Pim Bekkering

Pim Bekkering (9 August 1931 – 25 February 2014) was a Dutch football player.

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

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]

References

1. Oud-doelman Pim Bekkering (82) overleden Archived 2014-02-26 at archive.today - PSV (in Dutch)
2. "Oud-doelman Pim Bekkering (82) overleden". PSV Eindhoven (in Dutch). 26 February 2014. Archived from the original on 30 December 2021. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
3. Voormalig PSV-doelman Bekkering (82) overleden - Elf (in Dutch)