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Claus Jensen 
Claus Jensen playing for Fulham.Personal information Full name Claus William Jensen Date of birth 29 April 1977 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).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. 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.
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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]
Career statistics
Club performance League Cup League Cup Continental Total Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Denmark League Danish Cup League Cup Europe Total 1995-96 Næstved Superliga 4 0 1996-97 Lyngby Superliga 31 3 1997-98 31 11 England League FA Cup League Cup Europe Total 1998-99 Bolton Wanderers First Division 44 2 1999-00 42 6 2000-01 Charlton Athletic Premier League 38 5 2001-02 18 1 2002-03 35 6 2003-04 31 4 2004-05 Fulham Premier League 12 0 2005-06 11 2 2006-07 12 2 Total Denmark 66 14 England 243 28 Career total 309 42 International goals
- Scores and results list Denmark's goal tally first.
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1 24 March 2001 Valletta, Malta 
Malta4-0 5-0 2002 World Cup qualification 2 12 February 2003 Cairo, Egypt 
Egypt1-1 4-1 Friendly match 3 12 February 2003 Cairo, Egypt Egypt3-1 4-1 Friendly match 4 12 February 2003 Cairo, Egypt Egypt4-1 4-1 Friendly match 5 11 June 2003 Luxembourg, Luxembourg 
Luxembourg1-0 2-0 Euro 2004 qualification 6 18 August 2004 Poznan, Poland 
Poland4-1 5-1 Friendly match 7 3 September 2005 Istanbul, Turkey 
Turkey1-0 2-2 2006 World Cup qualification 8 7 September 2005 Copenhagen, Denmark 
Georgia1-0 6-1 2006 World Cup qualification References
- ^ "Sanchez' Long-Ball Game Forced Me Out - Jensen". ESPNsoccernet. 2007-05-16. http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=431008&cc=5901.
- ^ "NR" (2007-08-25). "CLAUS JENSEN STOPPER KARRIEREN" (in Danish). First Artist Scandinavia. http://firstartistscandinavia.dk/Default.aspx?ID=918&M=News&PID=1994&NewsID=84. Retrieved 2007-08-25.
- ^ Claus Jensen at National-Football-Teams.com
External links
Denmark squad – 2002 FIFA World Cup 1 Sørensen • 2 Tøfting • 3 Henriksen • 4 Laursen • 5 Heintze (c) • 6 Helveg • 7 Gravesen • 8 Grønkjær • 9 Tomasson • 10 Jørgensen • 11 Sand • 12 N. Jensen • 13 Lustü • 14 C. Jensen • 15 Michaelsen • 16 Kjær • 17 Poulsen • 18 Løvenkrands • 19 Rommedahl • 20 Bøgelund • 21 Madsen • 22 Christiansen • 23 Nielsen • Coach: Olsen
Denmark squad – UEFA Euro 2004 1 Sørensen • 2 Bøgelund • 3 Henriksen • 4 Laursen • 5 N. Jensen • 6 Helveg • 7 Gravesen • 8 Grønkjær • 9 Tomasson • 10 Jørgensen • 11 Sand • 12 Kahlenberg • 13 Krøldrup • 14 C. Jensen • 15 D. Jensen • 16 Skov-Jensen • 17 Poulsen • 18 Priske • 19 Rommedahl • 20 Perez • 21 Madsen • 22 Andersen • 23 Løvenkrands • Coach: OlsenCategories:- 1977 births
- Living people
- Danish footballers
- Denmark international footballers
- Denmark under-21 international footballers
- Lyngby Boldklub players
- Danish Superliga players
- Premier League players
- Bolton Wanderers F.C. players
- Charlton Athletic F.C. players
- Fulham F.C. players
- Næstved BK players
- Danish expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in England
- UEFA Euro 2004 players
- 2002 FIFA World Cup players
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