for the national team on 25 October 1978 in a 3–2 home victory against Yugoslavia at the Euro 1980 qualifiers. For representing his country at the 1970 World Cup, Răducanu was decorated by President of Romania Traian Băsescu on 25 March 2008 with the Ordinul "Meritul Sportiv" – (The Medal "The Sportive Merit") class III. Personal life Rică Răducanu was well known for his charisma, being invited in numerous Romanian TV shows, also being an occasional film actor playing in the 1978 Totul pentru fotbal (Everything for football) directed by Andrei Blaier and in the 2008 Legiunea străină (The foreign legion) directed by Mircea Daneliuc, both comedy films. After the 1989 Romanian Revolution he had for a while his own grocery store called Merci Rică in the Drumul Taberei neighborhood from Bucharest and a luxury terrace in the Neptun summer resort, by the sea called Sirena (The mermaid). Folk singer, Victor Socaciu composed a song dedicated to him called Portar sub Podul Grant (Goalkeeper under the Grant Bridge) and a book about him was written by Sorin Satmari called Rică Răducanu sau prea mare pentru un careu atât de mic (Rică Răducanu or too big for such a small penalty box). In May 2008, mayor of Bucharest, Adriean Videanu awarded Răducanu the Honorary Citizen of Bucharest title. His son Cătălin Necula was also a footballer. Honours Rapid București Divizia A: 1966–67 Divizia B: 1974–75 Cupa României: 1971–72, 1974–75 Steaua București Cupa României: 1978–79 Notes References External links 1946 births Living people People from Ialomița County Romanian footballers Olympic footballers of Romania Romania international footballers Liga I players Liga II players CS Minaur Baia Mare (football) players FC Steaua București players FC Rapid București players FC Sportul Studențesc București players CSM Reșița players AFC Rocar București players Association football goalkeepers 1970 FIFA World Cup players