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Olivier Deschacht

Olivier Deschacht
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Deschacht in 2015
Personal information
Full name Olivier Deschacht
Date of birth (1981-02-16) 16 February 1981 (age 35)
Place of birth Ghent, Belgium
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position Left back
Club information
Current team
Anderlecht
Number 3
Youth career
1988–1991 Begonia Lochristi
1991–1995 K.A.A. Gent
1995–1997 Lokeren
1997–2001 Anderlecht
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001– Anderlecht 421 (11)
National team
2002–2003 Belgium U21 6 (0)
2003−2014 Belgium 20 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 25 January 2017.

Olivier Deschacht (born 16 February 1981) is a Belgian footballer who plays as a left back for Anderlecht in the Belgian Pro League.

At the age of 7, Deschacht began playing for S.K. Begonia Lochristi before he moved to K.A.A. Gent in 1991. He then spent two years (1995–1997) at K.S.C. Lokeren Oost-Vlaanderen and signed for Anderlecht to play in their academy. He made his first team debut in 2001 under the coaching of Aimé Anthuenis.

For the 2007 season, Deschacht was awarded the captain's armband replacing teammate Bart Goor during Goor's injuries. After Goor's move to Germinal Beerschot, he was awarded captaincy full-time in 2008.


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