Lorenzo Staelens
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Lorenzo Jules Staelens | ||
| Date of birth | 30 April 1964 | ||
| Place of birth | Lauwe, Belgium | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position | Sweeper / Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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unemployed | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1982–1987 | KWSC Lauwe | ||
| 1987–1989 | Kortrijk | 64 | (11) |
| 1989–1998 | Club Brugge | 286 | (75) |
| 1998–2000 | Anderlecht | 67 | (10) |
| 2001 | Oita Trinita | 26 | (2) |
| National team | |||
| 1990–2000 | Belgium | 70 | (8) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2002–2003 | Mouscron | ||
| 2004 | Eendracht Aalst | ||
| 2007–2008 | Roeselare (assistant) | ||
| 2008–2013 | Cercle Brugge (assistant) | ||
| 2013–2014 | Cercle Brugge | ||
| 2015 | OMS Ingelmunster | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Lorenzo Jules Staelens (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈloː.rɛn.zo ˈstaː.ləns]) (born 30 April 1964 in Lauwe) is a retired Belgian footballer and currently unemployed manager after being released in October 2014 by Belgian Pro League side Cercle Brugge.
Having started his career as a defensive midfielder, he finished it as sweeper at nearly 40, and scored more than 100 goals overall.
Staelens appeared for the Belgian national team in three World Cups, adding the Euro 2000 tournament played on home soil.
Staelens started his professional career with K.V. Kortrijk at already 23, and his two solid seasons there attracted the attention of top division giants Club Brugge KV.
There, he proceeded to form a legendary midfield partnership with Franky Van der Elst, that would last nearly a decade. Staelens played 369 games in all competitions for the club, scoring 105 goals.
At already 34, and more often than not playing in the backline, he moved to R.S.C. Anderlecht, still being instrumental in the club's back-to-back championships (2000 and 2001), and winning the Belgian Golden Shoe in 1999; however, he did not finish his last year, moving to Japan's Oita Trinita in early 2001 and retiring shortly after.
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