Pim Bekkering (9 August 193125 February 2014) was a Dutch

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player.

Club career

Nicknamed ''de Kat'' (the Cat), Bekkering made his professional debut for then

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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

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, spending a large part of his PSV career as the second goalkeeper.

Retirement and death

Bekkering used to work for

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. He died in February 2014.Voormalig PSV-doelman Bekkering (82) overleden
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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Bekkering, Pim 1931 births 2014 deaths Footballers from Amsterdam Men's association football goalkeepers Dutch footballers PSV Eindhoven players SC 't Gooi players