var playerInfo={"572BB26E7A76C211":"8550","5BB437CAF240E475":"76kg","1A49EE26E6AAD5C64FC6A19EFDD00C1A":"FC Rapid Bucuresti,Kuban Krasnodar,Nancy[on loan],Monaco,Auxerre","EBC62A89E472008E22ACFCF9251EA2ED":"","5BAE2FF41BC6AD03489546EF11EAFCB7":"1982-10-6","7379EA3CEBE73A3F":"185cm","FD159EB5937AD12F4B2E9E75B80D3D16":"Romania","D39E7C23A464F86D":"1","EDBF020A791C65EC6DC356F5C22437AB":"21","41F6CDCCD6C1C3AD77386ED2FC4083F7":"<P><STRONG>Profile<BR><\/STRONG><BR>Although UEFA EURO 2008 is his first major assignment at international level, 25-year-old Daniel Niculae comes into it in fine form. The athletic striker enjoyed a fruitful 2007\/08 season in front of goal for a struggling team, AJ Auxerre, in France's Ligue 1 and could prove to be one of the aces up Romania coach Victor Pi\u0163urc\u0103's sleeve. <BR><BR>Spent first six years of career with FC Rapid Bucure\u015fti, winning championship in his first campaign as a first-team regular (2002\/03).<BR><BR>Rapid's top scorer in 2004\/05 with 14 goals (the third highest total in Liga 1), he excelled in the following season's UEFA Cup, scoring eight goals as Rapid reached the quarter-finals, where they lost on the away goals rule to local rivals FC Steaua Bucure\u015fti.<BR><BR>Match-winner in the 2006 Romanian Cup final, his goal in first minute of extra time giving Rapid the trophy at expense of FC Na\u0163ional Bucure\u015fti.<BR><BR>Joined Auxerre in summer 2006; added four more goals to his UEFA Cup tally but disappointing league output; improved greatly with eleven goals in 2007\/08 &#8211; crucial to keeping club in Ligue 1.<BR><BR>First capped in 2003 but only became regular squad member in 2005\/06.<BR><BR><STRONG>Did you know?<\/STRONG><BR><BR>Niculae is a big fan of 'house' music.<\/P>","4FB95329DB27F065AB688F47FF3E7436":"2015-10-29","2278C81F60D7F1ECF170F6DDE4B76865":"FC Rapid Bucuresti","B6B40535701B4CD0DB864915DEF06E2A":"","7FB3F46040506B81":"Daniel Niculae","BE541FF326E82F6A":"FC Astra Giurgiu","12F030D6FCEE9D12":"38175","C3DE130B7D4AB7DB":"Daniel Niculae","185D9308B7C9E0BBE486C613A62D93FE":"0","e_index":5};