Nicolaas "Nico" Pieter Claesen (born 1 October 1962) is a former Belgian football player who works as head coach of RFC Liège.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
| 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 | Antwerp | 119 | (39) |
| 1992–1993 | Germinal Ekeren | 29 | (15) |
| 1993–1994 | Antwerp | 31 | (2) |
| 1994–1996 | KV Oostende | 57 | (33) |
| 1996–1998 | K. Sint-Niklase S.K.E. | 55 | (19) |
| 1998–2000 | K. Beringen | ||
| Total | 473 | (190) | |
| International career | |||
| 1983–1990 | Belgium | 36 | (12) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2005–2008 | Patro Eisden MM | ||
| 2010 | RFC Liège | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
editClaesen was signed by Tottenham Hotspur in October 1986 by David Pleat who bought him from Standard Liège for £600,000. He made his debut against Liverpool at Anfield.[2] In August 1988, when Terry Venables arrived, Claesen fell out of favour and was sold for £550,000 to Antwerp FC.[2] He also played for VfB Stuttgart.[3]
International career
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Claesen earned 36 caps and scored 12 goals from 1983 to 1990 for the Belgium national 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
editAntwerp
Belgium
Individual
- Belgian First Division top scorer: 1983–84 (27 goals)[6]
International goals
edit| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 17 October 1984 | Brussels, Belgium |  Albania |
1–0 | 3–1 | 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 2. | 19 May 1986 |  Yugoslavia |
1–3 | 1–3 | Friendly | |
| 3. | 8 June 1986 | Toluca, Mexico |  Iraq |
2–0 | 2–1 | 1986 FIFA World Cup |
| 4. | 15 June 1986 | León, Mexico |  Soviet Union |
4–2 | 4–3 (a.e.t.) | |
| 5. | 28 June 1986 | Puebla, Mexico |  France |
2–2 | 2–4 (a.e.t.) | |
| 6. | 10 September 1986 | Brussels, Belgium |  Republic of Ireland |
1–0 | 2–2 | UEFA Euro 1988 qualifying |
| 7. | 14 October 1986 | Luxembourg City, Luxembourg |  Luxembourg |
2–0 | 6–0 | |
| 8. | 4–0 | |||||
| 9. | 6–0 | |||||
| 10. | 1 April 1987 | Anderlecht, Belgium |  Scotland |
1–0 | 4–1 | |
| 11. | 2–1 | |||||
| 12. | 4–1 |
References
edit- ^ "Tous les transferts à Huy-Waremme" (in French). lavenir.net. 1 July 2010. Retrieved 23 March 2011.
- ^ a b "NICO CLAESEN 1986–1988". Tottenham Hotspur F.C. Archived from the original on 3 October 2016. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
- ^ Henderson, Charlie (31 January 2007). "Were you there?". BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 February 2013.
- ^ "FC Antwerp | Palmares".
- ^ "FIFA 1986 World Cup". Archived from the original on 5 June 2016.
- ^ "Topscorer Eerste Klasse".
External links
edit- Nico Claesen at Soccerway
- Nico Claesen – FIFA competition record (archived)
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