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Pierre Kerkhofs
Pieter Johannes Elisabeth Kerkhoffs (26 March 1936 – 19 October 2021), known as Pierre Kerkhoffs, was a Dutch association football, footballer who played at both professional and international levels as a striker (association football), striker. Kerkhoffs played club football for FC Twente, SC Enschede and PSV Eindhoven, PSV, and was the Eredivisie#Topscorers, Eredivisie top scorer in the 1962–63 season. He later played in Switzerland for FC Lausanne-Sport, Lausanne Sport. Kekhoffs also earned five caps for the Netherlands national football team, Netherlands between 1960 and 1965. Honours PSV Eindhoven * Eredivisie: 1962–63 Eredivisie, 1962–63 Individual * Eredivisie#Top scorers, Eredivisie top scorer: 1962–63 Eredivisie, 1962–63 References External links 1936 births 2021 deaths People from Geleen Association football forwards Dutch footballers Netherlands international footballers Eredivisie players Sportclub Enschede players PSV Eindhoven players F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geleen
Geleen (; li, Gelaen ) is a city in the southern part of the province of Limburg in the Netherlands. With 31,670 inhabitants in 2020, it is part of the municipality of Sittard-Geleen. Geleen is situated along the river Geleenbeek, a right tributary to the river Meuse. The Latin name for Geleenbeek is ''Glana'', meaning "clear river". The town centre is situated at about 60 m above sea level. History Until the end of the 19th century, Geleen was a very small village. Its population was 2,545 in 1899. The remains of one of the oldest prehistoric farms in the Netherlands were found here. In the 20th century the exploitation of coal mines in this area (the state-owned coal mine " Maurits", the biggest in Europe, was located in Geleen) brought a fast population increase. During the 1960s and 1970s the Dutch coal mines, which were all located in this part of the province, were closed. The state mining company DSM (privatised in 1989) remained active in Geleen, however, now purely a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
