Pim Bekkering Explained

Pim Bekkering
Birth Date:9 August 1931
Birth Place:Amsterdam, Netherlands
Death Place:Helmond, Netherlands
Position:Goalkeeper
Youthclubs1:RKAVIC
Years1:1956–1957
Clubs1:HVV 't Gooi
Years2:1957–1966
Clubs2:PSV
Caps2:121
Goals2:0
Pcupdate:1 March 2014
Ntupdate:1 March 2014

Pim Bekkering (9 August 193125 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]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.psv.nl/Nieuws/Nieuwspagina/Ouddoelman-Pim-Bekkering-82-overleden.htm Oud-doelman Pim Bekkering (82) overleden
  2. Web site: 30 December 2021. 26 February 2014. PSV Eindhoven . Oud-doelman Pim Bekkering (82) overleden. https://web.archive.org/web/20211230083735/https://www.psv.nl/nieuwspagina/artikel/ouddoelman-pim-bekkering-82-overleden.htm . 2021-12-30 . nl.
  3. http://www.elfvoetbal.nl/nieuws/331073_voormalig-psv-doelman-bekkering-82-overleden Voormalig PSV-doelman Bekkering (82) overleden