Claus Jensen
Claus Jensen playing for Fulham. |
| Personal information |
| Full name |
Claus William Jensen |
| Date of birth |
29 April 1977 (1977-04-29) (age 34) |
| Place of birth |
Nykøbing Falster, Denmark |
| Height |
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Playing position |
Midfielder |
| Senior career* |
| Years |
Team |
Apps† |
(Gls)† |
| 1995–1996 |
Næstved BK |
4 |
(0) |
| 1996–1998 |
Lyngby FC |
62 |
(14) |
| 1998–2000 |
Bolton Wanderers |
86 |
(8) |
| 2000–2004 |
Charlton Athletic |
123 |
(16) |
| 2004–2007 |
Fulham |
35 |
(4) |
| – |
Total |
310 |
(42 ) |
| National team |
| 1995 |
Denmark U19 |
1 |
(0) |
| 1996–1999 |
Denmark U21 |
18 |
(3) |
| 2000–2007 |
Denmark |
47 |
(8) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (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 47 games and scored 8 goals for the Denmark national football team, and represented Denmark at the 2002 World Cup and 2004 European Championship tournaments. He is the cousin of AaB winger Anders Due. He now works for the Danish TV Channel 6'eren as a commentator on Premier League.
[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 17 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 his career.[2]
[edit] Career statistics
[3]
[edit] International goals
- Scores and results list Denmark's goal tally first.
[edit] References
[edit] External links
Malta
Egypt
Luxembourg
Poland
Turkey
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