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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Nicolaas "Nico" Pieter Claesen (born 1 October 1962) is a former Belgian football player who works as head coach of RFC Liège.[1]
Career
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Claesen was signed by Tottenham Hotspur in October 1986 by David Pleat who bought him from Standard Liège for £600,000. He made his debut against LiverpoolatAnfield.[2] In August 1988, when Terry Venables arrived, Claesen fell out of favour and was sold for £550,000 to Antwerp FC.[2] He also played for VfB Stuttgart.[3]
International career
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Oleh Kuznetsov, Claesen and goalkeeper Rinat Dasayev, during USSR-Belgium (FIFA 1986 World Cup)
Claesen earned 36 caps and scored 12 goals from 1983 to 1990 for the Belgium national team, and was in the squad for three major tournaments: UEFA Euro 1984, the 1986 FIFA World Cup, where he scored three goals as Belgium finished in fourth, and the 1990 FIFA World Cup.
Honours
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Antwerp
Belgium
Individual
References
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^ Henderson, Charlie (31 January 2007). "Were you there?". BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 February 2013.
^ "FC Antwerp | Palmares".
^ "FIFA 1986 World Cup". Archived from the original on 5 June 2016.
^ "Topscorer Eerste Klasse".
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