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Roger Claessen

Roger Claessen was a Belgian footballer who played as a forward. He finished as the top scorer of the Belgian League with 20 goals in 1968 while playing for Standard Liège. He played 17 times with the Belgium national team between 1961 and 1968, scoring seven goals. Claessen made his international debut on 20 May 1961 in a 2–1 defeat to Switzerland, and he scored.

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Roger Claessen
Claessen for Belgium in 1962
Personal information
Date of birth (1941-09-27)27 September 1941
Place of birth Warsage, Belgium
Date of death 3 October 1982(1982-10-03) (aged 41)
Place of death Liège, Belgium
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position Striker
Youth career
1954–1956 Etoile Dalhem
1956–1958 Standard Liège
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1958–1968 Standard Liège 210 (124)
1968–1970 Alemannia Aachen 44 (11)
1970–1972 Beerschot 7 (3)
1972–1974 Crossing Schaerbeek 58 (2)
Total 319 (140)
International career
1961–1968 Belgium 17 (7)
Managerial career
RJS Bas-Oha
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Roger Claessen (27 September 1941 – 3 October 1982) was a Belgian footballer who played as a forward. He finished as the top scorer of the Belgian League with 20 goals (along with Paul Van Himst) in 1968 while playing for Standard Liège.1 He played 17 times with the Belgium national team between 1961 and 1968, scoring seven goals. Claessen made his international debut on 20 May 1961 in a 2–1 defeat to Switzerland, and he scored.

Due to his lifestyle, he was nicknamed "Roger-La honte" (Roger-the shame).2 He played for other teams, like Alemannia Aachen3 Beerschot and Crossing Schaarbeek4 before retiring from football in 1974.

Claessen died aged 41.2

He was voted Standard Liège player of the century by supporters.

Honours

Standard Liège5

Beerschot7

  • Belgian Cup: 1970–71

Individual

References

References

  1. http://www.standard.be/fr/a_joueurs_det.php?id=78
  2. Hubert, Christian (3 January 2011). "Roger-la-Honte". La Dernière Heure (in French). Retrieved 19 December 2021.
  3. "Roger Claessen" (in German). fussballdaten.de. Retrieved 29 January 2012.
  4. "Roger Claessen". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 29 January 2012.
  5. "Standard de Liège | Palmares". Eurosport. Archived from the original on 6 February 2016. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
  6. UEFA.com. "Standard Liège-Real Madrid 1961 History". UEFA. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
  7. "Palmares | Beerschot". www.beerschot.be. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
  8. "Topscorer Eerste Klasse". voetbal.com (in Dutch). 8 January 2024.
  9. "Cup Winners Cup Topscorers". RSSSF. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
  10. "Voici votre onze de légende du Standard: Gerets et Witsel les plus plébiscités". dhnet.be. La Dernière Heure. 18 May 2020.
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