Peter Delorge
{{short description|Belgian footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2021}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Peter Delorge
| image =
| fullname = Peter Delorge
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1980|4|19}}
| birth_place = Sint-Truiden, Belgium
| height = 1.78 m
| position = Defensive midfielder
| currentclub =
| clubnumber =
| youthyears1 = 1986–1989
| youthclubs1 = RS Opheers
| youthyears2 = 1989–1995
| youthclubs2 = Wellen SK
| youthyears3 = 1995–1996
| youthclubs3 = VK Zepperen
| youthyears4 = 1996–1998
| youthclubs4 = STVV
| years1 = 1998–2013
| clubs1 = Sint-Truiden
| caps1 = 368
| goals1 = 12
| nationalyears1 = 2000–2002
| nationalteam1 = Belgium U21
| nationalcaps1 = 12
| nationalgoals1 = 0
}}
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.{{cite web|work=The Guardian|title=Stats Centre: Peter Delorge Facts|url=http://guardian.touch-line.com/StatsCentre.asp?CTID=6&CPID=10&TEID=318&PLID=44777&pStr=Player|accessdate=12 November 2009|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120925165342/http://guardian.touch-line.com/StatsCentre.asp?CTID=6&CPID=10&TEID=318&PLID=44777&pStr=Player|archivedate=25 September 2012}}
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.[https://www.voetbalbelgie.be/artikel/mathias-delorge-eerste-profcontract-bij-stvv Mathias Delorge eerste profcontract bij STVV - Voetbalbelgie.be] Lucas plays in the youth of Club Brugge KV and Mathias plays for Sint-Truidense V.V.[https://www.voetbalnieuws.be/news/697365/club-brugge-strikt-stvvtalent-antwerp-verliest-belofte Club Brugge strikt STVV-talent, Antwerp verliest belofte]
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{RBFA player|PH_2542}}
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Category:Belgian men's footballers
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:Belgium men's under-21 international footballers
Category:Sint-Truidense V.V. players
Category:Belgian Pro League players
Category:Challenger Pro League players
Category:Footballers from Sint-Truiden
Category:21st-century Belgian sportsmen
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