Claus Jensen
Claus Jensen ( born April 29, 1977 in Nykøbing, Denmark ) is a Danish football player.
Career
Jensen began his professional career at Næstved BK, where he was in 1995 brought into the squad for the first team after he was sold by Lolland- Falster Alliancen there. In 1996 he moved to another second division side Lyngby BK, with which he succeeded in becoming the first division in 1997. After a season in the top Danish league, he moved to England in 1998 to the then Erstligaabsteiger Bolton Wanderers.
In his first season in England, he was sixth in the Championship ( second division ). In the playoff, however, the rise of Watford FC prevailed. In the second season, you could also reach sixth place, this time Ipswich Town made the ascent. In 2000 he moved to Charlton Athletic, who fixed the rise of 1999/20 as champions of the Championship. In the first season he was with Charlton immediately ninth, with Jensen after he was also a regular player at Bolton, there was first-team regular. After quite a streaky seasons he was with the Athletikern in his last season seventh in the Premier League.
2004 we went to Fulham. In the first season the club finished 13th in his last season as an active player Jensen finished with Fulham FC still the 16th Place and could prevent a descent.
National
International Jensen played 47 times for Denmark and scored eight goals. He participated in Japan and South Korea at the World Cup 2002. The Dane came in the second round against England in Niigata used. Jensen came on in the 58th minute for Stig Töfting. Denmark was eliminated 0-3. Furthermore, he was in the squad of the Danes to the European Football Championship 2004 in Portugal. In the group matches against Italy and Bulgaria Jensen came on. In the quarter-final defeat against the Czech Republic he played until the 71st minute before being substituted for Peter Madsen.