Nico Claesen
Nico Claesen| Personal information |
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| Full name | Nicolaas Pieter Claesen |
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| Date of birth | (1962-10-01) 1 October 1962 |
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| Place of birth | Maasmechelen, Belgium |
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| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in) |
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| Playing position | Striker |
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| Club information |
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Current team | RFC Liège (manager) |
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| Senior career* |
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| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
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| 1977–1978 | K. Patro Eisden Maasmechelen | | |
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| 1978–1984 | R.F.C. Seraing | 85 | (43) |
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| 1984–1985 | VfB Stuttgart | 29 | (11) |
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| 1985–1986 | Standard de Liège | 28 | (10) |
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| 1986–1988 | Tottenham Hotspur | 50 | (18) |
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| 1988–1992 | Royal Antwerp FC | 119 | (39) |
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| 1992–1993 | Germinal Ekeren | 29 | (15) |
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| 1993–1994 | Royal Antwerp FC | 31 | (2) |
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| 1994–1996 | KV Oostende | 57 | (33) |
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| 1996–1998 | Sint-Niklase SK | 55 | (19) |
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| 1998–2000 | K. Beringen | | |
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| National team |
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| 1983–1990 | Belgium | 36 | (12) |
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| Teams managed |
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| 2005–2008 | Patro Eisden MM |
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| 2010– | RFC Liège |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).
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Nicolaas "Nico" Pieter Claesen (born 1 October 1962) is a former Belgian football player who works as head coach of RFC Liège.[1]
Among the many club teams he played for were Tottenham Hotspur, who bought him from Standard Liege in 1986–87 for £600K and sold him for £550K to Antwerp FC in August 1988. He also played for VfB Stuttgart.[2]
International career
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.
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