CLAUS THOMSEN
Central midfielder
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FACTS | |||
| Born | Aarhus (Denmark), 31 May 1970 | |||
| Height | 6' - 3" (191 cm) | |||
| Joined Everton | from Ipswich Town in January 1997 (�900,000) | |||
| Debut | v Arsenal (a), 19 January 1997 | |||
| Nicknames | Santa | |||
| Finale | v Liverpool (a), 23 February 1998 | |||
| Left Everton | to join AB Copenhagen in March 1998 (�500,000) | |||
| Honours | Full caps for Denmark | |||
| PREVIOUS CAREER | ||||
| Seasons | Club | Apps | Gls | |
| 1995-97 | Ipswich Town | 81+16 | 7+1 | |
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| STRENGTHS | WEAKNESSES |
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| BIOSKETCH |
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One of Joe Royle's desperation signings in the free-fall spring of 1997.
Claus came highly recommended by Manchester United Goalkeeper, compatriot,
sports personality, and alleged racist (well, ask Ian Wright) – the
kiss of death if ever there was such a thing.
One adjective followed Claus Thomsen in match reports like an unwanted ghost: statuesque. To his credit, he did have one good game in his first season at Goodison Park, against Nottingham Forest. Despite making a nowhere near favourable impression with the discerning Everton crowd, Claus Thomsen played in all but one of the run-in games up to the end of the season. In the new season under Howard Kendall, Thomsen does not appear to be faring well. After getting subbed in the first match against Crystal Palace (despite playing quite well, by all accounts), he did not figure much in the squad until the winter injury crisis of late 1997 really began to bite.
It was at this time that Thomsen's Everton career finally began to take shape...
only for him to accept a move back to his homeland in March 1998. Before
leaving, Claus scored his one and only Everton goal, a deflected overhead
kick in the home defeat against Derby
County. And he had finally started to get quite good ratings from those
ever-critical fans... c'est la vie. |
| CLAUS THOMSEN – EVERTON CAREER STATISTICS | |||||||
| Season |
Squad Number |
League Apps(sub) |
League Goals |
Cup Apps(sub) |
Cup Goals |
TOTAL Apps(sub) |
TOTAL Goals |
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| 1996-97 | #15 | 15 (1) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 15 (1) | 0 |
| 1997-98 | #15 | 2 (6) | 1 | 1 (0) | 0 | 3 (6) | 1 |
| Totals: | 17 (7) | 1 | 1 (0) | 0 | 18 (7) | 1 | |
| Last update: 7 March 1998 |
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