Roger Claessen

Roger Claessen (27 September 1941 – 3 October 1982) was a Belgian football player 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 Belgian national team between 1961 and 1968, scoring 7 goals. Claessen made his international debut on 20 May 1961 in a 2–1 defeat to Switzerland and he scored. He was a strong header.

Roger Claessen
Personal information
Full name Roger Claessen
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 1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
1954–1956 Etoile Dalhem
1956–1958 Standard de Liège
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1958–1968 Standard de Liège 210 (124)
1968–1970 Alemannia Aachen 44 (11)
1970–1972 Beerschot 7 (3)
1972–1974 Crossing Schaerbeek 58 (2)
Total 319 (140)
National team
1961–1968 Belgium 17 (7)
Teams managed
RJS Bas-Oha
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Due to his lifestyle, the rest of his career was marred, and he was nicknamed "Roger-La honte" (Roger-the shame).[2] He played for other teams, like Alemannia Aachen[3] Beerschot and Crossing Schaarbeek[4] before retiring from football in 1974.

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

Honours

Club
Standard Liège[5]

Beerschot[7]

Individual

References
  1. http://www.standard.be/fr/a_joueurs_det.php?id=78%5B%5D
  2. "Roger Claessen, from Hell to Eternity". 23 April 2009. Retrieved 29 January 2012.
  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 Champions League". UEFA.com. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
  7. "Palmares | Beerschot". www.beerschot.be. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
  8. "Cup Winners Cup Topscorers". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 8 November 2020.


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