Gerrie Deijkers (13 November 1946 – 29 October 2003) was a Dutch professional football player.
Career Deijkers played at the beginning of his career at VV Baronie, NAC Breda, Willem II, AFC DWS and De Graafschap. He became the top scorer for Willem II in the Eerste Divisie in 1969–70 with 24 goals. He was part of the De Graafschap team that won promotion to the Eredivisie for the first time in their history in 1973.
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. Deijkers played six seasons for PSV, from 1973 to 1979, playing 170 matches scoring 35 goals.
Personal life In 2003, Deijkers died from a heart attack. He was married to Nel and is the father of techno producer Martyn.
Honours PSV Eredivisie: 1974–75, 1975–76, 1977–78 KNVB Cup: 1973–74, 1975–76 UEFA Cup: 1977–78
Individual UEFA Cup Top Scorer: 1977–78 Eredivisie Top Scorer: 1977–78
References
External links Gerrie Deijkers at Ererat Rinie Maas (2016): 'Gerrie Deijkers and Nico Rijnders', Idols and Icons; The Nac Book, 62 Stories, p. 137-139. Rotterdam: Trichis Publishing.