From 2000 until 2004, Bărcăuan made 8 appearances and scored two goals for Romania, making his debut when he came as a substitute and replaced Adrian Mutu in the 52nd minute of a friendly in which he scored the second goal of a 2–1 victory against FR Yugoslavia.
From 2000 to 2004, Bărcăuan played eight games and scored two goals for Romania, making his debut as a substitute and replacing Adrian Mutu in a friendly match where he scored the second goal of a 2–1 victory against FR Yugoslavia.