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
Date of birth	(1977-12-11) 11 December 1977 (age 47)
Place of birth	Ekeren, Belgium
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 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

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]