Kees Bekker (26 January 1883 – 28 December 1964) was a Dutch international

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who earned six caps for the national side between 1906 and 1908.

Club career

Bekker scored 82 goals in 150 matches for

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, where we has made honorary member in 1914. He moved to Groningen to study medicine and play for Be Quick Groningen. He later became a surgeon.

International career

Bekker made his debut for the

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in an April 1906

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against

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and earned a total of caps, scoring no goals. His final international was an October 1908 friendly against Sweden. He was also part of the Dutch squad for the football tournament at the 1908 Summer Olympics, but he did not play in any matches.

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* 1883 births 1964 deaths Footballers from Breda Association football defenders Dutch footballers Netherlands international footballers HBS Craeyenhout players {{Netherlands-footy-defender-stub