Gerrie Deijkers (13 November 1946 – 29 October 2003) was a Dutch professional football player.

Gerrie Deijkers
Deijkers in 1970
Personal information
Full name Gerrie Deijkers
Date of birth (1946-11-13)13 November 1946
Place of birth Breda, Netherlands
Date of death 29 October 2003(2003-10-29) (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

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Deijkers 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

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In 2003, Deijkers died from a heart attack.[5] He is the father of techno producer Martyn.

Honours

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PSV

Individual

References

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  1. ^ Gerrie Deijkers at WorldFootball.net
  2. ^ "Gerrie Deijkers". Voetbal. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
  3. ^ "De gouden goaltjes van Ger Deijkers". ED (in Dutch). Retrieved 2 November 2017.
  4. ^ "Oud PSV'er Gerrie Deijkers overleden". PSV (in Dutch). Retrieved 2 November 2017.
  5. ^ "Oud-voetballer Gerrie Deijkers overleden". Omroep Brabant (in Dutch). Retrieved 2 November 2017.
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  • Rinie Maas (2016): 'Gerrie Deijkers and Nico Rijnders', Idols and Icons; The Nac Book, 62 Stories, p. 137-139. Rotterdam: Trichis Publishing.