Pim Doesburg

Pim Doesburg

Personal information
Full name	Willem Doesburg
Date of birth	(1943-10-28) 28 October 1943
Place of birth	Rotterdam, Netherlands
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1962–1967	Sparta	137	(0)
1967–1970	PSV	93	(0)
1970–1980	Sparta	334	(0)
1980–1987	PSV	123	(0)
Total		687	(0)
International career
1967–1981	Netherlands	8	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Willem "Pim" Doesburg (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈʋɪləm ˈpɪm ˈduzbɵrx]; born 28 October 1943 in Rotterdam, South Holland) is a retired football goalkeeper who obtained eight caps for the Netherlands national football team in 1967–1981.

Doesburg is the Eredivisie record holder in matches played, with 687 in total in a 25-year career.

Club career

He made his senior debut for Sparta Rotterdam in August 1962 against Blauw-Wit and played 471 Eredivisie matches for them in two spells with the club and won the 1966 KNVB Cup. He also played over 200 games for PSV Eindhoven, winning the Dutch title twice (1986 and 1987).

International career

Doesburg made his debut for the Netherlands in an April 1967 friendly match against Belgium and earned a total of 8 caps. He played one match at the 1980 European Championships versus Greece in Naples, coming on as a substitute to replace Piet Schrijvers in the 15th minute of a 1–0 win. His final international game was in February 1981 against Cyprus.

Personal life

After his career ended, he became a keepers coach, and he is currently working for Feyenoord.

Honours

Club

Sparta

• KNVB Cup: 1965–66,

PSV

• Eredivisie: 1985–86, 1986–87

External links

• Pim Doesburg at National-Football-Teams.com
• VoetbalFocus (in Dutch)
• Pim Doesburg at WorldFootball.net