Jean Claessens (18 June 1908 – 19 December 1978) was a Belgian footballer who played as a

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Career

Claessens played for the invincible

Union Saint-Gilloise Royale Union Saint-Gilloise (), also known as Union Saint-Gilloise, Union SG or simply Union, is a Belgian professional football club from Brussels based in Forest. Founded in 1897 in the neighbouring Saint-Gilles, the club has played its home ...

triple Belgian champions from 1933 to 1935. He was a freekick specialist. He played 21 matches for

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from 1932 to 1936. He played in one game at the 1934 World Cup in Italy.Player page at the site of fifa.com
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Honours

Union SG *

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: 1932–33, 1933–34, 1934–35

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* * 1908 births 1978 deaths People from Anderlecht Belgian men's footballers Footballers from Brussels Men's association football midfielders Belgium men's international footballers 1934 FIFA World Cup players Royale Union Saint-Gilloise players R.A.E.C. Mons (1910) players Belgian football managers 20th-century Belgian sportsmen {{Belgium-footy-midfielder-stub