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Marius Constantin Niculae (born 16 May 1981), nicknamed (''Arrow'' in Romanian) is a Romanian former footballer who played as a centre forward. Niculae started his career with Dinamo Bucureşti, progressing through their youth system to the first team squad. He made his first team debut in 1996 while he was still 15 years old and finished his time at the club having scored 44 goals in 100 Divizia A appearances. He joined Primeira Liga club Sporting CP in 2001 after signing for a reported transfer fee of $3,000,000. However, the actual transfer fee is believed to be around $4,500,000.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title= Transferurile lui Marius Niculae si Marica au "produs" 2,9 milioane de dolari negri )〕 His spell in Portugal is marked by many injuries netting only 14 goals in 59 league appearances, before leaving the club in 2005. He subsequently played for Standard Liège, Mainz 05 and Inverness, before returning to Dinamo in July 2008. Most of his four-year second spell for Dinamo, he activated as team captain until his departure to Vaslui in July 2012. His honours include two league titles (one with Dinamo and one with Sporting), three Romanian Cups, one UEFA Cup runner-up, one Romanian Super Cup and one Portuguese Supercup. In 2001, Niculae won Divizia A Golden Boot netting 20 times. In the same year, Niculae came second in voting for the Romanian Footballer of the Year. Described as a physical striker, with great ability in the air,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Marius Niculae )〕 Niculae made his international debut in 2000 at only 18 years old and has represented Romania at the Euro 2008. Niculae first captained his country in 2012, in the friendly match against Turkmenistan in the absence of regular captain Răzvan Raț. Up to now, he managed 43 caps for Romania, scoring 15 goals. ==Early life== Niculae's father Constantin Niculae is a former judoka, who worked for Dinamo Bucureşti as a Fitness Coach since 1996 until his departure in 2006.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Ioan Becali l-a dat afara pe ''Sensei'' )〕 Niculae began judo at the age of five, and had attained a black belt while he was trained by his father.〔 He later stated: "The fact that I practiced this sport () in the childhood, helped me to develop both mentally and physically. I think I avoided many injuries just for the fact that I learned how to fall without any danger for my health".〔 Niculae began his football career in 1990, playing for Dinamo under the guidance of Gheorghe Timar.〔 Niculae spent six years at Dinamo's youth academy, before he was promoted by Cornel Dinu at the first team squad.〔 During his first two years as a professional, he activated for both first team as well for the youth squad. During the 1997–98 season, while playing in the youth championship, goalkeeper Cristian Munteanu was sent-off, and since there were no substitutes left, Niculae replaced him without receiving any goal from Petrolul Ploieşti.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Marius Niculae」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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