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Delron Sebastian Buckley (born 7 December 1977) is a South African former professional footballer. His preferred position was the left wing although he could also play as a striker. In September 2021, he was appointed Head Coach of the University of KwaZulu-Natal soccer team.

Delron Buckley

Buckley with Borussia Dortmund in 2007
Personal information
Full name	Delron Sebastian Buckley
Date of birth	(1977-12-07) 7 December 1977 (age 44)
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)
0000–1998	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)
National team
1998–2012	South Africa	73	(10)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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 then moved to Cyprian club Anorthosis Famagusta FC where he played until the end of 2010–11 season.

In January 2011, he transferred to 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 for the South Africa national team in a friendly against Zambia on 20 May 1998. He played 73 games and scored 10 goals for South Africa. Buckley represented his country at the 1998 FIFA World Cup, 2002 FIFA World Cup and the 2004 African Nations Cup.

Career statistics

Scores and results list South Africa's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Buckley goal.

List of international goals scored by Delron Buckley[5][6]

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	18 June 2000	Johann van Riebeeck Stadium, Witbank, South Africa	Swaziland	1–0	2–0	2000 COSAFA Cup
2				2–0
3	9 July 2000	National Sports Stadium, Harare, Zimbabwe	Zimbabwe	1–0	2–0	2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
4				1–0
5	13 January 2001	Sir Anerood Jugnauth Stadium, Belle Vue, Mauritius	Mauritius	1–0	1–1	2002 African Nations Cup qualification
6	27 March 2002	Lokomotivi Stadium, Tbilisi, Georgia	Georgia	1–2	1–4	Friendly
7	12 October 2002	Vodacom Park, Bloemfontein, South Africa	Burundi	1–0	1–0	2004 African Nations Cup qualification
8	4 June 2005	Estádio da Várzea, Praia, Cape Verde	Cape Verde	1–0	1–1	2006 World Cup qualification
9	17 August 2005	Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland	Iceland	1–1	1–4	Friendly
10	24 March 2007	Stade Omnisports Idriss Mahamat Ouya, N'Djamena, Chad	Chad	1–0	3–0	2008 African Nations Cup qualification

Honours

Borussia Dortmund

• DFB-Pokal runner-up: 2007–08

References

External links

• Delron Buckley at Soccerway
• Delron Buckley at kicker.de (in German)

На других языках

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- [en] Delron Buckley

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[es] Delron Buckley

Delron Buckley (*Durban, Sudáfrica, 7 de diciembre de 1977), futbolista sudafricano. Juega de volante y su primer equipo fue VfL Bochum.

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[fr] Delron Buckley

Delron Sebastian Buckley (né le 7 décembre 1977 à Durban) est un footballeur sud-africain qui joue au poste de milieu de terrain.

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[it] Delron Buckley

Delron Sebastian Buckley (Durban, 7 dicembre 1977) è un ex calciatore sudafricano, di ruolo centrocampista.

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[ru] Бакли, Делрон

Делрон Себастьян Бакли (зулу Delron Sebastian Buckley; 7 декабря 1977, Дурбан) — южноафриканский футболист, полузащитник.

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