Pim Bekkering
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Date of birth
9 August 1931
Place of birth
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Date of death
25 February 2014 (aged 82)
Place of death
Helmond, Netherlands
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| 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 | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| RKAVIC | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1956–1957 | 't Gooi | 28 | (0) |
| 1957–1966 | PSV | 121 | (0) |
| 1967–1969 | Eindhoven | 30 | (0) |
| Total | 179 | (0) | |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 1 March 2014 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 1 March 2014 | |||
Pim Bekkering (9 August 1931 – 25 February 2014) was a Dutch football player.
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."