How tall is Lorenzo Staelens?

Lorenzo Staelens's listed height is 179 cm (5'10"). He is taller than about 58% of men in Belgium.

Where 179 cm sits among men in Belgium

Taller than about 58% of men in Belgium born in 1964 (average 177.5 cm).

Staelens next to his teammates

Jan Ceulemans is 9 cm taller than Lorenzo Staelens (188 cm), teammate at Club Brugge K.V. from 1989 to 1992.

About Lorenzo Staelens

Lorenzo Staelens is a Belgian professional football manager and former player, born on 30 April 1964 in Kortrijk. He started his career as a defensive midfielder and finished it as a sweeper at nearly 40, scoring more than 100 goals overall. He most recently coached the Dutch club HSV Hoek.

Staelens began his professional career with K.V. Kortrijk at the age of 23, and his two solid seasons there attracted the attention of Club Brugge. He formed a midfield partnership with Franky Van der Elst that lasted nearly a decade, and played 369 games for Brugge in all competitions, scoring 105 goals. At 34 he moved to R.S.C. Anderlecht, helping the club to back-to-back championships in 2000 and 2001, and won the Belgian Golden Shoe in 1999. He moved to Japan's Ōita Trinita in early 2001 and retired shortly after. He appeared for Belgium at three World Cups and at Euro 2000.

At a listed 179 cm (5'10"), Staelens is 9 cm shorter than Jan Ceulemans, listed at 188 cm (6'2"), his teammate at Club Brugge K.V. from 1989 to 1992.

Frequently asked

How tall is Lorenzo Staelens in feet and inches? Lorenzo Staelens is 5'10" tall, which is 179 cm, 70.5 inches or 1.79 m.

How tall is Lorenzo Staelens compared to Jan Ceulemans? Jan Ceulemans is 9 cm taller than Lorenzo Staelens: 188 cm (6'2") vs 179 cm (5'10").

Is Lorenzo Staelens tall for men in Belgium? At 179 cm he is taller than about 58% of men in Belgium born in 1964, whose average height is 177.5 cm.

Sources

• Lorenzo Staelens on Wikipedia — biography and career.
• Lorenzo Staelens on Wikidata — nationality and dates; height recorded as 179 cm.

Heights are as publicly listed, rounded to the nearest centimetre; listed heights for public figures are often self-reported. Biographical details adapted from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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