Pim Bekkering
Personal information
Date of birth (1931-08-09)9 August 1931
Place of birth Amsterdam, Netherlands
Date of death 25 February 2014(2014-02-25) (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)
*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. Between 1957 and 1967 he played 121 games for PSV with whom he became national champion in 1963,[2] after which he played with EVV until 1968. His nickname was "The Cat."

Retirement and death

Bekkering used to work for Philips. He died in February 2014.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Oud-doelman Pim Bekkering (82) overleden Archived 2014-02-26 at archive.today - PSV (in Dutch)
  2. ↑ "Oud-doelman Pim Bekkering (82) overleden". psv.nl. 26 February 2014. Retrieved 30 December 2021. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  3. ↑ Voormalig PSV-doelman Bekkering (82) overleden - Elf (in Dutch)
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