Björn Daelemans

Björn Daelemans (born 11 December 1977) is a Belgian former footballer. He predominantly played as a forward, but later in his career he also appeared as right back.

Björn Daelemans
Personal information
Full name Björn Daelemans
Date of birth (1977-12-11) 11 December 1977
Place of birth Ekeren, Belgium
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1995–1996 Germinal Ekeren
1996–1997 Cappellen
1997–2001 Verbroedering Geel 117 (38)
2001–2006 RBC Roosendaal 123 (12)
2005 → Verbroedering Geel (loan) 13 (7)
2006–2008 Heracles Almelo 20 (0)
2008–2010 Verbroedering Geel-Meerhout
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Daelemans was born in Ekeren[1][2] and made his debut in professional football in the 1995–96 season when playing for Germinal Ekeren in the Belgian First Division A.[1][3] The next season, he played for Cappellen F.C. in the Belgian Second Division.[1][3]

He then moved to Verbroedering Geel from the same level, where he would play between 1997 and 2001.[1] In the 1998–99 season, he helped them achieve promotion to the First Division A through play-offs, contributing 17 goals from 33 league appearances.[2] After being relegated at the end of the following season, Daelemans played one more season for the club in the Second Division.[1][3]

In the summer of 2001, he moved to the Netherlands, signing with Eerste Divisie club RBC Roosendaal.[1] In his first season, he made 28 appearances (four goals) and saw the club promoted to the Eredivisie through play-offs.[1][2] During his time with RBC, Daelemans appeared frequently, both as a starter and from the bench,[1] except between January 2005 and June 2005, when he was loaned out to his old club Verbroedering Geel.[1][4] At the end of the 2005–06 season, RBC were relegated from the Eredivisie and Daelemans was released from the club.[5]

In May 2006, he signed for Heracles Almelo,[6] where he was asked to play as right back rather than as a forward.[7] After two seasons, in which he made 20 Eredivisie appearances, he was released.[8]

He ended his career with Verbroedering Geel-Meerhout in the Belgian Fourth Division, playing for them between 2008 and 2010.[2][3]

References
  1. "Björn Daelemans". Worldfootball.net. Retrieved 16 July 2016.
  2. "Björn Daelemans" (in Dutch). Ronald's Voetbalstatistieken. Retrieved 16 July 2016.
  3. "Football : Bjorn Daelemans". FootballDatabase.eu. Retrieved 16 July 2016.
  4. "Daelemans terug naar Verbroedering Geel" (in Dutch). VI.nl. 18 January 2005. Retrieved 16 July 2016.
  5. "Wegen van RBC en Daelemans scheiden" (in Dutch). VI.nl. 1 April 2006. Retrieved 16 July 2016.
  6. "Daelemans verruilt RBC voor Heracles Almelo" (in Dutch). VI.nl. 1 May 2006. Retrieved 16 July 2016.
  7. "Wennen aan nieuwe club en positie" (in Dutch). Tubantia. 26 July 2006. Retrieved 16 July 2016.
  8. "Heracles neemt afscheid van Michalke en Daelemans" (in Dutch). VI.nl. 18 May 2008. Retrieved 16 July 2016.


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