Olivier Claessens is a Belgian

Belgium

Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...

 professional football

Football (soccer)

Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...

 player. His position on the field is forward and he is currently under contract with Belgian Tweede Klasse

Tweede Klasse

The Tweede Klasse is the fifth tier of football in the Netherlands and the third tier of Dutch amateur football. The league is divided into 22 division, 10 played on Saturday and 12 on Sunday....

 side FCV Dender EH.

Claessens was part of the starting eleven in RC Mechelen's cup

Belgian Cup 2008–09

The Belgian Cup 2008–09 was the 54th season of the main knockout football competition in Belgium. It is commonly named Cofidis Cup, after its sponsor Cofidis. It was won by Racing Genk.-Bracket:-Legend:* * = after extra-time* D2 = second division...

 successes against Germinal Beerschot and SV Zulte Waregem. Against Germinal Beerschot, Claessens missed an open goal from a tight angle. In the confrontation with Zulte Waregem, he saw a valid goal disallowed. He remains highly controversial for his post-match celebrations in front of the Germinal Beerschot faithful.

External links

• Player info at Cerclebrugge.be
• Player info at Footgoal.net