Jean Claessens
| 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
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
Union SG
References
- ^ 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
- Jean Claessens at the Royal Belgian Football Association
- Jean Claessens at kicker (in German)