Roger Claessen

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Roger Claessen
Belgie tegen Nederland. Claesen (België), Bestanddeelnr 913-7154.jpg
Personal information
Full name Roger Claessen
Date of birth (1941-09-27)27 September 1941
Place of birth Warsage, Belgium
Date of death 3 October 1982(1982-10-03) (aged 41)
Place of death Liège, Belgium
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
1954–1956
1956–1958 Standard de Liège
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1958–1968 Standard de Liège 210 (124)
1968–1970 Alemannia Aachen 44 (11)
1970–1972 Beerschot 7 (3)
1972–1974 Crossing Schaerbeek 58 (2)
Total 319 (140)
National team
1961–1968 Belgium 17 (7)
Teams managed
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Roger Claessen (27 September 1941 – 3 October 1982) was a Belgian football player who played as a forward. He finished as the top scorer of the Belgian League with 20 goals (along with Paul Van Himst) in 1968 while playing for Standard Liège.[1] He played 17 times with the Belgian national team between 1961 and 1968, scoring 7 goals. Claessen made his international debut on 20 May 1961 in a 2–1 defeat to Switzerland and he scored. He was a strong header.

Due to his lifestyle, the rest of his career was marred, and he was nicknamed "Roger-La honte" (Roger-the shame).[2] He played for other teams, like Alemannia Aachen[3] Beerschot and Crossing Schaarbeek[4] before retiring from football in 1974.

He was voted Standard de Liège player of the century by supporters.

Honours[]

Club[]

Standard Liège[5]

Beerschot[7][]

Individual[]

  • European Cup Winners Cup Top Scorer: 1966-67 (10 goals)[8]

References[]

  1. ^ http://www.standard.be/fr/a_joueurs_det.php?id=78[dead link]
  2. ^ "Roger Claessen, from Hell to Eternity" (in French). 23 April 2009. Archived from the original on 25 February 2012. Retrieved 29 January 2012.
  3. ^ "Roger Claessen" (in German). fussballdaten.de. Retrieved 29 January 2012.
  4. ^ "Roger Claessen". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 29 January 2012.
  5. ^ "Standard de Liège | Palmares". Eurosport. Archived from the original on 6 February 2016. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
  6. ^ UEFA.com. "Standard Liège-Real Madrid 1961 History | UEFA Champions League". UEFA.com. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
  7. ^ "Palmares | Beerschot". www.beerschot.be. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
  8. ^ "Cup Winners Cup Topscorers". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 8 November 2020.

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