Claudiu Răducanu

Claudiu Nicu Răducanu (born 3 December 1976) is a Romanian former professional footballer who played as a striker.

Club career Răducanu was born on 3 December 1976 in Craiova, Romania and began playing football at the youth centers of Universitatea Craiova and CSȘ Craiova. He made his Divizia A debut on 24 September 1994, playing for Electroputere Craiova under coach Nicolae Ungureanu in a 4–0 away loss to Inter Sibiu. The team was relegated at the end of his first season, but he stayed with the club for a further four years in Divizia B, scoring 10 goals in the 1998–99 season to help it get promoted back to the first league. Under the guidance of coach Victor Pițurcă he helped Steaua win the 2000–01 title by being its top-scorer as he netted 12 times in 24 appearances. He also won the 2001 Supercupa României when he played the entire match in the 2–1 victory against rivals Dinamo București. Răducanu managed to become the 2002–03 top-scorer of the season with 21 goals. Răducanu also played 11 matches with seven goals for The Military Men in European competitions. Subsequently, he scored once in the first leg of the following round where Steaua lost 2–1 on aggregate to Liverpool. After the game ended, 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. He also scored two goals in a 3–2 victory against Atlético Madrid, having a total of three goals netted in 11 Primera División matches.

Răducanu joined Arminia Bielefeld, making his Bundesliga debut on 8 August 2004 when coach Uwe Rapolder sent him in the 66th minute to replace Detlev Dammeier in a 0–0 draw against Borussia Mönchengladbach. He made a total of five appearances in the competition until the end of the season. In his following years, Răducanu became a journeyman, playing for various teams and leagues from Romania and worldwide, accumulating 154 appearances with 64 goals in the Romanian top-division, Divizia A. His second game was a 1–0 loss to Italy.

Honours Extensiv Craiova Divizia B: 1998–99 Steaua București Divizia A: 2000–01 Supercupa României: 2001

Individual Divizia A top scorer: 2002–03