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Roger Claessen
	Claessen for Belgium in 1962
Personal information
Date of birth	27 September 1941
Place of birth	Warsage, Belgium
Date of death	3 October 1982 (aged 41)
Place of death	Liège, Belgium
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Youth career
1954–1956	Etoile Dalhem
1956–1958	Standard Liège
Senior career*
Years	Team
1958–1968	Standard Liège
1968–1970	Alemannia Aachen
1970–1972	Beerschot
1972–1974	Crossing Schaerbeek
Total
International career
1961–1968	Belgium
Managerial career
	RJS Bas-Oha
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Roger Claessen (27 September 1941 – 3 October 1982) was a Belgian footballer who played as a forward. He finished as the top scorer of the Belgian League with 20 goals (along with Paul Van Himst) in 1968 while playing for Standard Liège.^[1] He played 17 times with the Belgium national team between 1961 and 1968, scoring seven goals. Claessen made his international debut on 20 May 1961 in a 2–1 defeat to Switzerland, and he scored.

Due to his lifestyle, he was nicknamed "Roger-La honte" (Roger-the shame).^[2] He played for other teams, like Alemannia Aachen^[3] Beerschot and Crossing Schaarbeek^[4] before retiring from football in 1974.

Claessen died aged 41.^[2]

He was voted Standard Liège player of the century by supporters.

Honours

Standard Liège^[5]

Belgian First Division: 1960–61, 1962–63
Belgian Cup: 1965–66, 1966–67
European Cup: 1961–62 (semi-finals)^[6]

Beerschot^[7]

Belgian Cup: 1970–71

Individual

Belgian First Division top scorer: 1967-68 (20 goals)^[8]
European Cup Winners Cup top scorer: 1966–67 (ten goals)^[9]

References

^ http://www.standard.be/fr/a_joueurs_det.php?id=78^{[dead link‍]}
^ ^a ^b Hubert, Christian (3 January 2011). "Roger-la-Honte". La Dernière Heure (in French). Retrieved 19 December 2021.
^ "Roger Claessen" (in German). fussballdaten.de. Retrieved 29 January 2012.
^ "Roger Claessen". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 29 January 2012.
^ "Standard de Liège | Palmares". Eurosport. Archived from the original on 6 February 2016. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
^ UEFA.com. "Standard Liège-Real Madrid 1961 History | UEFA Champions League". UEFA.com. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
^ "Palmares | Beerschot". www.beerschot.be. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
^ "Topscorer Eerste Klasse". voetbal.com (in Dutch). 8 January 2024.
^ "Cup Winners Cup Topscorers". RSSSF. Retrieved 8 November 2020.