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Claus Jensen
Jensen playing for Fulham
Personal information
Full name Claus William Jensen
Date of birth (1977-04-29) 29 April 1977 (age 47)
Place of birth Nykøbing Falster, Denmark
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1995–1996 Næstved4 (0)
1996–1998 Lyngby62 (14)
1998–2000 Bolton Wanderers86 (8)
2000–2004 Charlton Athletic 122 (16)
2004–2007 Fulham35 (4)
Total 309 (42)
International career
1995 Denmark U191 (0)
1996–1999 Denmark U2118 (3)
2000–2007 Denmark47 (8)
Managerial career
2020– Nykøbing
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Claus William Jensen (born 29 April 1977) is a Danish professional football manager, and former player who is the manager of Danish 1st Division club Nykøbing. During his active playing career, he played as an attacking midfielder for homeland clubs Næstved and Lyngby, as well as three other clubs in England. Jensen also made 47 appearances for the Denmark national team, in which he scored eight goals. He also represented Denmark at the 2002 World Cup and 2004 European Championship tournaments. He is the cousin of former winger Anders Due, who currently works as his assistant at Nykøbing.

Playing career

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Jensen was born in Nykøbing Falster, and played for a number of Danish lower-league teams, making his debut for the Danish under-19 national team in November 1995. In May 1996, he was loaned out from Danish second division club Nykøbing Falster AlliancentoNæstved in the Danish Superliga. He played four games while at Næstved, but could not prevent the club from being relegated at the end of the season. He moved permanently to Superliga club Lyngby in June 1996, signing a contract alongside later Danish international Dennis Rommedahl.

He played two years at Lyngby, before moving to play in England in July 1998. He was bought by First Division club Bolton Wanderers in a deal worth 1.8 million DKK. While at Bolton, he debuted for the Danish national team in March 2000.

In July 2000, he moved to London to join promoted Premier League club Charlton Athletic for £4 million, and became a popular player with fans due to his influence during games. The Charlton fans would sing his name to the tune "charge" (often used during baseball matches), using Jensen for the build-up and singing his full name, Claus William Jensen, at the climax. He was called up to the Danish squad for the 2002 World Cup, where he made a single appearance as a substitute. In February 2003, he scored a hat-trick in a 4–1 friendly win against Egypt; one of the goals was scored from a direct free kick. He also represented Denmark at the 2004 European Championship, where he took part in three of Denmark's four matches.

After more than 100 games for Charlton, in July 2004, he moved to the Addicks' London rivals Fulham in a deal worth £1.25 million. He made his Fulham debut at Manchester City on 14 August 2004. He spent three years with Fulham, but was plagued by injury, and on 17 May 2007, Fulham manager Lawrie Sanchez decided to release him; Jensen claims his release was inevitable because he did not fit into Sanchez's long ball tactics.[1] After three years with repeating injuries, he chose to end his professional career on 25 August 2007.[2]

Managerial career

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On 7 January 2020, Jensen was appointed as manager of Nykøbing in the Danish second tier, a team in which he formerly held the position of general manager.

Career statistics

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Club

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[3]
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Næstved 1995–96 Danish Superliga 4 0
Lyngby 1996–97 Danish Superliga 31 3
1997–98 31 11
Total 62 14
Bolton Wanderers 1998–99 First Division 44 2
1999–2000 42 6
Total 86 8
Charlton Athletic 2000–01 Premier League 38 5
2001–02 18 1
2002–03 35 6
2003–04 31 4
Total 122 16
Fulham 2004–05 Premier League 12 0
2005–06 11 2
2006–07 12 2
Total 35 4
Career total 309 42

International goals

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Scores and results list Denmark's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Jensen goal.
List of international goals scored by Claus Jensen
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 24 March 2001 Valletta, Malta  Malta 4–0 5–0 2002 World Cup qualification
2 12 February 2003 Cairo, Egypt  Egypt 1–1 4–1 Friendly match
3 3–1
4 4–1
5 11 June 2003 Luxembourg, Luxembourg  Luxembourg 1–0 2–0 Euro 2004 qualification
6 18 August 2004 Poznań, Poland  Poland 4–1 5–1 Friendly match
7 3 September 2005 Istanbul, Turkey  Turkey 1–0 2–2 2006 World Cup qualification
8 7 September 2005 Copenhagen, Denmark  Georgia 1–0 6–1 2006 World Cup qualification

References

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  1. ^ "Sanchez' Long-Ball Game Forced Me Out – Jensen". ESPNsoccernet. 16 May 2007. Archived from the original on 9 September 2007.
  • ^ NR (25 August 2007). "CLAUS JENSEN STOPPER KARRIEREN" (in Danish). First Artist Scandinavia. Archived from the original on 11 September 2009. Retrieved 25 August 2007.
  • ^ Claus Jensen at National-Football-Teams.com
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