Jean Claessens
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 18 June 1908 | ||
| Place of birth | Anderlecht, Belgium | ||
| Date of death | 19 December 1978 (aged 70) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1926–1939 | Union Saint-Gilloise | ||
| 1945–1946 | RAEC Mons | ||
| International career | |||
| 1932–1936 | Belgium | 21 | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Jean Claessens (18 June 1908 – 19 December 1978) was a Belgian footballer who played as a midfielder.
Career
[edit]Claessens played for the invincible Union Saint-Gilloise triple Belgian champions from 1933 to 1935. He was a freekick specialist.[1]
He played 21 matches for Belgium from 1932 to 1936.[2] He played in one game at the 1934 World Cup in Italy.[3]
He finished his career as player-coach at RAEC Mons after the War.
Honours
[edit]Union SG
References
[edit]- ^ The legendary team at the site of rusg.be Archived 11 March 2010 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Player caps at the page of URBSFA Archived 25 May 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Player page at the site of fifa.com
External links
[edit]- Jean Claessens at the Royal Belgian Football Association
- Jean Claessens at kicker (in German)
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- 1908 births
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- People from Anderlecht
- Belgian men's footballers
- Footballers from Brussels
- Men's association football midfielders
- Belgium men's international footballers
- 1934 FIFA World Cup players
- Royale Union Saint-Gilloise players
- R.A.E.C. Mons (1910) players
- Belgian football managers
- 20th-century Belgian sportsmen
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