Nico Claesen
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Nicolaas Pieter Claesen | ||
Date of birth | 1 October 1962 | ||
Place of birth | Maasmechelen, Belgium | ||
Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | RFC Liège (manager) | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1977–1978 | K. Patro Eisden Maasmechelen | ||
1978–1984 | R.F.C. Seraing | 85 | (43) |
1984–1985 | VfB Stuttgart | 29 | (11) |
1985–1986 | Standard de Liège | 28 | (10) |
1986–1988 | Tottenham Hotspur | 50 | (18) |
1988–1992 | Royal Antwerp FC | 119 | (39) |
1992–1993 | Germinal Ekeren | 29 | (15) |
1993–1994 | Royal Antwerp FC | 31 | (2) |
1994–1996 | KV Oostende | 57 | (33) |
1996–1998 | Sint-Niklase SK | 55 | (19) |
1998–2000 | K. Beringen | ||
National team | |||
1983–1990 | Belgium | 36 | (12) |
Teams managed | |||
2005–2008 | Patro Eisden MM | ||
2010– | RFC Liège | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Nicolaas "Nico" Pieter Claesen (born 1 October 1962) is a former Belgian football player who works as head coach of RFC Liège.[1]
Career[]
Claesen was signed by Tottenham Hotspur in October 1986 by David Pleat who bought him from Standard Liège for £600K. He made his debut against Liverpool at Anfield.[2] In August 1988 When Terry Venables arrived Claesen fell out of favour and sold him for £550K to Antwerp FC.[2] He also played for VfB Stuttgart.[3]
International career[]
He earned 36 caps and scored 12 goals from 1983 to 1990 for the Belgium national football team, and was in the squad for three major tournaments: UEFA Euro 1984, the 1986 FIFA World Cup, where he scored three goals as Belgium finished in fourth, and the 1990 FIFA World Cup.
Honours[]
Club[]
FC Antwerp
International[]
Belgium
- FIFA World Cup: 1986 (fourth place)[5]
References[]
- ^ "Tous les transferts à Huy-Waremme" (in French). lavenir.net. 1 July 2010. Retrieved 23 March 2011.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "NICO CLAESEN 1986 - 1988". Tottenham Hotspur. Archived from the original on 3 October 2016. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
- ^ Henderson, Charlie (31 January 2007). "Were you there?". bbc.co.uk. BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 February 2013.
- ^ "FC Antwerp | Palmares".
- ^ "FIFA 1986 World Cup".
External links[]
- Nico Claesen at Soccerway
- Nico Claesen – FIFA competition record (archived)
Categories:
- 1962 births
- Living people
- Flemish sportspeople
- Belgian footballers
- Belgium international footballers
- Belgian First Division A players
- Bundesliga players
- K. Patro Eisden Maasmechelen players
- R.F.C. Seraing (1904) players
- Tottenham Hotspur F.C. players
- Royal Antwerp F.C. players
- Standard Liège players
- VfB Stuttgart players
- UEFA Euro 1984 players
- 1986 FIFA World Cup players
- 1990 FIFA World Cup players
- Expatriate footballers in England
- Expatriate footballers in Germany
- English Football League players
- Belgian football managers
- K. Patro Eisden Maasmechelen managers
- K.V. Turnhout managers
- K. Beringen F.C. players
- People from Maasmechelen
- Belgian expatriates in Germany
- Belgian expatriates in England
- Association football forwards
- K. Sint-Niklase S.K.E. players
- FA Cup Final players
- Belgian football forward stubs