Pim Doesburg

Pim Doesburg
	Doesburg in 1967
Personal information
Full name	Willem Doesburg
Date of birth	28 October 1943
Place of birth	Rotterdam, Netherlands
Date of death	18 November 2020 (aged 77)
Place of death	Berkel en Rodenrijs, Netherlands
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years	Team
1962–1967	Sparta
1967–1970	PSV
1970–1980	Sparta
1980–1987	PSV
Total
National team
1967–1981	Netherlands
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Willem Doesburg (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈʋɪləm ˈpɪm ˈduzbʏr(ə)x]; 28 October 1943 – 18 November 2020) was a football goalkeeper who obtained eight caps for the Netherlands national football team in 1967–1981.^[1]

Doesburg is the Eredivisie record holder in matches played, with 687 in total in a 25-year career.^[2]

Club career[]

He made his senior debut for Sparta Rotterdam in August 1962 against Blauw-Wit and played 471 Eredivisie matches for them in two spells with the club^[3] and won the . He also played over 200 games for PSV Eindhoven,^[4] winning the Dutch title twice (1986 and 1987).

International career[]

Doesburg made his debut for the Netherlands in an April 1967 friendly match against Belgium and earned a total of 8 caps. He played one match at the 1980 European Championships versus Greece in Naples, coming on as a substitute to replace Piet Schrijvers in the 15th minute of a 1–0 win. His final international game was in February 1981 against Cyprus.^[5]

Personal life[]

Doesburg was born on 28 October 1943 in Rotterdam, South Holland. After his career ended, he became a keepers coach, and worked for Feyenoord. He died on 17 November 2020 at the age of 77.^[6]