Claus Bech Jørgensen

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Claus Bech Jørgensen
Full name	Claus Bech Jørgensen
Date of birth	April 27, 1976 (age 30)
Place of birth	Holstebro, Denmark
Height	5'10" (1.78 m)
Playing position	Midfield
Club information
Current club	Blackpool
Number	26
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
19??-19?? 19??-19?? 19??-19?? 1999-2001 2001-2003 2003-2006 2004 2006-	Holstebro AGF AC Horsens Bournemouth Bradford City Coventry City → Bournemouth (loan) Blackpool	0? 0(?) 0? 0(?) 0? 0(?) 87 (14) 50 (12) 52 0(6) 17 0(0) 25 0(0)
National team
	Faroe Islands	10 0(1)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of January 23, 2007. * Appearances (Goals)

Claus Bech Jørgensen (born April 27, 1976 in Holstebro) is a Danish-born footballer who played internationally for the Faroe Islands. He elected to play for the Faroes, the homeland of both his parents, as he believed he would probably never play for Denmark; however, in September 2006, after he was benched for the Faroe Islands' embarrassing 6-0 loss against Scotland in a 2008 UEFA European Football Championship qualifying match, he decided to quit the national team with ten caps and one goal to his name.

Jørgensen is an attacking midfielder, whose main strengths are passing and close control of the ball. During the 2002/2003 season, when he was playing for Bradford City, he scored in eight successive away games. This unusual feat almost equalled the record held by Dixie Dean, who scored nine goals in nine successive league games. Claus hit a shot against the post in what would have been the ninth. Bradford lost the game 1-0 to Gillingham.

He is currently playing in the English Football League One for Blackpool, whom he joined from Coventry City in August 2006. He has previously played for Bradford City and Bournemouth in England, and AC Horsens in Denmark.

Jørgensen is also notable for becoming the first player to score at Coventry's Ricoh Arena, on August 20, 2005, in a 3-0 win against Q.P.R.^[1]

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^ Coventry 3-0 Queens Park Rangers, August 20, 2005 - Soccerbase

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