Peter van der Merwe

Peter van de Merwe (13 January 1942 – 24 February 2016)[1] was a Dutch football player. He played as a goalkeeper. Van de Merwe played his entire career for hometown club NAC Breda from 1959 to 1970. Van der Merwe played his final league game against AZ'67 in October 1970.[2] He retired when he was 29 after persisting injury worries. He had played 257 matches for NAC.[3] He was later diagnosed with rheumatics and had to live with a wheelchair. He played his first game for the Netherlands in a May 1962 friendly match against Northern Ireland.

Peter van de Merwe
Van de Merwe in 1967
Personal information
Full name Petrus van de Merwe
Date of birth (1942-01-13)13 January 1942
Place of birth Breda, Netherlands
Date of death 24 February 2016(2016-02-24) (aged 74)
Place of death Sint Willebrord, Netherlands
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1959–1970 NAC 218 (0)
National team
1962 Netherlands 5 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Van de Merwe died in Sint Willebrord, Netherlands on 24 February 2016 from mesothelioma. He was aged 74.

References
  1. Obituary in BN DeStem, mensenlinq.nl
  2. Peter van der Merwe werd nooit meer de oude... Archived 2016-03-08 at the Wayback Machine - NAC Fanzine De Rat (in Dutch)
  3. Oud-doelman Van de Merwe overleden - NAC (in Dutch)

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