Nico Claesen

Pieter Nicolaas " Nico " Claesen ( born October 1, 1962 in Maasmechelen, Belgium ) is a former Belgian footballer and current coach.

Claesen played for clubs Patro Eisden in Mechelen, FC Seraing and Standard Liège. From 1984 to 1986, he completed 29 Bundesliga appearances for VfB Stuttgart, in which he scored eleven goals. He then moved to Tottenham Hotspur in England, where he had 37 League Appearances to 1988, where he scored 16 goals. In 1988 he moved to play for FC Antwerp to Belgium again. In Belgium, he still moved to Germinal Beerschot, and later to Antwerp FC, ​​then for KV Oostende, Sint- Niklase SK. In 2000, he finished his career at FC Beringen.

Claesen played 36 caps for Belgium when she met twelve times. He was present at the World Championships in 1986 and 1990. In 1986, he was employed in all seven games, scored three goals and finished at the end of the fourth.

Claesen was a 1.71 meter rather small player whose ball skills and speed made ​​him the ideal counter- players. A weakness of the frail striker was missing his duel hardness.

From 2006 he worked as a coach at Patro Maasmechelen, where he had started his playing career. On 18 May 2008, he signed with the German Club, Royal General Sports Association Eupen (KAS Eupen ), a three-year contract, which was disbanded on 30 September 2008.