Claudiu Răducanu

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. Răducanu was transferred by Steaua București in the middle of the 1999–2000 season for $150,000. 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. He scored four league goals in the derby against Dinamo which helped his side earn two victories and one draw, also netting once in a loss in the Cupa României. Răducanu also played 11 matches with seven goals for The Military Men in European competitions. Most notably, in the 2003–04 UEFA Cup edition he netted two goals in both legs of the first round as the team defeated Southampton 2–1 on aggregate. Subsequently, he scored once in the first leg of the following round where Steaua lost 2–1 on aggregate to Liverpool. In 2004 Espanyol…

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. His second game was a 1–0 loss to Italy.

Extensiv Craiova

Divizia B: 1998–99 Steaua București

Divizia A: 2000–01 Supercupa României: 2001 Individual

Divizia A top scorer: 2002–03