Gerald Hylkema Explained

Gerald Hylkema
Fullname:Gerardus Antonius Frederikus Hylkema
Birth Date:14 February 1946
Birth Place:Groningen, Netherlands
Death Place:Acapulco, Mexico
Position:Forward
Youthclubs1:GVAV
Years1:1971–1973
Clubs1:Groningen
Caps1:15
Goals1:3
Years2:1973–1974
Clubs2:Atlante
Goals2:3
Years3:1975
Clubs3:San Antonio Thunder
Caps3:3
Goals3:0
Years4:1976
Clubs4:Oakland Buccaneers
Caps4:17
Goals4:10
Years5:1977–1978
Clubs5:Sacramento Gold
Caps5:39
Goals5:3
Years6:1980
Clubs6:Golden Gate Gales

"Gerald" Hylkema (February 14, 1946  - March 26, 2002) was a Dutch professional football forward who played three games in the North American Soccer League and several seasons in the American Soccer League.

Hylkema began his athletic career in field hockey. In 1968, he was part of the Dutch field hockey team at the 1968 Summer Olympics. In 1970, he turned to professional soccer when he signed with FC Groningen but he spent his first season with the reserves. In 1971, Hylkema gained promotion to the first team where he saw limited time over two seasons.[1] He then played for Atlante F.C. in Mexico. In 1975, Hylkema played three games for the San Antonio Thunder of the North American Soccer League. In 1976, he played for the Oakland Buccaneers of the American Soccer League.[2] In 1977 and 1978, he played for the Sacramento Gold. In 1980, the Golden Gate Gales selected Hylkema in the ASL Dispersal Draft.[3] After he retired from playing professionally, Hytlkema settled in the San Francisco Bay area where he coached.[4]

In the 1984/1985 season, he coached the soccer team of the California State University in Sacramento.[5]

In 2002, on holidays in Acapulco, Hylkema died from a heart failure.[6]

External links

2013 Sacramento State Men's Soccer Media Guide

Notes and References

  1. Web site: FCG Stats - Gerard Hylkema. www.fcgstats.nl. Oct 11, 2020.
  2. Web site: The Year in American Soccer - 1976 . 2009-11-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090520182556/http://www.sover.net/~spectrum/year/1976.html#ASL . 2009-05-20 . dead .
  3. Web site: The Year in American Soccer - 1980 . 2009-11-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090203163031/http://www.sover.net/~spectrum/year/1980.html#ASL . 2009-02-03 . dead .
  4. Web site: San Francisco Examiner. For a walk-on, Hylkema taking a run at stardom. Chapin, Dwight. October 14, 1999.
  5. Web site: 2013 Sacramento State Men's Soccer Media Guide. Issuu. Oct 11, 2020.
  6. Web site: Langbroek . Jesper . 2024-08-15 . Groningse hockeyer blufte zich binnen in Mexicaanse voetbal en filmwereld . 2024-08-16 . Soccernews.nl . nl-NL.