Louis Overbeeke | |
Birth Date: | 6 September 1926 |
Birth Place: | Hoogerheide, Netherlands |
Position: | Forward |
Years1: | 1945–1951 |
Years2: | 1951–1954 |
Years3: | 1954–1961 |
Years4: | 1961–1965 |
Clubs1: | METO |
Clubs4: | METO |
Caps3: | 162 |
Goals3: | 63 |
Nationalyears1: | 1953–1954 |
Nationalteam1: | Netherlands |
Nationalcaps1: | 3 |
Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
Louis Overbeeke (6 September 1926 – 8 July 1989) was a Dutch footballer who played as a forward. He gained 3 caps for the Netherlands national team.
Born in Hoogerheide, Overbeeke played mainly for DOSKO and NAC, beside his hometown club METO. As a player, he was renowned for his a quick movements and powerful strike.[1] He gained 3 caps for the Netherlands national team.[2] During his time at NAC, he won the Eerste Klasse A in the 1954–55 season. He was a prolific scorer for NAC, and provided many assists to another NAC legend Leo Canjels.
At the time of his retirement in 1961, Overbeeke took over his family business, a gas station and a taxi stand. He died on 7 July 1989 at age 58.
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