Roger Claessen
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Roger Claessen | ||
| Date of birth | 27 September 1941 | ||
| Place of birth | Warsage, Belgium | ||
| Date of death | 3 October 1982 (aged 41) | ||
| Place of death | Liège, Belgium | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1954–1956 | Etoile Dalhem | ||
| 1956–1958 | Standard de Liège | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1958–1968 | Standard de Liège | 229 | (161) |
| 1968–1970 | Alemannia Aachen | 44 | (11) |
| 1970–1972 | Beerschot | 7 | (3) |
| 1972–1974 | Crossing Schaerbeek | 58 | (2) |
| Total | 338 | (177) | |
| National team | |||
| 1961–1968 | Belgium | 17 | (7) |
| Teams managed | |||
| RJS Bas-Oha | |||
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* 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 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. 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 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.
References
- ↑ http://www.standard.be/fr/a_joueurs_det.php?id=78[]
- ↑ "Roger Claessen, from Hell to Eternity". 23 April 2009. Retrieved 29 January 2012.
- ↑ "Roger Claessen" (in German). fussballdaten.de. Retrieved 29 January 2012.
- ↑ "Roger Claessen". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 29 January 2012.