Claus Thomsen
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 31 May 1970 | ||
| Place of birth | Aarhus, Denmark | ||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1989–1994 | AGF Aarhus | 142 | (21) |
| 1994–1997 | Ipswich Town | 81 | (7) |
| 1997–1998 | Everton FC | 24 | (1) |
| 1998 | Akademisk Boldklub | 20 | (2) |
| 1998–2002 | VfL Wolfsburg | 54 | (3) |
| National team | |||
| 1986–1988 | Denmark U-19 | 19 | (0) |
| 1989–1992 | Denmark U-21 | 18 | (3) |
| 1995–1999 | Denmark | 20 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Claus Thomsen (born 31 May 1970 in Aarhus) is a Danish former professional footballer. He won the Danish Cup with AGF Aarhus and played in England for top level teams Ipswich Town and Everton, as well as Wolfsburg in Germany. He played 20 matches for the Danish national team, and represented Denmark at the 1992 Summer Olympics and 1996 European Championship.
Born in Aarhus, Thomsen started his career at local top-flight club AGF Aarhus, where he initially played as a midfielder. Thomsen made his debut for the Danish under-21 national team in May 1989, where under-21 national team coach Richard Møller Nielsen used the 6' 3" Thomsen as a central defender. Thomsen was named under-21 national team captain in 1990. In December 1990, Thomsen signed a new contract with AGF, rejecting interest from Brøndby IF and B1903.
In November 1991, Thomsen was scouted by Celtic FC manager Liam Brady, but the deal fell through due to "too many intermediaries" according to Claus Thomsen himself. He was injured in an under-21 national game against Poland in March 1992, but recovered in time to help AGF win the 1992 Danish Cup. He also captained Denmark at the 1992 Summer Olympics, where he played all three of Denmark's matches, and scored a goal against Mexico. In the fall of 1992, he lost his place in the central defence in AGF's starting line-up, and he was used in a number of different positions. He went on trial at Werder Bremen in December 1992, but was not signed by Werder manager Otto Rehhagel.
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