Pim Bekkering
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 9 August 1931 | ||
| Place of birth | Amsterdam, Netherlands | ||
| Date of death | 25 February 2014 (aged 82) | ||
| Place of death | Helmond, Netherlands | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| RKAVIC | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1956–1957 | HVV 't Gooi | ||
| 1957–1966 | PSV | 121 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 March 2014 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 1 March 2014 | |||
Pim Bekkering (9 August 1931 – 25 February 2014) was a Dutch football player.
Club career
Nicknamed de Kat (the Cat), Bekkering made his professional debut for then Tweede Divisie side HVV 't Gooi in the 1956-57 season. He left them a year later for PSV for whom he would play 121 league games in 10 seasons.[1] He was replaced in the PSV goal by Gert Bals, spending a large part of his PSV career as the second goalkeeper.
Retirement and death
Bekkering used to work for Philips. He died in February 2014.[2]
References
- ^ Oud-doelman Pim Bekkering (82) overleden Archived 2014-02-26 at archive.today - PSV (in Dutch)
- ^ Voormalig PSV-doelman Bekkering (82) overleden - Elf (in Dutch)