Claus Jensen
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| Claus Jensen | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Claus William Jensen | |
| Date of birth | April 29, 1977 | |
| Place of birth | Nykøbing Falster, Denmark | |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | |
| Playing position | Midfielder | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1995-1996 1996-1998 1998-2000 2000-2004 2004-2007 |
Næstved BK Lyngby FC Bolton Wanderers Charlton Athletic Fulham Total |
4 (0) 62 (14) 86 (8) 123 (16) 35 (4) 310 (42) |
| National team | ||
| 1995 1996-1999 2000-2007 |
Denmark u-19 Denmark u-21 Denmark |
1 (0) 18 (3) 47 (8) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Claus William Jensen (born 29 April 1977) is a former Danish professional footballer, who played as a midfielder. Jensen played more than 40 games and scored 8 goals for the Denmark national football team, and represented Denmark at the 2002 World Cup and 2004 European Championship tournaments.
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[edit] Biography
Born in Nykøbing Falster, and played for a number of Danish lower-league teams, and made his debut for the Danish under-19 national team in November 1995. In May 1996, he was loaned out from Danish 2nd Division club Nykøbing Falster Alliancen to Næstved BK in the top-flight Danish Superliga. He played four games while at Næstved, but could not hinder the club being relegated at the end of the season. He moved permanently to Superliga club Lyngby FC in June 1996, signing a contract alongside later Danish international Dennis Rommedahl.
He played two years at Lyngby, before moving abroad in July 1998, to play in England. He was bought by Bolton Wanderers in the secondary Football League Championship league, in a transfer deal worth DKK 1.8 million. While at Bolton, he debuted for the Danish national team in March 2000. In July 2000, he moved to English club Charlton Athletic in the top-flight FA Premier League, in a deal worth 4 million GBP. He was called up to Danish squad for the 2002 World Cup, where he made a single appearance as a substitute. In February 2003, he scored three goals in a 4-1 friendly match win against Egypt, one of the goals scored on 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, he moved to rival team Fulham F.C. in July 2004, in a transfer deal worth 1.25 million GBP. He debuted for Fulham against Manchester City at City of Manchester Stadium on August 14, 2004. He spent three years with Fulham F.C. but was plagued by injury and on 17th May 2007, Fulham manager Lawrie Sanchez decided to release him. Jensen claims his release was inevitable because he did not fit into Sanchez' long ball tactics.[1] After three years with repeating injuries, he chose on August 25, 2007 to end the career.[2]
[edit] International goals
- Scores and results list Denmark's goal tally first.
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2001-03-24 | Valletta, Malta |  Malta |
4-0 | 5-0 | 2002 World Cup qualification |
| 2 | 2003-02-12 | Cairo, Egypt |  Egypt |
1-1 | 4-1 | Friendly match |
| 3 | 2003-02-12 | Cairo, Egypt | Egypt |
3-1 | 4-1 | Friendly match |
| 4 | 2003-02-12 | Cairo, Egypt | Egypt |
4-1 | 4-1 | Friendly match |
| 5 | 2003-06-11 | Luxembourg, Luxembourg |  Luxembourg |
1-0 | 2-0 | Euro 2004 qualification |
| 6 | 2004-08-18 | Poznan, Poland |  Poland |
4-1 | 5-1 | Friendly match |
| 7 | 2005-09-03 | Istanbul, Turkey |  Turkey |
1-0 | 2-2 | 2006 World Cup qualification |
| 8 | 2005-09-07 | Copenhagen, Denmark |  Georgia |
1-0 | 6-1 | 2006 World Cup qualification |
[edit] References
- ^ "Sanchez' Long-Ball Game Forced Me Out - Jensen", ESPNsoccernet, May 16, 2007.
- ^ "NR" (2007-08-25). CLAUS JENSEN STOPPER KARRIEREN (Danish). First Artist Scandinavia. Retrieved on 2007-08-25.
[edit] External links
- Danish national team profile
- Claus Jensen career stats at Soccerbase
- National Football Teams career statistics
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