Delron Buckley
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Delron Sebastian Buckley | ||
Date of birth | 7 December 1977 | ||
Place of birth | Durban, South Africa | ||
Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) | Winger | ||
Youth career | |||
1994–1995 | Butcherfille Rovers Durban | ||
1995– | VfL Bochum | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
–1998 | VfL Bochum II | ||
1995–2004 | VfL Bochum | 177 | (20) |
2004–2005 | Arminia Bielefeld | 29 | (15) |
2005–2009 | Borussia Dortmund | 59 | (1) |
2006–2007 | → Basel (loan) | 22 | (1) |
2008–2009 | Borussia Dortmund II | 2 | (0) |
2009 | → Mainz 05 (loan) | 12 | (1) |
2009–2010 | Anorthosis Famagusta | 20 | (2) |
2011–2012 | Karlsruher SC | 34 | (2) |
2012–2014 | Maritzburg United | 43 | (3) |
Total | 398 | (45) | |
International career | |||
1998–2012 | South Africa | 73 | (10) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Delron Sebastian Buckley (born 7 December 1977) is a South African former footballer. His preferred position was on the left wing although he could play in the centre of midfield or as a striker.
Club career
Born in Durban, Buckley's football career began with his local team Butcherfille Rovers Durban. At the age of 17 he was signed by German club VfL Bochum. Buckley spent most of his career in Germany, going through Bochum's youth teams and debuting in the Bundesliga in 1995. Buckley finally broke into the first squad in 1998 and remained a starter for much of his time at Bochum.
Having spent nine professional seasons with Bochum, Buckley left in 2004 for Arminia Bielefeld where he enjoyed his most successful season personally, scoring 15 goals and helping the team avoid relegation. Buckley quickly picked up interest from higher-rated clubs. After only one season at Bielefeld, Buckley joined Borussia Dortmund for a reported transfer fee of €425,000, and signed a four-year contract.
Buckley's first season at Borussia Dortmund was largely unsuccessful as he failed to score in 28 league matches. Widely regarded as bad signing, Buckley was loaned to Swiss club FC Basel 1893 for the 2006–07 season. He played his team debut for Basel on 10 September 2006 as Basel won 2–1 at home against FC Zürich in the St. Jakob-Park.[1] After returning in July 2007, Buckley was able to regain his place in the Borussia squad for the 2007–08 season, but fell out of favour after the arrival of new manager Jürgen Klopp.[2]
In February 2009, he signed for 1. FSV Mainz 05 for the remainder of the season and was released on 30 June 2009.[3] He moved then to Cyprian club Anorthosis Famagusta FC where he played until the end of 2010–11 season.
In January 2011, he transferred to German 2. Bundesliga team Karlsruher SC.
On 26 June 2012, he signed for Maritzburg United, playing for the first time in his career in South Africa.[4]
International career
Buckley made his international debut in a friendly against Zambia on 20 May 1998. He has played 73 games and scored 10 goals for the South African national team. Buckley represented his country at the 1998 FIFA World Cup, 2002 FIFA World Cup and the 2004 African Nations Cup.
Personal life
Buckley is married and has three daughters. He holds a German passport.
Trivia
In the summer of 2007, Delron was nicknamed "Martin" and "Martinus" by fans after it was announced that "Martin Buckley" of Borussia Dortmund was to join English Premier League club Sunderland AFC. The move broke down due to assurances over first team football.
Career statistics
International goals
Honours
Club
Borussia Dortmund
References
- ^ Weber, Dominik (2006). "FCB besiegt den FC Zürich mit 2:1". FC Basel 1893. Archived from the original on 9 December 2012. Retrieved 10 September 2006.
- ^ Delron Buckley at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ "Kein Harakiri mit teuren Spielern" (in German). Rhein-Zeitung. 27 May 2009. Retrieved 3 June 2009.
- ^ "Buckley, Yende join Maritzburg". kickoff.com. 30 June 2012. Retrieved 19 October 2012.
- ^ South Africa - International Matches 1996-2000
- ^ South Africa - International Matches 2001-2005
External links
- Delron Buckley at Soccerway
- Delron Buckley at kicker.de (in German)
- 1998 FIFA World Cup players
- 2002 FIFA World Cup players
- 2002 African Cup of Nations players
- 2004 African Cup of Nations players
- VfL Bochum II players
- VfL Bochum players
- Arminia Bielefeld players
- Borussia Dortmund players
- FC Basel players
- Borussia Dortmund II players
- 1. FSV Mainz 05 players
- Anorthosis Famagusta FC players
- Karlsruher SC players
- Expatriate footballers in Germany
- Expatriate footballers in Switzerland
- Bundesliga players
- 2. Bundesliga players
- Cypriot First Division players
- Expatriate footballers in Cyprus
- Association football midfielders
- Footballers at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Olympic soccer players of South Africa
- Sportspeople from Durban
- South African expatriate soccer players
- South African expatriate sportspeople in Germany
- South African soccer players
- South Africa international soccer players
- Cape Coloureds
- Swiss Super League players
- 1977 births
- Living people
- Maritzburg United F.C. players
- South African expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland