Jean Claessens

Jean Claessens
Personal information
Date of birth (1908-06-18)18 June 1908
Place of birth Anderlecht, Belgium
Date of death 1978 (aged 6970)
Playing position Midfield
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1926-1939 Union Saint-Gilloise
1945-1946 RAEC Mons
National team
1932-1936 Belgium 21

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

† Appearances (goals)

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

References

  1. Player page on the site of footballdatabase.eu
  2. The legendary team at the site of rusg.be
  3. Player caps at the page of URBSFA
  4. Player page at the site of fifa.com


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