 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 | |||
Gerrie Deijkers (13 November 1946 – 29 October 2003) was a Dutch professionalfootball player.
Deijkers played at the beginning of his career atVV Baronie,NAC Breda,Willem II,AFC DWS andDe Graafschap.[2] He became the top scorer for Willem II in theEerste Divisie in1969–70 with 24 goals.
In 1973, trainerKees Rijvers took Deijkers toPSV to joinRené van de Kerkhof,Willy van de Kerkhof andRalf Edström. In the1977–78 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 theUEFA Cup tournament; the1977–78 UEFA Cup won by PSV.[3] Deijkers played six seasons for PSV, from 1973 to 1979, playing 170 matches scoring 35 goals.[4]
In 2003, Deijkers died from a heart attack.[5] He is the father of techno producerMartyn.
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