Jean Claessens Explained
| Jean Claessens |
| Birth Date: | 1908 6, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Anderlecht, Belgium |
| Position: | Midfield |
| Years1: | 1926–1939 |
| Years2: | 1945–1946 |
| Clubs1: | Union Saint-Gilloise |
| Clubs2: | RAEC Mons |
| Nationalyears1: | 1932–1936 |
| Nationalteam1: | Belgium |
| Nationalcaps1: | 21 |
Jean Claessens was a Belgian footballer born 18 June 1908 in Anderlecht (Belgium), died 1978.[1]
Biography
Claessens was a midfielder for the invincible Union Saint-Gilloise triple Belgian champions from 1933 to 1935. He was a freekick specialist.[2]
He played 21 matches for Belgium from 1932 to 1936.[3] He played in one game at the 1934 World Cup in Italy.[4]
He finished his career as player-coach at RAEC Mons after the War.
Honours
- Belgian international from 1932 to 1936 (21 caps)
- First cap : 17 April 1932, Netherlands-Belgium, 2-1 (friendly)
- Participation in the 1934 World Cup in Italy (1 match)
- Belgian champions in 1933, 1934 and 1935 with R. Union Saint-Gilloise
Notes and References
- http://www.footballdatabase.eu/football.joueurs.jean.claessens.57021.fr.html Player page on the site of footballdatabase.eu
- http://www.rusg.be/FR/Histoire/union60.php The legendary team at the site of rusg.be
- http://www.footbel.be/fr/nationale_elftallen/statistieken_1/per_speler.html Player caps at the page of URBSFA
- https://web.archive.org/web/20121110053951/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=47807/index.html Player page at the site of fifa.com
