Roger Claessen
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Roger Claessen was a Belgian
football
player who finished as the top scorer of the Belgian League with 20 goals (along with Paul Van Himst
) in 1968 while playing for Standard Liège
. He played 17 times with the Belgian national team between 1961 and 1968. Claessen made his international debut on May 20, 1961 in a 2-1 defeat to Switzerland
and he scored. He was a strong header.
Due to lifestyle, the rest of his career was marred, and he was nicknamed "Roger-La honte" (Roger-the shame). He played for other teams, like Alemannia Aachen
Beerschot and Crossing Schaarbeek before retiring from football in 1974.
He was voted Standard de Liège player of the century by supporters.
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...
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 who finished as the top scorer of the Belgian League with 20 goals (along with Paul Van Himst
Paul Van Himst
Paul van Himst is a former talented Belgian football midfielder and a football manager. Now retired, he still supports R.S.C. Anderlecht, his former team. He was nicknamed Polle Gazon due to the large number of fouls committed on him...
) in 1968 while playing for Standard Liège
Standard Liège
Royal Standard de Liège, commonly referred to as Standard Liège Royal Standard de Liège, commonly referred to as Standard Liège Royal Standard de Liège, commonly referred to as Standard Liège (Dutch: Standard Luik [], German: Standard Lüttich , is a Belgian football club from the city of Liège....
. He played 17 times with the Belgian national team between 1961 and 1968. Claessen made his international debut on May 20, 1961 in a 2-1 defeat to Switzerland
Switzerland national football team
The Swiss national football team is the national football team of Switzerland...
and he scored. He was a strong header.
Due to lifestyle, the rest of his career was marred, and he was nicknamed "Roger-La honte" (Roger-the shame). He played for other teams, like Alemannia Aachen
Alemannia Aachen
Alemannia Aachen is a German football club from the western city of Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia. A long term fixture of the country's second division, Alemannia enjoyed a three-year turn in the top flight in the late 1960s and, after a successful 2005–06 campaign, returned to first division play...
Beerschot and Crossing Schaarbeek before retiring from football in 1974.
He was voted Standard de Liège player of the century by supporters.