Pim Bekkering


Pim Bekkering was a Dutch football player.

Club career

Nicknamed de Kat, 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.