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{{Short description|Belgian footballer and manager}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2018}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Lorenzo Staelens
| image =
| fullname = Lorenzo Jules Staelens
| birth_date  = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1964|4|30}}
| birth_place = [[Lauwe (Belgium)|Lauwe]], Belgium
| height = 1.83 m
| currentclub  = 
| position = [[Defender (association football)#Sweeper (libero)|Sweeper]], [[midfielder]]
| youthyears1 = 
| youthclubs1 = 
| years1 = 1982–1987
| years2 = 1987–1989
| years3 = 1989–1998
| years4 = 1998–2000
| years5 = 2001
| clubs1 = KWSC Lauwe
| clubs2 = [[K.V. Kortrijk|Kortrijk]]
| clubs3 = [[Club Brugge K.V.|Club Brugge]]
| clubs4 = [[R.S.C. Anderlecht|Anderlecht]]
| clubs5 = [[Ōita Trinita]]
| caps1 = 
| caps2 = 64
| caps3 = 286
| caps4 = 67
| caps5 = 26
| goals1 = 
| goals2 = 11
| goals3 = 75
| goals4 = 10
| goals5 = 2
| nationalyears1 = 1990–2000
| nationalteam1 = [[Belgium national football team|Belgium]]
| nationalcaps1 = 70
| nationalgoals1 = 8
| manageryears1 = 2002–2003
| managerclubs1 = [[R.E. Mouscron|Mouscron]]
| manageryears2 = 2004
| managerclubs2 = [[V.C. Eendracht Aalst 2002|Eendracht Aalst]]
| manageryears3 = 2006–2007
| managerclubs3 = [[K.V. Kortrijk|Kortrijk]] (director of sports){{citation needed|date=October 2024}}
| manageryears4 = 2007–2008
| managerclubs4 = [[K.S.V. Roeselare|Roeselare]] (assistant)
| manageryears5 = 2008–2013
| managerclubs5 = [[Cercle Brugge K.S.V.|Cercle Brugge]] (assistant)
| manageryears6 = 2013–2014
| managerclubs6 = [[Cercle Brugge K.S.V.|Cercle Brugge]]
| manageryears7 = 2015
| managerclubs7 = [[OMS Ingelmunster]]<ref>{{cite news |title=Lorenzo Staelens stapt op bij Ingelmunster na twee wedstrijden |url=https://www.nieuwsblad.be/cnt/dmf20151026_01938980 |access-date=2 November 2022 |work=Het Nieuwsblad |date=26 October 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210507194327/https://www.nieuwsblad.be/cnt/dmf20151026_01938980 |archive-date=7 May 2021 |language=nl-BE}}</ref>
| manageryears8 = 2016–2017
| managerclubs8 = [[Royal Excel Mouscron|Royal Mouscron]] (assistant)
| manageryears9 = 2017–2018
| managerclubs9 = [[K.V. Kortrijk|KV Kortrijk]] (assistant)
| manageryears10 = 2018–2019
| managerclubs10 = [[R. Knokke FC|Knokke]]
| manageryears11= 2019
| managerclubs11= [[K.S.C. Lokeren Oost-Vlaanderen|Lokeren]] (assistant)
| manageryears12= 2022
| managerclubs12= [[HSV Hoek]]
}}

'''Lorenzo Jules Staelens''' ({{IPA|nl|loːˈrɛnzoː ˈstaːləns}}; born 30 April 1964) is a Belgian professional [[Manager (association football)|football manager]] and former [[Football player|player]]. He most recently coached Dutch club [[HSV Hoek]].

Having started his career as a [[Midfielder#Defensive midfielder|defensive midfielder]], he finished it as a [[Defender (association football)#Sweeper (libero)|sweeper]] at nearly 40, and scored more than 100 goals overall.

Staelens appeared for the [[Belgium national football team|Belgium national team]] in three [[FIFA World Cup|World Cups]], adding the [[UEFA Euro 2000|Euro 2000]] tournament played on home soil.

==Club career==
Born in [[Lauwe (Belgium)|Lauwe]], Staelens started his professional career with [[K.V. Kortrijk]] at already 23, and his two solid seasons there attracted the attention of [[Belgian Pro League|top division]] giants [[Club Brugge K.V.|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 [[Defender (association football)|the backline]], he moved to [[R.S.C. Anderlecht]], still being instrumental in the club's back-to-back championships ([[1999–2000 Belgian First Division|2000]] and [[2000–01 Belgian First Division|2001]]), and winning the [[Belgian Golden Shoe]] in 1999; however, he did not finish his last year, moving to Japan's [[Ōita Trinita]] in early 2001 and retiring shortly after.

Staelens took up coaching subsequently, first with [[R.E. Mouscron]]. After only two months at [[V.C. Eendracht Aalst 2002|V.C. Eendracht Aalst]], he returned to first club Kortrijk as its [[general manager]], only returning to the benches in 2007, as assistant coach at [[K.S.V. Roeselare]]. 
Staelens kept that role in the subsequent years, with the other team from [[Bruges]], [[Cercle Brugge K.S.V.|Cercle KSV]].

==International career==
As an inexperienced international player, Staelens was selected to [[Belgium national football team|Belgium]]'s squad for the [[1990 FIFA World Cup]]; there, he appeared in the 2–1 group stage loss against [[Spain national football team|Spain]].

From then on, Staelens became an essential national team member, representing it also at the [[1994 FIFA World Cup|1994]] and [[1998 FIFA World Cup|1998 World Cups]] and in [[UEFA Euro 2000]], totalling a further 10 complete matches.<ref>{{FIFA player|44655}}</ref>

==Career statistics==
===Club===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
|-
!rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season
!colspan="3"|League
|-
!Division!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[K.V. Kortrijk|Kortrijk]]
|1987–88
|rowspan="2"|[[Belgian Pro League]]
|32||4
|-
|1988–89
|32||7
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!64!!11
|-
|rowspan="10"|[[Club Brugge K.V.|Brugge]]
|1989–90
|rowspan="9"|Belgian Pro League
|34||4
|-
|1990–91
|33||4
|-
|1991–92
|31||5
|-
|1992–93
|34||7
|-
|1993–94
|33||12
|-
|1994–95
|34||16
|-
|1995–96
|30||12
|-
|1996–97
|31||8
|-
|1997–98
|26||6
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!286!!74
|-
|rowspan="4"|[[R.S.C. Anderlecht|Anderlecht]]
|1998–99
|rowspan="3"|Belgian Pro League
|24||6
|-
|1999–2000
|29||1
|-
|2000–01
|14||3
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!67!!10
|-
|[[Oita Trinita]]
|[[2001 Oita Trinita season|2001]]
|[[J2 League]]
|26||2
|-
!colspan="3"|Career total
!443!!97
|}

===International===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year
|-
!National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan="11"|[[Belgium national football team|Belgium]]
|1990||3||0
|-
|1991||3||0
|-
|1992||4||1
|-
|1993||6||0
|-
|1994||11||0
|-
|1995||8||0
|-
|1996||3||0
|-
|1997||6||5
|-
|1998||8||0
|-
|1999||11||1
|-
|2000||7||1
|-
!colspan="2"|Total!!70!!8
|}

===International goals===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! No. !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition
|-
| 1. || 18 November 1992 || [[Constant Vanden Stock Stadium]], [[Brussels]], [[Belgium]] || {{fb|WAL}} || align=center|'''1'''–0 || align=center| 2–0 || [[1994 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 4|1994 FIFA World Cup qualification]]
|-
| 2. || 29 March 1997 || [[Cardiff Arms Park]], [[Cardiff]], [[Wales]] || {{fb|WAL}} || align=center|'''2'''–0 || align=center| 2–1 || rowspan=5| [[1998 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 7|1998 FIFA World Cup qualification]]
|-
| 3. || rowspan=2| 7 June 1997 || rowspan=2| [[King Baudouin Stadium]], Brussels, Belgium || rowspan=2| {{fb|SMR}} || align=center|'''1'''–0 || rowspan=2 align=center| 6–0
|-
| 4. || align=center|'''6'''–0
|-
| 5. || 6 September 1997 || [[De Kuip]], [[Rotterdam]], [[Netherlands]] || {{fb|NED}} || align=center|'''1'''–2 || align=center| 1–3
|-
| 6. || 11 October 1997 || King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium || {{fb|WAL}} || align=center|'''1'''–0 || align=center| 3–2
|-
| 7. || 6 September 1999 || [[Stade Maurice Dufrasne]], [[Liège]], Belgium || {{fb|MAR}} || align=center|'''1'''–0 || align=center| 4–0 || rowspan=2|[[Exhibition match|Friendly]]
|-
| 8. || 3 June 2000 || [[Parken Stadium|Telia Parken]], [[Copenhagen]], [[Denmark]] || {{fb|DEN}} || align=center|'''1'''–1 || align=center| 2–2
|}

==Honours==
'''Club Brugge'''<ref>{{cite web |title=Geschiedenis |url=https://www.clubbrugge.be/nl/geschiedenis |website=Club Brugge |access-date=2 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220930113242/https://www.clubbrugge.be/nl/geschiedenis |archive-date=30 September 2022 |language=nl |url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[Belgian Pro League|Belgian First Division]]: [[1989–90 Belgian First Division|1989–90]], [[1991–92 Belgian First Division|1991–92]], [[1995–96 Belgian First Division|1995–96]], [[1997–98 Belgian First Division|1997–98]]
* [[Belgian Cup]]: [[1990–91 Belgian Cup|1990–91]], 1994–95, [[1995–96 Belgian Cup|1995–96]]
* [[Belgian Supercup|Belgian Super Cup]]: 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1996
* [[Bruges Matins (football)|Bruges Matins]]: 1990, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1996<ref name="eurosport323">{{cite web |title=Winnaars Brugse Metten |url=http://users.skynet.be/rfcb-web/va-brmetten.htm |website=RFCB |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130603202645/http://users.skynet.be/rfcb-web/va-brmetten.htm |archive-date=3 June 2013 |language=nl |url-status=dead}}</ref>
* [[Amsterdam Tournament]]: 1990<ref>{{cite web |title=Amsterdam Tournament |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/amsterdam.html |website=RSSSF |access-date=2 November 2022}}</ref>
* [[Jules Pappaert Cup]]: 1991, 1995<ref name="eurosport324">{{cite news |last1=Delhauteur |first1=Benoît |last2=Dubois |first2=Michel |title=Le Trophée Pappaert, c'est reparti! |url=https://www.dhnet.be/sports/football/2018/10/01/le-trophee-pappaert-cest-reparti-DMSBLXKHCJEHHJYGMO43MSUHZ4/ |access-date=2 November 2022 |work=DHnet |date=1 October 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221002135814/https://www.dhnet.be/sports/football/2018/10/01/le-trophee-pappaert-cest-reparti-DMSBLXKHCJEHHJYGMO43MSUHZ4/ |archive-date=2 October 2022 |language=fr}}</ref>

'''Anderlecht'''<ref name="eurosport322">{{cite web |title=Palmares {{!}} RSC Anderlecht |url=https://www.rsca.be/nl/club/palmares |website=R.S.C. Anderlecht |access-date=2 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220927124216/https://www.rsca.be/nl/club/palmares |archive-date=27 September 2022 |language=nl |url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[Belgian Pro League|Belgian First Division]]: [[1999–2000 Belgian First Division|1999–00]]
* [[Belgian League Cup]]: 2000<ref>{{cite web |title=Aimé en Marc terug in het Astridpark {{!}} RSC Anderlecht |url=https://www.rsca.be/nl/news/aime-en-marc-terug-het-astridpark |website=R.S.C. Anderlecht |access-date=2 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210509222433/https://www.rsca.be/nl/news/aime-en-marc-terug-het-astridpark |archive-date=9 May 2021 |language=nl |date=30 November 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[Belgian Supercup|Belgian Super Cup]]: [[2000 Belgian Super Cup|2000]]
* [[Belgian Sportsman of the year|Belgian Sports Team of the Year]]: 2000<ref>{{cite news |title=Rode Duivels Ploeg van het Jaar |url=https://www.hln.be/meer-sport/rode-duivels-ploeg-van-het-jaar~a9fbc836/ |access-date=2 November 2022 |work=Het Laatste Nieuws |date=22 December 2013 |language=nl-BE}}</ref>

'''Individual'''
* [[Belgian professional football awards|Belgian Professional Footballer of the Year]]: 1993–94<ref name="Yashin Award2">{{cite news |title=OVERZICHT. Wie waren de voorgangers van Gouden Schoen-winnaar Matias Suarez? |url=https://www.nieuwsblad.be/cnt/dmf20120111_213 |access-date=2 November 2022 |work=Het Nieuwsblad |date=11 January 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220929200352/https://www.nieuwsblad.be/cnt/dmf20120111_213 |archive-date=29 September 2022 |language=nl-BE}}</ref>
* [[Belgian Golden Shoe]]: 1999<ref name="Yashin Award2" />

==References==
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==External links==
*{{FIFA player}}
*{{NFT player|13614}}
*{{J.League player}}
*{{WorldFootball.net|lorenzo-staelens}}
*{{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101116182306/http://clubbrugge.be/nl/club/geschiedenis/oudspeler/86/Staelens-Lorenzo |date=dmy |title=Club Brugge archives {{in lang|nl}} }}

{{Belgium Squad 1990 World Cup}}
{{Belgium Squad 1994 World Cup}}
{{Belgium Squad 1998 World Cup}}
{{Belgium Squad Euro 2000}}
{{Belgian Professional Footballer of the Year}}
{{Belgian Golden Shoe}}
{{R.E. Mouscron managers}}
{{Cercle Brugge K.S.V. managers}}

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