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).
Following the 1989 Romanian Revolution, he briefly owned his own grocery store, Merci Rică, in Bucharest's Drumul Taberei neighborhood and had a luxurious patio at the Neptun summer resort, Sirena (The mermaid), by the sea. Folk singer Victor Socaciu wrote a song about him titled Portar sub Podul Grant (Goalkeeper under the Grant Bridge) and Sorin Satmari authored a book about him called Rică Răducanu sau prea mare pentru un careu atât de mic (Rică Răducanu or too big for such a small penalty box), highlighting his life after the revolution.