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 £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
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
Antwerp
Belgium
Individual
- Belgian First Division top scorer: 1983–84 (27 goals)[6]
References
- ^ "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
- Nico Claesen at Soccerway
- Nico Claesen – FIFA competition record (archived)
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