Björn Daelemans
Belgian footballer
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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.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 11 December 1977 | ||
| Place of birth | Ekeren, Belgium | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position | 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 | |||
Career
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] The next season, he played for Cappellen F.C. in the Belgian Second Division.[1]
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]
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][3] At the end of the 2005–06 season, RBC were relegated from the Eredivisie and Daelemans was released from the club.[4]
In May 2006, he signed for Heracles Almelo,[5] where he was asked to play as right-back rather than as a forward.[6] After two seasons, in which he made 20 Eredivisie appearances, he was released.[7]
He ended his career with Verbroedering Geel-Meerhout in the Belgian Fourth Division, playing for them between 2008 and 2010.[2]
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