Michael Delura
Michael Delura
Personal information
Date of birth (1985-07-01) 1 July 1985 (age 38)
Place of birth Gelsenkirchen, West Germany
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1991–1993 DJK Falke Gelsenkirchen
1993–1994 VfB Gelsenkirchen
1994–1999 SG Wattenscheid 09
1999–2003 Schalke 04
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2004 Schalke 04 II 36 (8)
2003–2007 Schalke 04 23 (4)
2005–2006 → Hannover 96 (loan) 25 (1)
2006–2007 → Mönchengladbach (loan) 28 (3)
2007–2009 Panionios 15 (3)
2009–2011 Arminia Bielefeld 17 (1)
2012–2013 VfL Bochum 17 (0)
Total 161 (20)
International career
2003 Germany U-18 2 (1)
2003–2004 Germany U-19 8 (4)
2004–2006 Germany U-20 17 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Michael Delura (born 1 July 1985) is a German former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.[1][2]

Early life

Born in Gelsenkirchen, Delura attended the Gesamtschule Berger Feld.[3]

Career

Delura joined Schalke 04 when he was 14 years old and made his Bundesliga debut for Schalke 04 in 2003. He was loaned to Hannover 96 and Borussia Mönchengladbach in seasons 2005–06 and 2006–07 respectively. Delura has played more than 70 Bundesliga matches until July 2013.

Delura joined Greek club Panionios for a three-year deal on an undisclosed fee on 1 August 2007. He signed then on 4 June 2009 with Arminia Bielefeld a contract until 30 June 2011.

Delura is a former German youth international.

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Total Ref.
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Schalke 04 II 2002–03 Oberliga Westfalen 8 2 — — 8 2
2003–04 Regionalliga Nord 18 3 — — 18 3 [4]
2004–05 Oberliga Westfalen 8 3 — — 8 3
Total 34 8 — — 34 8 —
Schalke 04 2003–04 Bundesliga 15 4 0 0 1[a] 0 16 4 [4]
2004–05 Bundesliga 8 0 2 0 4[b] 0 14 0 [4]
Total 23 4 2 0 5 0 30 4 —
Hannover (loan) 2005–06 Bundesliga 25 1 2 0 — 27 1 [5]
Borussia Mönchengladbach (loan) 2006–07 Bundesliga 28 3 2 1 — 30 4 [6]
Panionios 2008–09 Superleague 15 3 3 0 2[c] 0 20 3 [4]
Arminia Bielefeld 2009–10 2. Bundesliga 16 1 1 0 — 17 1 [7]
2010–11 2. Bundesliga 1 0 0 0 — 1 0 [8]
Total 17 1 1 0 — 18 1 —
VfL Bochum 2011–12 2. Bundesliga 3 0 0 0 — 3 0 [4]
2012–13 2. Bundesliga 14 0 1 0 — 15 0 [9]
Total 17 0 1 0 — 18 0 —
Career total 159 20 11 1 7 0 177 21 —
  1. ^ Appearances in the 2003–04 UEFA Cup.
  2. ^ Two appearances in the 2004 UEFA Intertoto Cup and two appearances in the 2004–05 UEFA Cup.
  3. ^ Appearances in the 2008–09 UEFA Cup.

Honours

Schalke 04

References

  1. ^ "Michael Delura" (in German). fussballdaten.de. Retrieved 2 February 2012.
  2. ^ "Delura, Michael" (in German). kicker. Retrieved 3 October 2013.
  3. ^ "Das Talentmodell Gelsenkirchen". RevierSport. Funke Medien. 27 November 2008. Retrieved 24 July 2018. Zwölf von ihnen haben den Sprung in die Bundesliga geschafft, darunter Manuel Neuer, Ralf Fährmann (beide Schalke), Mesut Özil, Sebastian Boenisch (beide Werber Bremen), Tim Hoogland (Mainz 05), Michael Delura (Panionios Athen) und Alexander Baumjohann (Borussia Mönchengladbach).
  4. ^ a b c d e "Michael Delura » Club matches". World Football. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
  5. ^ "Steckbrief". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
  6. ^ "Steckbrief". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
  7. ^ "Steckbrief". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
  8. ^ "Steckbrief". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
  9. ^ "Steckbrief". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
  10. ^ "Liberec 0-1 Schalke (Aggregate: 1 - 3)". uefa.com. Archived from the original on 26 August 2004. Retrieved 15 June 2020.

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