Pim Bekkering

Pim Bekkering
Personal information
Date of birth	9 August 1931
Place of birth	Amsterdam, Netherlands
Date of death	25 February 2014 (aged 82)
Place of death	Helmond, Netherlands
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Youth career
	RKAVIC
Senior career*
Years	Team
1956–1957	HVV 't Gooi
1957–1966	PSV
	*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.^[1] He was replaced in the PSV goal by Gert Bals, spending a large part of his PSV career as the second goalkeeper.

Retirement and death

Bekkering used to work for Philips. He died in February 2014.^[2]

References

External links

Career stats - Elf

[1] Oud-doelman Pim Bekkering (82) overleden - PSV Template:Nl

[2] Voormalig PSV-doelman Bekkering (82) overleden - Elf Template:Nl

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