Nicolaas "Nico" Pieter Claesen (born 1 October 1962) is a former Belgian football player who works as head coach of RFC Liège.[1]
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Nicolaas Pieter Claesen | ||
Date of birth | (1962-10-01) 1 October 1962 (age 60) | ||
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 | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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 was sold for £550K to Antwerp FC.[2] He also played for VfB Stuttgart.[3]
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.
FC Antwerp
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