Delano Rigters

Early career

Rigters was born in 1956 in the Coronie District, Surinam where he joined local Racing Club Coronie at age 12. As a young child he was already allowed to play matches with the first team, and had won the District championship on a few occasions before moving to the Capital Paramaribo to join the youth ranks of S.V. Voorwaarts.

SV Voorwaarts

In 1972 Rigters relocated to Paramaribo to attend the Technical School, where he was living in Latour. He joined the youth ranks of S.V. Voorwaarts, stating their willingness to integrate youth players into the selection as his reason for joining the club. Progressing through the ranks, Rigters made his debut for the first team in 1974 playing his first full season in the SVB Hoofdklasse at age 18. A year later he was called up for military service, forcing him to part ways with his club.

MVV

In 1975 Rigters was called up to serve in the military. During his service he played for the Militaire Voetbal Vereniging for two seasons. The first season saw MVV win the SVB Eerste Klasse title undefeated, thus getting promoted to the SVB Hoofdklasse. The following season saw Rigters gain widespread attention for his goal scoring abilities. He was the only player from MVV who was called up to play for the national team in their 1978 FIFA World Cup qualifying campaign, where he played amongst the likes of Edwin Schal, Frits Purperhart and Roy Vanenburg.

SV Robinhood

In 1976 Rigters joined S.V.…

Rigters played for the Suriname national team for almost the entirety of his professional career, except for a period in 1978 when he was not called up by Dutch manager Rob Groener. He played his first major International tournament in 1977 in Mexico for the country's 1978 FIFA World Cup qualifying campaign. He made his debut for the first team on 14 November 1976 in a 1–1 draw against Trinidad and Tobago at the National Stadion in Paramaribo. He scored his first goal for the national team on 18 September 1977 against Trinidad and Tobago, scoring the opener in a 2–1 win at home. He also played in the 1986 FIFA World Cup qualifying campaign, as well as in the 1979 CFU Championship, and the 1990 Caribbean Cup qualification.

International goals

Scores and results list Suriname' goal tally first.

Club

MVV SVB Eerste Klasse (1): 1976 S.V. Robinhood SVB Hoofdklasse (10): 1979, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989 CONCACAF Champions' Cup Runners-up (3): 1977, 1982, 1983

Individual

SVB Hoofdklasse Top Goalscorer (4): 1984, 1987, 1988, 1989