Claus Thomsen (soccer player)

Claus Thomsen
Personnel
birthday	May 31, 1970
place of birth	Aarhus ,  Denmark
size	193 cm
position	Defense
Men's
Years	station	Games (goals) 1
1988-1994	Aarhus GF	142 (21)
1994-1996	Ipswich Town	81 0(7)
1997	Everton FC	24 0(1)
1998	AB Copenhagen	20 0(2)
1999-2002	VfL Wolfsburg	54 0(3)
National team
Years	selection	Games (goals)
1986-1988	Denmark U-19	19 0(0)
1989-1992	Denmark U-21	18 0(3)
1995-1999	Denmark	20 0(0)
1 Only league games are given.

Claus Thomsen (born May 31, 1970 in Aarhus ) is a former Danish football player . The defender was used primarily as a central defender.

Career

society

Thomsen started his professional career in his hometown with Aarhus GF in the Danish top division. With Aarhus he won the Danish Football Cup in 1992 with a 3-0 final win against B 1903 Copenhagen . Through his achievements different European clubs became aware of him; a move to Celtic Glasgow failed. In 1994 Thomsen moved to England to Ipswich Town , later to Everton FC in the Premier League . In 1998 he moved to AB Copenhagen in Denmark for half a year . His last professional position was VfL Wolfsburg in the Bundesliga . After a series of injuries, he retired in 2002.

National team

Thomsen played in Denmark's youth teams. With the U-21 he took part in the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona , he was the captain of his selection. In 1995 he made his debut in the national team A-1996 and took under coach Richard Møller Nielsen in the European part. Thomsen was used in all three games and could not prevent the end in the group stage.

Web links

• Claus Thomsen in the database of weltfussball.de
• Claus Thomsen in the database of transfermarkt.de
• International match record at the Danish association