Ionel Dănciulescu

Ionel Daniel Dănciulescu (born 6 December 1976) is a Romanian former professional footballer who played as a forward.

Ionel Dănciulescu

Danciulescu celebrating promotion to La Liga with Hércules in 2010
Personal information
Full name	Ionel Daniel Dănciulescu
Date of birth	(1976-12-06) 6 December 1976 (age 47)
Place of birth	Slatina, Romania
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Youth career
1985–1991	CSȘ Slatina
1991–1993	Electroputere Craiova
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1993–1995	Electroputere Craiova	31	(8)
1995–1997	Dinamo București	64	(22)
1997	Altay	7	(1)
1998–2001	Steaua București	129	(54)
2002–2009	Dinamo București	198	(103)
2002	→ Poiana Câmpina (loan)	1	(1)
2005	→ Shandong Luneng (loan)	26	(10)
2009–2010	Hércules	25	(10)
2010–2013	Dinamo București	93	(27)
Total		574	(236)
International career
1996–1997	Romania U21	5	(1)
1999–2009	Romania	8	(2)
Managerial career
2014	Dinamo București
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

He holds the all-time record for the most competitive appearances in Liga I, with 515 games played over the course of twenty years.^[1][2][3] He is the second-highest goalscorer in the history of Liga I with 214 goals, only behind Dudu Georgescu with 252.^[1][2] He also scored 35 goals in the Cupa României and he is the player with the most appearances, 36 in the Dinamo – Steaua derby in which he scored 13 goals (8 for Steaua and 5 for Dinamo) which makes him the top-goalscorer alongside Florea Voinea.^{[4][5][6][7][8][9][10]}

Club career

Early years and Electroputere Craiova

Born in Slatina, Romania, Ionel Dănciulescu started playing football in his hometown as a youngster for CSȘ Slatina, alongside Claudiu Niculescu, Ionuț Luțu and Augustin Chiriță under coach Ion Pârvulescu and was said that he had a great potential for scoring goals.^[1][11][12]

In 1993, Dănciulescu joined Electroputere Craiova making his Divizia A debut at age 16 on 6 October 1993 against the city rival at that time Universitatea Craiova, which ended 2–2.^{[12][13][14][15]} Over the course of two seasons with Electroputere, he scored 8 goals in 31 league games, his first goal being in a 2–2 against Dinamo București, he also scored a double in a 4–2 loss in front of Steaua București, during this period he played alongside the likes of Ștefan Nanu, Gabriel Popescu, and two other (later teammates at Steaua), Sabin Ilie and Claudiu Răducanu.^{[1][12][14][16][17][18]}

Dinamo București

In 1995, Electroputere relegated to the second league, Dănciulescu having offers to remain in the first division, choosing to sign with Dinamo București after being convinced by the club's officials Mircea Stoenescu and Cornel Dinu.^{[1][13][19][20]} He spent two seasons with The Red Dogs, scoring 22 goals in 64 games Divizia A games, including his first hat-trick in the competition in a 3–0 against AS Bacău.^[1][13][14]

Altay Izmir

During the first half of the 1997–98 season, Dănciulescu had a brief spell in the Turkish Super League with Altay who paid Dinamo for him and Marius Coporan a fee around $400.000, playing seven games and scoring one goal against Beşiktaş, being brought there by coach Marian Bondrea and he was teammate with another Romanian, Dănuţ Moisescu.^{[1][12][13][21][22][23][24]}

Steaua București

Dănciulescu and Coporan returned to Romania from Turkey, after Steaua București paid Altay the same money they paid for their acquisition from Dinamo.^{[1][13][12][21]} Dănciulescu helped the club win the title in his first season spent at the club, being used by coach Mihai Stoichiță in 25 games in which he scored 14 goals, being the team's second top-goalscorer with three goals behind Cătălin Munteanu.^{[1][13][12][25]} In the following season, he won the 1998–99 Cupa României, being used by coach Emerich Jenei in the first 51 minutes when he replaced him with Ionuț Luțu in the victory at the penalty shoot-out from the final against Rapid București.^{[1][13][12][26]} Dănciulescu helped the club reach the sixteenths-finals of the 1999–2000 UEFA Cup, playing seven games in the campaign as they eliminated Levadia Tallinn, LASK Linz against whom he scored a goal, West Ham United, being eliminated by Slavia Prague.^{[13][27][28][29][30]} He won another league title in the 2000–01 season with The Military Men, contributing with 6 goals scored in the 26 appearances given to him by coach Victor Pițurcă.^{[1][13][12][25]} Also it was during this period when he earned the nickname "Corbul" (The Raven) from his teammate Adrian Matei.^[1][31][32]

In the middle of the 2001–02 season, Dănciulescu had a conflict with coach Pițurcă, having to leave the team.^{[1][12][33][34][35]}

Return to Dinamo București

He signed again with Dinamo București who paid $350.000 to Steaua for his transfer, but at the beginning of this second spell he had probably the hardest time of his career as Dinamo's fans were cussing him at games because he played for Steaua and scored against Dinamo.^{[1][12][34][36]} He scored three goals in the 13 appearances given to him by coaches Cornel Dinu and Marin Ion as the team won the title at the end of the 2001–02 season, a period in which he even played in the second league at that time via Dinamo's satellite team Poiana Câmpina.^{[1][13][25][37]} He came back strong during the following season, after he scored 16 goals in 26 games, also helping the club win the Cupa României, being used by coach Ioan Andone in all the minutes from the 1–0 victory in the final against Național București, the fans eventually accepting him as he became a top-scorer of the team, making a successful couple in the team's offence in the following years with Claudiu Niculescu, the Romanian press calling them the "N&D couple", a nickname inspired from the first letters of their family name and the Romanian pop band "N&D".^{[1][13][11][38][39][40]}

He helped the team win The Double in the 2003–04 season, contributing with 21 goals scored in the 29 league matches in which he was used by Andone, which made him the top-goalscorer of the season, however he did not play in the 2–0 victory in front of Oțelul Galați from the Cupa României final as he was suspended after receiving a red card, also he gave his contribution to the elimination Liepājas Metalurgs and Shakhtar Donetsk by scoring two goals against the first and one against the latter in the UEFA Cup, the campaign ending when they were eliminated in the second round of the competition by Spartak Moscow against whom he scored a brace in the second leg.^{[13][25][41][42][43][44][45]} In the first half of the following season he scored 11 goals in 15 league appearances, also he played in the Champions League qualifying rounds, managing to score the goals in both legs which were 1–0 victories against Žilina, then forcing Quinton Fortune to score a own goal against Manchester United in the eventual 5–1 loss on aggregate.^{[13][46][47][48][49][50][51]} These performances and the double scored for the national team in the 5–1 victory from the friendly against Germany, earned Dănciulescu the 2004 Romanian Footballer of the Year award.^{[1][13][52][53]}

In the 2006–07 season he was the team's second top-goalscorer after Claudiu Niculescu as he netted the goal 15 times in the 31 appearances given to him by coach Mircea Rednic, including a spectacular scissors kick goal in a 4–2 victory in a derby against Steaua, helping the team win the title, also appearing in 12 matches in which he scored 5 goals as the club reached the sixteenths-finals of the 2006–07 UEFA Cup where they lost with 3–1 on aggregate in front of Benfica.^{[13][25][54][55][56]} In the following season Dinamo had the objective of reaching the Champions League group stage, Dănciulescu managing to score a goal with a header after a pass from Cristian Pulhac in the 1–1 draw from the first leg of the third qualifying round against Lazio Roma, however they did not qualify, losing with 3–1 the second leg.^{[13][46][57][58][59][60]} He formed a couple in Dinamo's offence with Florin Bratu, the Romanian press called them "BD in action", a nickname inspired from the first letters of their family name and the Romanian movie "BD in action" and by the end of the 2007–08 season the team had no chance of winning the title, but rivals Steaua were on the first position, having scheduled a match on Dinamo's ground which ended with The Red Dogs's 2–1 victory with each of them scoring a goal, a victory that helped CFR Cluj advance to the first position and becoming champions after the final round of the season, also Dănciulescu became the top-goalscorer of the season with 21 goals.^{[13][41][61][62][63][64]}

In August 2009 after scoring a double against Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț, he became the fourth overall goalscorer in the history of the Romanian First Division with 187 goals, only behind Dudu Georgescu, Rodion Cămătaru and Marin Radu.^[65][66] He helped the club fulfill "The wonder from Liberec" after winning with 3–0 the away game against Slovan Liberec, as the first leg was lost with the same score, qualifying after the penalty shoot-out to the group stage of the 2009–10 Europa League, however shortly afterwards he left Dinamo to go play for Hércules Alicante in Segunda División as he was not getting along with coach Dario Bonetti, his last game being a 1–0 away victory against rivals Steaua București after which he was applauded by the 10.000 people who were at the stadium, including Steaua's fans.^{[13][54][67][68][69][70]}

Shandong Luneng

In 2005, Dinamo loaned him out to Chinese side Shandong Luneng for $500.000, who paid Dănciulescu a salary of $350,000 for 11 months.^[13][71][72] He worked with coach Ljubiša Tumbaković, scoring 10 goals in 26 league games which helped the team finish the championship on the third position, he also helped them reach the Chinese FA Cup final in which he played all the minutes in the 1–0 loss in front of Dalian Shide and managed to reach the AFC Champions League quarter-finals.^{[1][13][71][73][74][75][76][77]}

Hércules

In August 2009, Dănciulescu signed a two-year contract with Spanish side Hércules Alicante in the Segunda División who paid Dinamo around €400.000, as he was wanted there by his former coach from The Red Dogs, Esteban Vigo.^{[12][78][79][80][81][82]} Dănciulescu scored 10 goals in 25 league games which helped Hércules earn the second place at the end of the championship, thus to promoting to La Liga after a break of 13 years, also scoring two goals in the Spanish Cup against SD Huesca and Almería.^{[13][83][84][85][86]}

Third spell at Dinamo București

After only one year with Hércules, his contract was terminated so Dănciulescu came back to Dinamo in July 2010 where he reunited with coach Ioan Andone.^[1][65] On 26 September 2011, he scored his 198th goal in Liga I in a match against Petrolul Ploiești, thus joining Rodion Cămătaru as the second most prolific goalscorer and about three weeks later he scored his 200th goal in Liga I, during a match against Ceahlăul.^{[87][88][89][90][91][92]} He helped the team win the 2011–12 Cupa României, being used by coach Dario Bonetti in the first 71 minutes when he replaced him with Cătălin Munteanu in the 1–0 victory from the final against Rapid București.^[13][93] On 16 March 2013 after playing in a match against Petrolul, Dănciulescu became the first footballer that reached 500 appearances in the Romanian top-league Liga I.^[94][95]

Ionel Dănciulescu made his last Liga I appearance on 6 October 2013, exactly 20 years since he made his debut, playing for Dinamo in a 1–1 against Ceahlăul, having a record of 515 matches played in the competition with 214 goals scored, which makes him the second best goalscorer after Dudu Georgescu who has 252.^{[1][12][13][36]} He also scored 35 goals in the Cupa României and he is the player with the most appearances, 36 in the Dinamo – Steaua derby in which he scored 13 goals (8 for Steaua and 5 for Dinamo) which makes him the top-goalscorer alongside Florea Voinea.^{[4][5][6][7][8][9][10]}

International career

Dănciulescu won his first Romania cap on 3 March 1999 against Estonia, in a 2–0 victory.^[96][97] However, he was never in the plans of Victor Pițurcă, the man who brought him on the national team first time against Estonia, and was never called up again, due to the dispute he had with Pițurcă when he was at Steaua.^[12][21] Dănciulescu played seven games including three at the 2006 and 2010 World Cup qualifiers during 2004 and 2009 being called up by Anghel Iordănescu and Răzvan Lucescu.^[96]

He played only eight games for Romania, his best being a friendly against Germany which ended with a 5–1 victory when he scored his only two goals for the national team against goalkeeper Oliver Kahn.^[96][98]

Managerial career

On 13 November 2014 after Flavius Stoican's departure from Dinamo București, the club's officials appointed Dănciulescu to lead the team in the remaining four games until the end of the first half of the season.^{[99][100][101]} After a 6–1 loss in front Astra Giurgiu he announced that he was not interested in continuing to coach the team, staying just for the final game of the year when the team reached the Cupa Ligii semi-finals after eliminating Universitatea Cluj at the penalty shoot-out.^{[12][102][103][104][105]}

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition^{[13][106][107]}

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Electroputere Craiova	1993–94	Divizia A	4	1	1	1	1^[a]	0	–		6	2
	1994–95		27	7	1	1	–		–		28	8
	Total		31	8	2	2	1	0	–		34	10
Dinamo București	1995–96	Divizia A	32	14	0	0	2^[b]	0	–		34	14
	1996–97		32	8	2	2	4^[c]	0	–		38	10
	Total		64	22	2	2	6	0	–		72	24
Altay	1997–98	1.Lig	7	1	0	0	–		–		7	1
Steaua București	1997–98	Divizia A	25	14	3	1	0	0	–		28	15
	1998–99		33	15	7	6	5^[d]	2	0	0	45	23
	1999–2000		30	14	2	1	7^[b]	1	1^[e]	0	40	16
	2000–01		27	6	3	3	–		–		30	9
	2001–02		14	5	1	1	5^[f]	0	0	0	20	6
	Total		129	54	16	12	17	3	1	0	163	69
Poiana Câmpina	2001–02	Divizia B	1	1	0	0	–		–		1	1
Dinamo București	2001–02	Divizia A	13	3	4	1	0	0	–		17	4
	2002–03		26	16	5	2	2^[g]	0	1^[e]	0	33	18
	2003–04		29	21	5	6	6^[b]	5	1^[e]	0	40	32
	2004–05		15	11	4	2	6^[h]	3	–		25	16
	Total		83	51	18	11	14	9	2	0	117	71
Shandong Luneng	2005	Chinese Super League	26	10	7	3	6^[i]	2	4^[j]	0	43	15
Dinamo București	2005–06	Liga I	14	2	0	0	–		–		14	2
	2006–07		31	15	2	1	12^[b]	5	–		45	21
	2007–08		32	21	2	0	4^[k]	2	1^[e]	1	39	24
	2008–09		34	12	4	2	2^[b]	0	–		40	14
	2009–10		4	2	0	0	2^[l]	0	–		6	2
	Total		115	52	8	3	20	7	1	1	144	63
Hércules	2009–10	Segunda División	25	10	3	2	–		–		28	12
Dinamo București	2010–11	Liga I	29	7	5	3	–		–		34	10
	2011–12		32	13	4	1	4^[l]	1	–		40	15
	2012–13		27	7	1	0	1^[l]	0	0	0	29	7
	2013–14		5	0	1	1	–		–		6	1
	Total		93	27	11	5	5	1	–		109	33
Career total			574	236	67	40	69	21	8	1	718	298

1. Appearance in the 1994 Intertoto Cup
2. Appearances in the UEFA Cup
3. Appearances in the 1996 Intertoto Cup
4. Four appearances with two goals scored in the UEFA Champions League and one appearance in the UEFA Cup
5. Appearance in the Supercupa României
6. Three appearances in the UEFA Champions League and two appearances in the UEFA Cup
7. Appearances in the UEFA Champions League
8. Four appearances with two goals scored in the UEFA Champions League and two appearances with one goal scored in the UEFA Cup
9. Appearances in the AFC Champions League
10. Appearances in the Chinese Super League Cup
11. Two appearances with one goal scored in the UEFA Champions League and two appearances with one goal scored in the UEFA Cup
12. Appearances in the UEFA Europa League

International

Scores and results list Romania's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Dănciulescu goal.

List of international goals scored by Ionel Dănciulescu^[13][98]

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	28 April 2004	Stadionul Giulești-Valentin Stănescu Bucharest, Romania	Germany	3–0	5–1	Friendly
2				4–0

Honours

Steaua București

• Liga I: 1997–98, 2000–01^[13]
• Cupa României: 1998–99^[13]
• Supercupa României: 1998^[13]

Dinamo București

• Liga I: 2001–02, 2003–04, 2006–07^[13]
• Cupa României: 2002–03, 2003–04, 2011–12^[13]
• Supercupa României: 2012^[13]

Shandong Luneng

• Chinese FA Cup runner-up: 2005^[73]

Individual

• Liga I top scorer: 2003–04, 2007–08^[41]
• Gazeta Sporturilor Romanian Footballer of the Year: 2004^[52]

Records

• Most appearances in Liga I: 515^[2]
• Second-highest goalscorer in Liga I: 214^[2]

References

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32. "Dănciulescu: "La Steaua mi s-a pus prima poreclă: Matei mi-a zis "Corbul""" [Dănciulescu: "I was given my first nickname at Steaua: Matei called me "The Raven""] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 15 November 2009. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
33. "EXCLUSIV VIDEO Dezvăluiri din culisele conflictului frații Becali – Pițurcă. De ce a plecat Dănciulescu de la Steaua și are doar 8 convocări la națională" [VIDEO EXCLUSIVE Revelations from behind the scenes of the Becali brothers – Pițurcă conflict. Why Dănciulescu left Steaua and has only 8 matches at the national team] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 8 May 2020. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
34. "Interviu eveniment cu Ionel Dănciulescu. De ce a plecat de la Steaua, probleme cu inima și povești cu Pițurcă, Bonetti și Vigo: "Atunci mi-am dat seama că sunt dinamovist"" [Event interview with Ionel Dănciulescu. Why he left Steaua, heart problems and stories with Pițurcă, Bonetti and Vigo: "Then I realized I was a Dynamo player"] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 2 April 2018. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
35. "Povestea trecerii lui Dănciulescu de la Steaua la Dinamo: "Pînă la urmă a ieşit bine"" [The story of Danciulescu's transition from Steaua to Dinamo: "It turned out well in the end"] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 13 November 2013. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
36. "Interviu eveniment cu Ionel Dănciulescu. De ce a plecat de la Steaua, probleme cu inima și povești cu Pițurcă, Bonetti și Vigo: "Atunci mi-am dat seama că sunt dinamovist"" [Event interview with Ionel Dănciulescu. Why he left Steaua, heart problems and stories with Pițurcă, Bonetti and Vigo:" Then I realized that I am a Dinamo fan"] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 2 April 2018. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
37. "Pagini memorabile din istoria fotbalului prahovean (XXXIII)/La Câmpina au jucat Dănciulescu, Zicu, Marica, Mitea…" [Memorable pages from the history of Prahova football (XXXIII)/Dănciulescu, Zicu, Marica, Mitea played at Câmpina...] (in Romanian). Ziarulprahova.ro. 13 April 2023. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
38. "Romanian Cup – Season 2002–2003". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
39. "EXCLUSIV VIDEO Dezvăluiri la GSP Live. Care a fost secretul faimosului cuplu N&D: "Ne simțeam, nu trebuia să vorbim, nu trebuia să ridicăm privirea"" [VIDEO EXCLUSIVE GSP Live Disclosures. What was the secret of the famous N&D couple: "We felt each other, we didn't have to talk, we didn't have to look up at each other"] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 29 April 2020. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
40. "Ce atac la CLUJ! N&D canta din nou: Danciulescu negociaza cu U Cluj!" [What an attack at CLUJ! N&D sings again: Danciulescu negotiates with U Cluj!] (in Romanian). Sport.ro. 22 July 2010. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
41. "Topscorers of Liga 1". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
42. "Ionel Dănciulescu: "Avem duelul specialistelor în Cupa României"" [Dinamo defeated Zilina 1-0] (in Romanian). Cuparomaniei.frf.ro. 29 July 2004. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
43. "Vaslui, a treia echipa romaneasca care intalneste o formatie din Letonia!" [Vaslui, the third Romanian team to meet a team from Latvia!] (in Romanian). Libertatea.ro. 1 August 2008. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
44. "Dinamo s-a îmbogăţit de pe urma ucrainenilor! A cîştigat milioane de euro şi l-a pus pe Lucescu antrenor la Şahtior" [Dinamo got rich from the Ukrainians! They won millions of euros and made Lucescu coach at Şahtior] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 16 August 2011. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
45. "Ionel Dănciulescu. UEFA Cup 2003/2004". WorldFootball. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
46. ""Ne calificam!"" ["We qualify!"] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 28 August 2007. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
47. "Dinamo a invins pe Zilina cu 1-0" [Ionel Danciulescu: "We have the duel of specialists in the Romanian Cup"] (in Romanian). Hotnews.ro. 6 May 2016. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
48. "Calificare la sacrificiu" [Sacrifice qualification] (in Romanian). Jurnalul.ro. 5 August 2004. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
49. "Campioana scartaie" [The champion squeaks] (in Romanian). Jurnalul.ro. 9 August 2004. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
50. "Prin Europa nu umbla caini cu covrigi in coada" [There are no dogs walking around Europe with bagels in their tails] (in Romanian). Adevarul.ro. 13 August 2004. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
51. "Ce s-a întâmplat când Dinamo a dat de Cristiano Ronaldo. Ioan Andone către un fundaș: "Nu-l mai ataca, că te iau cu ambulanţa de aici!"" [What happened when Dinamo met Cristiano Ronaldo. Ioan Andone to a defender: "Don't attack him anymore, I'll take you out of here by ambulance!"] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 6 April 2020. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
52. "Romanian player of the year". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
53. "Curiozităţile Anchetei. Campioane fără premianţi" [Curiosities of the Investigation. Champions without winners] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 11 December 2010. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
54. "Ionel Dănciulescu a intrat, oficial, în istorie:"Am fost, sînt şi voi fi un erou pozitiv"" [Ionel Dănciulescu officially entered history: "I was, am and will be a positive hero"] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 22 October 2011. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
55. "Dinamo a luat ultimul titlu într-o altă lume! 4 lucruri care nu se întâmplaseră încă în 2007: Messi și Ronaldo n-aveau niciun Balon de Aur" [Dinamo took the last title in another world! 4 things that had not happened in 2007: Messi and Ronaldo did not have a Golden Ball] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 3 July 2017. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
56. "Dinamo - Benfica 1-2" (in Romanian). Hotnews.ro. 22 February 2007. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
57. ""Doar" un egal: Lazio 1 - 1 Dinamo!" ["Just" a draw: Lazio 1 - 1 Dinamo!] (in Romanian). Sport.ro. 14 August 2007. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
58. "Rapusi in 20 de minute" [Destroyed in 20 minutes] (in Romanian). Ziaruldeiasi.ro. 29 August 2007. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
59. "Dinamo: Visul frumos s-a terminat" [Dinamo: The beautiful dream is over] (in Romanian). Evz.ro. 29 August 2007. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
60. "Dezastru pentru echipa lui Rednic: Dinamo 1 - 3 Lazio" [Disaster for Rednic's team: Dinamo 1 - 3 Lazio] (in Romanian). Sport.ro. 6 December 2021. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
61. "Talnar: "A intrat in actiune BD"" [Talnar: "BD came into action"] (in Romanian). Prosport.ro. 23 February 2008. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
62. "BD in actiune si Clujul aproape campioana! Se pregateste statuia spartanului necunoscut!" [BD in action and Cluj almost champion! The statue of the unknown Spartan is being prepared!] (in Romanian). Sport.ro. 5 May 2008. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
63. "BD în acţiune! Din nou. Bratu – Dănciulescu au trecut la munca de birou. Gazeta Sporturilor îţi prezintă locul de muncă al noilor şefi" [BD in action! Again. Bratu – Dănciulescu went to office work. Gazeta Sportulor presents you the job of the new bosses] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 18 March 2014. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
64. "Se împlinesc 12 ani de la un meci istoric. Florin Bratu se amuză pe seama partidei cu Steaua: "Am avut noroc! Dacă dădeam gol la cealaltă poartă, se descărca mitraliera până ajungeam în dreptul galeriei rivalilor"" [It's been 12 years since a historic match. Florin Bratu is amused by the match with Steaua: "I was lucky! If I scored a goal at the other goal, the machine gun would have been unloaded until I reached the opponents' gallery"] (in Romanian). Prosport.ro. 4 May 2020. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
65. "Ionel Dănciulescu s-a întors la Dinamo" [Ionel Danciulescu returned to Dinamo] (in Romanian). Evz.ro. 26 July 2010. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
66. "Ionel Dănciulescu: "Eu în top, Dinamo-n grupe"" [Ionel Dănciulescu: "I'm in the top, Dinamo in the groups"] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 17 August 2009. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
67. "Nouă ani de la "Minunea de la Liberec"! Povestea unei performanțe istorice și cum a reușit Florin Matache să intre în istorie" [Nine years since the "Miracle from Liberec"! The story of a historic performance and how Florin Matache managed to make history] (in Romanian). Prosport.ro. 27 August 2018. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
68. "Ionel Dănciulescu: "Plec plîngînd"" [Ionel Dănciulescu: "I leave crying"] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 31 August 2009. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
69. "Dănciulescu a plecat de la Dinamo în lacrimi" [Dănciulescu left Dinamo in tears] (in Romanian). Prosport.ro. 31 August 2009. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
70. "Ionel Dănciulescu îşi vede amenințat locul în primul "11" al lui Dinamo, după ce italianul Dario Bonetti a devenit antrenor" [Ionel Dănciulescu sees his place in Dinamo's first "11" threatened, after the Italian Dario Bonetti became head coach] (in Romanian). Libertatea.ro. 11 April 2012. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
71. "Ramane tot China!" [Still China remains!] (in Romanian). Jurnalul.ro. 31 January 2005. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
72. "Danciulescu la Shandong Luneng" [Danciulescu at Shandong Luneng] (in Romanian). Adevarul.ro. 1 February 2005. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
73. "2005 Chinese Cup final". Sports.sina.com. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
74. ""Sper sa mai am loc la Dinamo"" ["I hope to still have a place at Dinamo"] (in Romanian). Libertatea.ro. 2 July 2005. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
75. "Ionel Danciulescu s-ar intoarce la Dinamo" [Ionel Danciulescu would return to Dinamo] (in Romanian). Adevarul.ro. 24 November 2005. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
76. "Egal intre Iordanescu si Danciulescu" [Equal between Iordanescu and Danciulescu] (in Romanian). Gds.ro. 16 September 2005. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
77. "Performanta - Puiu, in semifinale" [Performance - Puiu, in the semi-finals] (in Romanian). Jurnalul.ro. 23 September 2005. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
78. "Danciulescu a semnat cu Hercules Alicante" [Danciulescu signed with Hercules Alicante] (in Romanian). Hotnews.ro. 27 August 2009. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
79. "Danciulescu a plîns" [Danciulescu cried] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 29 August 2009. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
80. "Ionel Dănciulescu este aproape să semneze cu Hercules Alicante" [Ionel Danciulescu is close to signing with Hercules Alicante] (in Romanian). Adevarul.ro. 27 August 2009. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
81. "Danciu, lângă Messi și Ronaldo:"Vreau cu Hercules în Primera"" [Danciu, next to Messi and Ronaldo: "I want to play with Hercules in the Primera"] (in Romanian). Prosport.ro. 2 September 2009. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
82. "Dănciulescu, la Hercules Alicante! 'Esteban Vigo îl dorește foarte mult'" [Danciulescu, at Hercules Alicante! 'Esteban Vigo wants him very much'] (in Romanian). Prosport.ro. 27 August 2009. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
83. "Dănciulescu va juca cu Real Madrid şi Barcelona!" [Danciulescu will play with Real Madrid and Barcelona!] (in Romanian). Libertatea.ro. 19 June 2010. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
84. "Dănciulescu: "Şi noi am scris istorie la Hercules Alicante"" [Dănciulescu: "We also wrote history at Hercules Alicante"] (in Romanian). Adevarul.ro. 21 June 2010. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
85. "Primul gol al lui Dănciulescu la Hercules Alicante!" [Danciulescu's first goal at Hercules Alicante!] (in Romanian). Prosport.ro. 9 October 2009. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
86. "Ionel Dănciulescu a marcat un gol în meciul Hercules-Almeria 2-1, din Cupa Spaniei" [Ionel Danciulescu scored a goal in the Hercules-Almeria 2-1 match, in the Spanish Cup] (in Romanian). Realitatea.net. 29 October 2009. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
87. "Dănciulescu l-a egalat pe Cămătaru, dar rămîne modest: "Nu mă pot compara cu el"" [Danciulescu equaled Cămătaru, but remains modest: "I can't compare myself to him"] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 26 September 2011. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
88. ""Te-am egalat, Rodioane!" Cămătaru s-a întâlnit cu Dănciulescu, cel care i-a ajuns recordul de goluri după 20 de ani" ["I matched you, Rodion!" Cămătaru met Danciulescu, the one who reached his goal record after 20 years] (in Romanian). Prosport.ro. 28 September 2011. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
89. "Ionel Dănciulescu, 198 de goluri. Câte dintre ele au fost pe bune?" [Ionel Danciulescu, 198 goals. How many of them were real?] (in Romanian). Evz.ro. 27 September 2011. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
90. "Danciu-gol la cota 200: "Ăsta e drumul spre succes"" [Danciu-gol at quota 200: "This is the road to success"] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 18 October 2011. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
91. "Dănciulescu scrie istorie! A dat golul 200 în Liga I! "Din păcate, Dinamo e mult mai bună decât Ceahlăul" :)" [Danciulescu writes history! He scored the 200th goal in League I! "Unfortunately, Dinamo is much better than Ceahlău" :)] (in Romanian). Prosport.ro. 17 October 2011. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
92. "Danciu 200 în imagini – Îi va prelungi Dinamo contractul?" [Danciu 200 in pictures - Will Dinamo extend his contract?] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 18 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2011.
93. "Dinamo - Rapid 1-0 și "câinii" câștigă Cupa României! A marcat Scarlatache ('58)" [Dinamo - Rapid 1-0 and the "dogs" win the Romanian Cup! Scored Scarlatache ('58)] (in Romanian). Digisport.ro. 23 May 2012. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
94. "FOTO Dănciulescu premiat. LPF i-a oferit un trofeu special la meciul 500" [PHOTO Dănciulescu awarded. LPF offered him a special trophy at the 500 match] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 16 March 2013. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
95. "RECORD. Ionel Dănciulescu a devenit primul fotbalist care a jucat 500 de meciuri în Liga I" [RECORD. Ionel Dănciulescu became the first football player to play 500 matches in Liga I.] (in Romanian). Digi24.ro. 17 March 2013. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
96. "Ionel Dănciulescu". European Football. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
97. "Romania – Estonia 2:0". European Football. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
98. "Romania – Germany 5:1". European Football. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
99. "Ionel Dănciulescu, noul antrenor al lui Dinamo" [Ionel Danciulescu, the new coach of Dinamo] (in Romanian). Prosport.ro. 13 November 2014. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
100. "Prima zi de A1. Ionel Dănciulescu şi-a început oficial munca de antrenor principal la Dinamo" [First day of A1. Ionel Danciulescu officially started his work as head coach at Dinamo] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 16 November 2014. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
101. "Dănciulescu, la debutul pe banca lui Dinamo: "Nu sunt antrenor, coordonez echipa!"" [Danciulescu, on his debut on Dinamo's bench: "I'm not a coach, I'm coordinating the team!"] (in Romanian). Digisport.ro. 19 November 2014. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
102. "După înfrângerea cu Astra, Ionel Dănciulescu a decis să renunțe la banca lui Dinamo" [After the defeat with Astra, Ionel Danciulescu decided to quit Dinamo's bench] (in Romanian). Digisport.ro. 9 December 2014. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
103. "Dănciulescu, la ultimul meci pe banca lui Dinamo: "Niculescu merită o şansă, pentru tot ce a făcut aici"" [Danciulescu, on the last match on Dinamo's bench: "Niculescu deserves a chance, for everything he did here"] (in Romanian). Digisport.ro. 12 December 2014. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
104. "Dănciulescu crede în Niculescu: "Îl susțin necondiționat, dar nu decid eu dacă vine pe banca lui Dinamo". Ce spune despre revenirea lui Niculae în Ștefan cel Mare" [Danciulescu believes in Niculescu: "I support him unconditionally, but I don't decide if he comes to Dinamo's bench". What does he say about the return of Niculae in Stephen the Great] (in Romanian). Prosport.ro. 12 December 2014. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
105. "'Lasati-ne sa ne pregatim de Cupa Ligii! ' :) Prima reactie a lui Danciulescu dupa victoria cu U Cluj" [Let us prepare for the League Cup! ' :) Danciulescu's first reaction after the victory with U Cluj] (in Romanian). Sport.ro. 13 December 2014. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
106. Ionel Dănciulescu at WorldFootball.net
107. "足协杯-舒畅韩鹏双双建功 鲁能客场2-1胜日之泉" [FA Cup - Shu Chang and Han Peng both contribute to Luneng's 2-1 away victory at the Spring of the Sun] (in Chinese). Sports.sina.com.cn. 18 June 2005. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
     "足协杯-锋线杀手主场逞威 强势鲁能上演翻盘好戏" [FA Cup - Striker killers show their strength at home and Luneng staged a good comeback] (in Chinese). Sports.sina.sn.com. 26 June 2005. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
     "足协杯-国际2人染红负山东 大羽吕征助鲁能赢先机" [FA Cup - 2 International players lose to Shandong Dayu Lu Zheng to help Luneng win] (in Chinese). Sports.sina.sn.com. 10 August 2005. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
     "足协杯-郑智吊射中横梁 鲁能总比分4-3淘汰国际" [FA Cup-Zheng Zhi lob hits the crossbar and Luneng eliminated the Inter with a total score of 4-3] (in Chinese). Sports.sina.sn.com. 7 September 2005. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
     "足协杯-鲁能工体复仇3-1擒现代 入决赛几成定局" [FA Cup - Luneng Workers' Revenge 3-1 captures Hyundai to enter the finals is almost a foregone conclusion] (in Chinese). Sports.sina.sn.com. 2 October 2005. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
     "足协杯-对攻战鲁能4-3再胜现代 晋级决赛对决实德" [FA Cup - Luneng defeats Hyundai 4-3 and advances to the final against Shide] (in Chinese). Sports.sina.sn.com. 5 October 2005. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
     "足协杯-实德1-0绝杀鲁能 历史第二次成为双冠王" [FA Cup - Shide 1-0 lore Luneng becomes the double champion for the second time in history] (in Chinese). Sports.sina.sn.com. 20 November 2005. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
     "中超杯-1分钟2球翻版冠军杯奇迹 北京2-2平山东" [Chinese Super Cup - 1 minute 2 goals replica Champions Cup miracle Beijing 2-2 draw with Shandong] (in Chinese). Sports.sina.sn.com. 5 June 2005. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
     "中超杯-郑智帽子戏法救鲁能 山东淘汰北京进四强" [Chinese Super Cup-Zheng Zhi hat-trick to save Luneng Shandong from knocking out Beijing into the semi-finals] (in Chinese). Sports.sina.sn.com. 12 June 2005. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
     "中超杯-郑智点球一锤定音 鲁能1-0武汉江城复仇" [Chinese Super Cup-Zheng Zhi Penalty Finalized Luneng 1-0 Wuhan Jiangcheng Revenge] (in Chinese). Sports.sina.sn.com. 8 October 2005. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
     "中超杯-120分钟未分胜负 武汉点球大战淘汰鲁能" [Chinese Super Cup - 120 minutes without a draw, Wuhan eliminated Luneng in a penalty shootout] (in Chinese). Sports.sina.sn.com. 16 October 2005. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
     "亚冠赛-高尧扫射得手 鲁能1-0横滨客场全取三分" [AFC Champions League - Gao Yao's sweep succeeds, Luneng 1-0 Yokohama to get all three points away] (in Chinese). Sports.sohu.com. 9 March 2005. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
     "亚冠赛-大羽一锤定音 鲁能1-0泰国BEC获两连胜" [AFC Champions League - Dayu's final word, Luneng 1-0 Thailand BEC won two consecutive victories] (in Chinese). Sports.sohu.com. 16 March 2005. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
     "亚冠杯-韩鹏头锤定胜局 鲁能1-0马卡萨取三连胜" [AFC Champions League - Han Peng's head hammered the victory, Luneng 1-0 Makassar for three straight victories] (in Chinese). Sports.sohu.com. 6 April 2005. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
     "亚冠-郑智梅开二度鲁能翻盘 五连胜提前出线 评" [AFC Champions League-Zheng Zhimei scored twice and Luneng made a five-game winning streak to qualify for the line in advance] (in Chinese). Sports.sohu.com. 11 May 2005. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
     "亚冠-鲁能大开杀戒 四球轻取BEC六连胜晋级　评" [AFC Champions League - Luneng's four-goal win over BEC 's six-game winning streak] (in Chinese). Sports.sohu.com. 25 May 2005. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
     "亚冠-李霄鹏建功避免败局 鲁能1-1伊蒂哈德 评" [AFC Champions League - Li Xiaopeng's contribution to avoid defeat Luneng 1-1 Etihad Review] (in Chinese). Sports.sohu.com. 14 September 2005. Retrieved 23 August 2022.

External links

• Ionel Dănciulescu at National-Football-Teams.com
• Ionel Dănciulescu at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
• at the Wayback Machine (archived 31 March 2012)

Sporting positions
Preceded by Cătălin Munteanu	Steaua Top Scorer 1998–1999 1999–2000	Succeeded by Claudiu Răducanu