Pauke Meijers
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Paulus Maria Meijers | ||
| Date of birth | 2 June 1934 | ||
| Place of birth | Nijmegen, Netherlands | ||
| Date of death | 14 October 2013 (aged 79) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Youth career | |||
| NEC | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1952–1954 | NEC | 6 | (0) |
| 1954–1957 | De Graafschap | ||
| 1957–1961 | Feyenoord | 79 | (22) |
| 1961–1962 | NAC | 14 | (3) |
| 1962–1967 | NEC | 78 | (10) |
| 1967–1968 | AGOVV | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 1953 | Netherlands | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 October 2013 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 October 2013 | |||
Paul "Pauke" Meijers (2 June 1934 – 14 October 2013) was a Dutch football player.
Club career
[edit]A right winger, Meijers followed in his father Hendrik's footsteps and started his career at NEC Nijmegen,[1] making his professional debut against Rigtersbleek in September 1954 and joined Feyenoord from De Graafschap in 1957 for a then Dutch record 55,000 Dutch guilders and went on to play 98 official games for the Rotterdammers.[2] He also had spells at De Graafschap, NAC Breda and AGOVV.
International career
[edit]Meijers made his debut for the Netherlands in a September 1953 friendly match against Norway. It would end up as his only cap.[3] He was the second player in NEC history to make the national team.[4]
He also played for the Dutch army team.
Personal life and death
[edit]Meijers was the father of former Helmond Sport manager Eric Meijers.[5]
Meijers suffered from Alzheimer's disease and died on 14 October 2013.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ Pauke Meijers (79) overleden - Gelderlander (in Dutch)
- ^ Oud-Feyenoorder Pauke Meijers overleden - Feyenoord (in Dutch)
- ^ National team stats - Voetbalstats (in Dutch)
- ^ Oud-speler Paul 'Pauke' Meijers overleden Archived 2014-01-02 at the Wayback Machine - NEC Nijmegen
- ^ Oud-profvoetballer 'Pauke' Meijers overleden - Omroep Gelderland (in Dutch)
- ^ Oud-Feyenoorder Pauke Meijers overleden - RTV Rijnmond(in Dutch)
External links
[edit]- Pauke Meijers at National-Football-Teams.com
- Career stats - Feyenoord
- NEC stats - NEC Archives
- 1934 births
- 2013 deaths
- Footballers from Nijmegen
- Men's association football wingers
- Dutch men's footballers
- Netherlands men's international footballers
- Deaths from dementia in the Netherlands
- Deaths from Alzheimer's disease in the Netherlands
- NEC Nijmegen players
- De Graafschap players
- Feyenoord players
- NAC Breda players
- AGOVV players