Michael Delura

Michael Delura (born 1 July 1985) is a German former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.^[1][2]

Michael Delura

Michael Delura
Personal information
Date of birth	(1985-07-01) 1 July 1985 (age 40)
Place of birth	Gelsenkirchen, West Germany
Height	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
1991–1993	DJK Falke Gelsenkirchen
1993–1994	VfB Gelsenkirchen
1994–1999	SG Wattenscheid 09
1999–2003	Schalke 04
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2002–2004	Schalke 04 II	36	(8)
2003–2007	Schalke 04	23	(4)
2005–2006	→ Hannover 96 (loan)	25	(1)
2006–2007	→ Mönchengladbach (loan)	28	(3)
2007–2009	Panionios	15	(3)
2009–2011	Arminia Bielefeld	17	(1)
2012–2013	VfL Bochum	17	(0)
Total		161	(20)
International career
2003	Germany U-18	2	(1)
2003–2004	Germany U-19	8	(4)
2004–2006	Germany U-20	17	(3)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Early life

Born in Gelsenkirchen, Delura attended the Gesamtschule Berger Feld.^[3]

Career

Delura joined Schalke 04 when he was 14 years old and made his Bundesliga debut for Schalke 04 in 2003. He was loaned to Hannover 96 and Borussia Mönchengladbach in seasons 2005–06 and 2006–07 respectively. Delura has played more than 70 Bundesliga matches until July 2013.

Delura joined Greek club Panionios for a three-year deal on an undisclosed fee on 1 August 2007. He signed then on 4 June 2009 with Arminia Bielefeld a contract until 30 June 2011.

Delura is a former German youth international.

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Total		Ref.
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Schalke 04 II	2002–03	Oberliga Westfalen	8	2	—		—		8	2
	2003–04	Regionalliga Nord	18	3	—		—		18	3	[4]
	2004–05	Oberliga Westfalen	8	3	—		—		8	3
	Total		34	8	—		—		34	8	—
Schalke 04	2003–04	Bundesliga	15	4	0	0	1[a]	0	16	4	[4]
	2004–05	Bundesliga	8	0	2	0	4[b]	0	14	0	[4]
	Total		23	4	2	0	5	0	30	4	—
Hannover (loan)	2005–06	Bundesliga	25	1	2	0	—		27	1	[5]
Borussia Mönchengladbach (loan)	2006–07	Bundesliga	28	3	2	1	—		30	4	[6]
Panionios	2008–09	Superleague	15	3	3	0	2[c]	0	20	3	[4]
Arminia Bielefeld	2009–10	2. Bundesliga	16	1	1	0	—		17	1	[7]
	2010–11	2. Bundesliga	1	0	0	0	—		1	0	[8]
	Total		17	1	1	0	—		18	1	—
VfL Bochum	2011–12	2. Bundesliga	3	0	0	0	—		3	0	[4]
	2012–13	2. Bundesliga	14	0	1	0	—		15	0	[9]
	Total		17	0	1	0	—		18	0	—
Career total			159	20	11	1	7	0	177	21	—

1. Appearances in the 2003–04 UEFA Cup.
2. Two appearances in the 2004 UEFA Intertoto Cup and two appearances in the 2004–05 UEFA Cup.
3. Appearances in the 2008–09 UEFA Cup.

Honours

Schalke 04

• DFB-Pokal runner-up: 2004–05
• UEFA Intertoto Cup: 2004^[10]