Olivier Deschacht

Olivier Deschacht
	Deschacht with Anderlecht in 2015
Personal information
Date of birth	16 February 1981 (age 43)
Place of birth	Ghent, Belgium
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Left-back, centre-back
Team information
Current team	Belgium U21 (assistant coach)
Youth career
1988–1991	Begonia Lochristi
1991–1995	Gent
1995–1997	Lokeren
1997–2001	Anderlecht
Senior career*
Years	Team
2001–2018	Anderlecht
2018–2019	Lokeren
2019–2021	Zulte Waregem
Total
International career
2002–2003	Belgium U21
2003−2014	Belgium
Managerial career
2021–	Belgium U21 (assistant)
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Last updated April 14, 2024

Olivier Deschacht (born 16 February 1981) is a Belgian professional football coach and a former player who played as a left-back or centre-back. He is an assistant coach for the Belgium national under-21 football team.

Career

Early career

At the age of 7, Deschacht began playing for S.K. Begonia Lochristi before he moved to K.A.A. Gent in 1991. He then spent two years (1995–1997) at K.S.C. Lokeren Oost-Vlaanderen.

Anderlecht

In 1997 he signed for R.S.C. Anderlecht to play in their academy. He made his first team debut on 18 December 2001^[1] under the coaching of Aimé Anthuenis.

For the 2007 season, Deschacht was awarded the captain's armband replacing teammate Bart Goor during Goor's injuries. After Goor's move to Germinal Beerschot, he was awarded captaincy full-time in 2008.

Lokeren

In August 2018, free agent Deschacht joined Lokeren on a season-long contract, returning to his former youth club.^[1]

Retirement

In April 2021, Deschacht announced that he would retire at the end of the 2020–21 season.^[2]

Coaching career

In October 2021, Deschact was appointed assistant coach for the Belgium under-21 national team.^[3]

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			Cup		Europe		Other		Total		Ref.
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Ref.
Anderlecht	2001–02	First Division	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	0	^[4]
	2002–03		19	0	3	0	0	0	—		22	0
	2003–04		29	0	5	0	10	0	—		44	0
	2004–05		33	1	2	0	8	0	1^{[lower-alpha 1]}	0	44	1
	2005–06		33	0	1	0	9^{[lower-alpha 2]}	0	–		43	0	^[5]
	2006–07		34	1	6	0	6^{[lower-alpha 2]}	0	1^{[lower-alpha 1]}	0	47	1
	2007–08		27	0	5	0	9	0	1^{[lower-alpha 1]}	0	42	0
	2008–09	Pro League	32	0	2	0	1^{[lower-alpha 2]}	0	3^{[lower-alpha 1]}^{[lower-alpha 3]}	0	38	0
	2009–10		27	0	3	0	13^{[lower-alpha 4]}	0	10^{[lower-alpha 3]}	0	53	0
	2010–11		12	1	0	0	6^{[lower-alpha 5]}	0	2^{[lower-alpha 1]}^{[lower-alpha 3]}	0	20	1
	2011–12		13	0	2	0	3^{[lower-alpha 6]}	0	3^{[lower-alpha 3]}	0	21	0
	2012–13		20	2	3	0	8^{[lower-alpha 2]}	0	8^{[lower-alpha 1]}^{[lower-alpha 3]}	0	39	2
	2013–14		18	2	2	0	2^{[lower-alpha 2]}	0	11^{[lower-alpha 1]}^{[lower-alpha 3]}	0	33	2
	2014–15		30	1	7	0	8^{[lower-alpha 7]}	0	10^{[lower-alpha 1]}^{[lower-alpha 3]}	3	55	4	^[4]
	2015–16		28	0	1	0	10^{[lower-alpha 6]}	0	4^{[lower-alpha 3]}	0	43	0	^[4]
	2016–17	First Division A	12	0	0	0	4^{[lower-alpha 6]}	0	4^{[lower-alpha 8]}	0	20	0	^[4]
	2017–18	First Division A	16	0	1	0	4^{[lower-alpha 2]}	0	5^{[lower-alpha 8]}	0	26	0	^[4]
	Total		395	8	43	0	101	0	63	3	602	11	–
Lokeren	2018–19	First Division A	24	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	26	2	^[4]
Zulte Waregem	2019–20	First Division A	24	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	27	0	^[4]
	2020–21	First Division A	33	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	33	2	^[4]
	Total		57	2	3	0	0	0	0	3	60	2	–
Career total			476	12	48	0	101	0	63	3	688	15	–

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Appearances in the Belgian Super Cup
1 2 3 4 5 6 Appearances in the Champions League
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Appearances in the Belgian Pro League playoffs
↑ Nine appearances in the Europa League and four in the Champions League
↑ Three appearances in the Europa League and three in the Champions League
1 2 3 Appearances in the Europa League
↑ Two appearances in the Europa League and six in the Champions League
1 2 Appearances in the Belgian First Division A playoffs

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year^[6]
National team	Year	Apps
Belgium	2003	3
	2004	5
	2005	6
	2006	0
	2007	0
	2008	0
	2009	4
	2010	2
Total		20

Honours

Anderlecht

Belgian First Division (8): 2003–04, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2009–10, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2016–17
Belgian Cup: 2007–08
Belgian Super Cup (7): 2006, 2007, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2017

Individual

Player with the most games for RSC Anderlecht (2018): 602 ^[7]
DH The Best RSC Anderlecht Team Ever (2020) ^[8]

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References

1 2 "Officieel: Olivier Deschacht (37) trekt naar Lokeren en wordt maandag voorgesteld". Het Nieuwsblad (in Dutch). 25 August 2018. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
↑ Nuyens, Rudy (30 April 2021). "Onze man volgde Olivier Deschacht de voorbije 20 jaar: "Een diepe buiging, voor de voetballer én de mens"". He Laatste Nieuws (in Dutch). Retrieved 2 May 2021.
↑ "Olivier Deschacht wordt assistent-coach bij Belgische U21: "Ik ben ambitieus"" (in Dutch). Het Laatste Nieuws. 2 October 2021. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Olivier Deschacht » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
↑ Profile at Footballdatabase, footballdatabase.eu
↑ Olivier Deschacht at National-Football-Teams.com
↑ "Deschacht zet een punt achter schitterend carrière".
↑ "La Dernière Heure | Het Beste Elftal Aller Tijden".

External links

Olivier Deschacht at National-Football-Teams.com
Olivier Deschacht at Soccerway
Olivier Deschacht at the Royal Belgian Football Association
Olivier Deschacht at FootballDatabase.eu

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[BSC-5] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Appearances in the Belgian Super Cup

[UCL-6] 1 2 3 4 5 6 Appearances in the Champions League

[plp-8] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Appearances in the Belgian Pro League playoffs

[9EL/4CL-9] Nine appearances in the Europa League and four in the Champions League

[3EL/3CL-10] Three appearances in the Europa League and three in the Champions League

[UEL-11] 1 2 3 Appearances in the Europa League

[2EL/6CL-12] Two appearances in the Europa League and six in the Champions League

[dap-13] 1 2 Appearances in the Belgian First Division A playoffs

[lokeren-1] 1 2 "Officieel: Olivier Deschacht (37) trekt naar Lokeren en wordt maandag voorgesteld". Het Nieuwsblad (in Dutch). 25 August 2018. Retrieved 31 August 2018.

[2] Nuyens, Rudy (30 April 2021). "Onze man volgde Olivier Deschacht de voorbije 20 jaar: "Een diepe buiging, voor de voetballer én de mens"". He Laatste Nieuws (in Dutch). Retrieved 2 May 2021.

[3] "Olivier Deschacht wordt assistent-coach bij Belgische U21: "Ik ben ambitieus"" (in Dutch). Het Laatste Nieuws. 2 October 2021. Retrieved 9 February 2022.

[wf-4] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Olivier Deschacht » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 31 August 2018.

[fd.eu-7] Profile at Footballdatabase, footballdatabase.eu

[14] Olivier Deschacht at National-Football-Teams.com

[eurosport324-15] "Deschacht zet een punt achter schitterend carrière".

[eurosport3722-16] "La Dernière Heure | Het Beste Elftal Aller Tijden".

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Personal information
Deschacht with Anderlecht in 2015
Date of birth	(1981-02-16) 16 February 1981 (age 43)
Place of birth	Ghent, Belgium
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Left-back, centre-back
Team information
Current team	Belgium U21 (assistant coach)
Youth career
1988–1991	Begonia Lochristi
1991–1995	Gent
1995–1997	Lokeren
1997–2001	Anderlecht
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2001–2018	Anderlecht	395	(8)
2018–2019	Lokeren	24	(2)
2019–2021	Zulte Waregem	57	(2)
Total		476	(12)
International career
2002–2003	Belgium U21	6	(0)
2003−2014	Belgium	20	(0)
Managerial career
2021–	Belgium U21 (assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals