- Olivier Claessens
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Olivier Claessens Personal information Date of birth 22 December 1988 Place of birth Edegem, Belgium Height 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) Playing position Forward Club information Current club FCV Dender EH Youth career 1994-2000 Kontich FC 2000-2004 TSV Lyra 2004-2007 Antwerp 2007-2008 Willem II Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 2008-2009 RC Mechelen 29 (8) 2009-2010 Cercle Brugge 8 (0) 2010- FCV Dender EH * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10 April 2010.
† Appearances (Goals).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 1 September 2009Olivier Claessens (born 22 December 1988 in Edegem) is a Belgian professional football player. His position on the field is forward and he is currently under contract with Belgian Tweede Klasse side FCV Dender EH.
Claessens was part of the starting eleven in RC Mechelen's cup 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 (Dutch)
- Player info at Footgoal.net (French)
Cercle Brugge – current squad 3 Portier · 4 Evens · 5 Mertens · 6 Viðarsson · 8 Cornelis · 9 Iachtchouk · 10 Reis · 11 Wang · 14 Rudy · 15 Foley · 17 Sergeant · 18 Janssens · 19 Baldé · 21 Neto · 23 Gombami · 24 Van Eenoo · 25 Verbist · 27 Van der Beke · 28 Van Roose · 30 D'haene · 34 Naudts · 37 Mestdagh · 39 Coppens · — Dompig · — Kudimbana · — Vetokele · Manager: Peeters
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