Peter Delorge
Personal information
Full name Peter Delorge
Date of birth (1980-04-19) 19 April 1980
Place of birth Sint-Truiden, Belgium
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Youth career
1986–1989 RS Opheers
1989–1995 Wellen SK
1995–1996 VK Zepperen
1996–1998 STVV
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998–2013 Sint-Truiden 368 (12)
International career
2000–2002 Belgium U21 12 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Peter Delorge (born 19 April 1980 in Sint-Truiden, Belgium) is a former professional footballer.

Career

He played as a defensive midfielder and spent his whole career at Sint-Truidense.[1]

Delorge played in 204 matches from 1998 to 2008 in the Jupiler League for STVV. Peter made the transition from provincial to national youth at the age of 17. He won the land title with de Uefa's, and shot to the first team a year later.

Personal life

His brother was footballer Kristof Delorge, who died young due to a brain tumor in 2021. His sons Mathias Delorge-Knieper and Lucas Delorge-Knieper, are footballer too.[2] Lucas plays in the youth of Club Brugge KV and Mathias plays for Sint-Truidense V.V.[3]

References

  1. "Stats Centre: Peter Delorge Facts". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 25 September 2012. Retrieved 12 November 2009.
  2. Mathias Delorge eerste profcontract bij STVV - Voetbalbelgie.be
  3. Club Brugge strikt STVV-talent, Antwerp verliest belofte
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