Gerrie Deijkers (13 November 1946 – 29 October 2003) was a Dutch professional football player.
 Deijkers in 1970 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gerrie Deijkers | ||
| Date of birth | 13 November 1946 | ||
| Place of birth | Breda, Netherlands | ||
| Date of death | 29 October 2003 (aged 56) | ||
| Place of death | Breda, Netherlands | ||
| Position(s) | Left-back,[1] forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1962–1968 | Baronie | ? | (38) |
| 1968–1969 | NAC | 28 | (8) |
| 1969–1970 | Willem II | 32 | (25) |
| 1970–1972 | DWS | 56 | (10) |
| 1972–1973 | De Graafschap | ||
| 1973–1979 | PSV | 170 | (35) |
| 1979–1980 | Beringen | 8 | (2) |
| 1980–1981 | Vitesse | 20 | (12) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
editDeijkers played at the beginning of his career at VV Baronie, NAC Breda, Willem II, AFC DWS and De Graafschap.[2] He became the top scorer for Willem II in the Eerste Divisie in 1969–70 with 24 goals.
In 1973, trainer Kees Rijvers took Deijkers to PSV to join René van de Kerkhof, Willy van de Kerkhof and Ralf Edström. In the 1977–78 season, Deijkers became the club's top scorer with 18 goals to help PSV to win the league. Moreover, that was a successful year for Deijkers as he scored 8 times in the UEFA Cup tournament; the 1977–78 UEFA Cup won by PSV.[3] Deijkers played six seasons for PSV, from 1973 to 1979, playing 170 matches scoring 35 goals.[4]
Personal life
editIn 2003, Deijkers died from a heart attack.[5] He is the father of techno producer Martyn.
Honours
editPSV
Individual
- UEFA Cup Top Scorer: 1977–78
- Eredivisie Top Scorer: 1977–78
References
edit- ^ Gerrie Deijkers at WorldFootball.net
- ^ "Gerrie Deijkers". Voetbal. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
- ^ "De gouden goaltjes van Ger Deijkers". ED (in Dutch). Retrieved 2 November 2017.
- ^ "Oud PSV'er Gerrie Deijkers overleden". PSV (in Dutch). Retrieved 2 November 2017.
- ^ "Oud-voetballer Gerrie Deijkers overleden". Omroep Brabant (in Dutch). Retrieved 2 November 2017.
External links
edit- Rinie Maas (2016): 'Gerrie Deijkers and Nico Rijnders', Idols and Icons; The Nac Book, 62 Stories, p. 137-139. Rotterdam: Trichis Publishing.