Pim Bekkering

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. 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, 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.