Claus Jensen

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Personal information
Claus Jensen
Full name	Claus William Jensen
Date of birth	April 29, 1977 (age 29)
Place of birth	Nykøbing Falster, Denmark
Height	6' 0" / 1.82 m
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Fulham F.C.
Number	16
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1995-1996 1996-1998 1998-2000 2000-2004 2004-	Næstved BK Lyngby FC Bolton Wanderers Charlton Athletic Fulham	004 0(0) 062 (14) 086 0(8) 123 (16) 034 0(4)
National team²
1995 1996-1999 2000-	Denmark u-19 Denmark u-21 Denmark	001 0(0) 018 0(3) 047 0(8)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2 January 2007. ² National team caps and goals correct as of 6 February 2007. * Appearances (Goals)

Claus William Jensen (born April 29, 1977) is a Danish professional footballer, who plays as a midfielder for Fulham F.C. in the English FA Premier League. Jensen has played more than 40 games and has scored 8 goals for the Denmark national football team, and represented Denmark at the 2002 World Cup and 2004 European Championship tournaments.

[edit] Biography

Born in Nykøbing Falster, and played for a number of Danish lower-league teams, and made his debut for the Danish under-19 national team in November 1995. In May 1996, he was loaned out from Danish 2nd Division club Nykøbing Falster Alliancen to Næstved BK in the top-flight Danish Superliga. He played four games while at Næstved, but could not hinder the club being relegated at the end of the season. He moved permanently to Superliga club Lyngby FC in June 1996, signing a contract alongside later Danish international Dennis Rommedahl.

He played two years at Lyngby, before moving abroad in July 1998, to play in England. He was bought by Bolton Wanderers in the secondary Football League Championship league, in a transfer deal worth DKK 18 million. While at Bolton, he debuted for the Danish national team in March 2000. In July 2000, he moved to English club Charlton Athletic in the top-flight FA Premier League, in a deal worth 4 million GBP. He was called up to Danish squad for the 2002 World Cup, where he made a single appearance as a substitute. In February 2003, he scored three goals in a 4-1 friendly match win against Egypt, one of the goals scored on a direct free kick. He also represented Denmark at the 2004 European Championship, where he took part in three of Denmark's four matches.

After more than 100 games for Charlton, he moved to rival team Fulham F.C. in July 2004, in a transfer deal worth 1.25 million GBP. He debuted for Fulham against Manchester City at City of Manchester Stadium on August 14, 2004.

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	Denmark squad - 2002 FIFA World Cup
1 Sørensen \| 2 Tøfting \| 3 Henriksen \| 4 Laursen \| 5 Heintze \| 6 Helveg \| 7 Gravesen \| 8 Grønkjær \| 9 Tomasson \| 10 Jørgensen \| 11 Sand \| 12 N. Jensen \| 13 Lustü \| 14 C. Jensen \| 15 Michaelsen \| 16 Kjær \| 17 Poulsen \| 18 Løvenkrands \| 19 Rommedahl \| 20 Bøgelund \| 21 Madsen \| 22 Christiansen \| 23 Nielsen \| Coach: Olsen

Fulham F.C. - Current Squad
2 Volz \| 3 Bocanegra \| 4 Queudrue \| 5 Christanval \| 6 Knight \| 7 Rosenior \| 8 Brown \| 9 Helguson \| 11 Montella \| 12 Laštůvka \| 13 Radzinski \| 14 Bouba Diop \| 15 John \| 16 Jensen \| 17 Elliott \| 19 Pearce \| 20 McBride \| 21 Bullard \| 22 Routledge \| 23 Dempsey \| 24 Pembridge \| 25 Davies \| 26 Collins \| 27 Elrich \| 28 Milsom \| 29 Niemi \| 32 Omozusi \| 37 Smertin \| Manager: Coleman