Pim Doesburg


Willem "Pim" Doesburg is a retired football goalkeeper who obtained eight caps for the Netherlands national football team in 1967–1981.
Doesburg is the Eredivisie record holder in matches played, with 687 in total in a 25-year career.

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 and won the 1966 KNVB Cup. He also played over 200 games for PSV Eindhoven, winning the Dutch title twice.

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.

Personal life

After his career ended, he became a keepers coach, and he is currently working for Feyenoord.

Honours

Club

;Sparta
;PSV