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September 2018, Niculescu was appointed coach of Dinamo București, following the dismissal of Florin Bratu. He signed a contract until 2020.

In January 2013, Niculescu took over Damila Măciuca, in Liga II.

On 25 September 2012, Niculescu was installed as the head coach of Liga II team FC Bihor Oradea with an objective to help the team promote to the first division. In December, Niculescu ended his contract, after only eight games (two wins, three draws and three losses).

On 25 July 2010, he scored on his debut for 'U' Cluj against fierce rivals, Steaua Bucharest.

His first experience as a coach was in November 2010 for two matches at Universitatea Cluj, where he was at the same time an active player. His second experience as a coach started in March 2012 which was also at Universitatea Cluj also being the same time an active player. In 15 games under his command, the club won four games, draw in six and lost five. Niculescu resigned after the first game of the 2012–13 season, a loss at Pandurii Târgu Jiu: 6–2.

In the 2006–07 season, he became the top scorer of the league scoring 18 goals, four of these in the match against rivals Rapid Bucharest. He was the second best goal-scorer in the UEFA Cup, scoring eight goals. He scored 18 goals for Dinamo in European matches, and he is the all-time top scorer in European competitions for the club. In Romania, he played 351 games, scoring 173 goals.

After half of a season, Niculescu returned to Dinamo Bucharest, winning the championship title in 2004.

The second season Niculescu was transferred to Genoa G.F.C. in the Italian Second Division in 2002.

Claudiu Niculescu brothers Mihai and Dragoș and his cousin Ovidiu were footballers in the Romanian lower leagues. His father Marin was a football coach in the Romanian lower leagues. He married Lidia in 1998, they had together two kids, Alexandru and Rebecca. They divorced in 2006. In June 2007, he married Diana Munteanu who was a TV host, their wedding was considered the wedding of the year by the Romanian press. Together they had a son named David Cristian. Claudiu and Diana divorced in 2014.

Claudiu Iulian Niculescu (born 23 June 1976) is a Romanian football coach and former striker.

He played in Romania for Universitatea Craiova, Dinamo București and U Cluj, and has played abroad for Genoa 1893, MSV Duisburg and Omonia. He was a striker and was skilled in free-kicks. Niculescu is 11th in an all-time ranking for the goalscorers in Liga I, with 156 goals.