Claudiu Răducanu. It is 15 years since the Villarreal goal] (in Romanian). Fanatik.ro. 1 February 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
^ "VIDEO de colecţie: Claudiu Răducanu prăbuşeşte o tribună în Spania şi refuză să vină la Craiova pentru... o ciorbă" [Collection VIDEO: Claudiu Răducanu collapses a tribune in Spain and refuses to come to Craiova for ... a soup] (in Romanian). Adevarul.ro. 28 October 2014. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
^ "Claudiu Raducanu, eroul lui Espanyol" [Claudiu Raducanu, Espanyol's hero] (in Romanian). Jurnalul.ro. 26 April 2004. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
^ ^a ^b ""Sunt Claudiu, nu 'Blocnotes'!" Vezi cum explică Răducanu porecla care l-a făcut celebru" ["I'm Claudiu, not 'Notepads'!" See how Răducanu explains the nickname that made him famous] (in Romanian). Prosport.ro. 26 May 2011. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Claudiu Răducanu". European Football. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
^ "Lithuania 0-1 Romania". European Football. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
^ "Claudiu Răducanu, arestat în Mexic! Fostul stelist este anchetat pentru dare de mită şi folosire de carduri false" [Claudiu Răducanu, arrested in Mexico! The former Steaua player is being investigated for bribery and use of fake cards] (in Romanian). Digisport.ro. 28 October 2014. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
^ "Fost fotbalist la "U", arestat în Mexic" [Former "U" football player arrested in Mexico] (in Romanian). Digi24.ro. 28 October 2014. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
^ "Claudiu Răducanu: arestat în Mexic pentru mită, eliberat pe cauţiune şi intrat în atenţia serviciului de imigrări" [Claudiu Răducanu: arrested in Mexico for bribery, released on bail and brought to the attention of the immigration service] (in Romanian). Adevarul.ro. 29 October 2014. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
^ "Imagini în premieră de la eliberarea lui Claudiu Răducanu!" [Images in premiere since the release of Claudiu Răducanu!] (in Romanian). Libertatea.ro. 4 December 2014. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
^ ""Blocnotes" si-a aflat sentinta: Inchisoare! Vestea pe care avocatul i-a dat-o fostului stelist Claudiu Raducanu" ["Notepad" found out his sentence: Prison! The news that the lawyer gave to the former Steaua player Claudiu Raducanu] (in Romanian). Cancan.ro. 30 October 2015. Retrieved 15 November 2021.