Gert Bals
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Bals in 1968
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Full name | Gerrit Bals | ||
Date of birth | 18 October 1936 | ||
Place of birth | Utrecht, Netherlands | ||
Date of death | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. | ||
Place of death | Veenendaal, Netherlands | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Youth career | |||
Velox | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1955–1957 | Zeist | ||
1957–1961 | 't Gooi | ||
1961–1965 | PSV | ||
1965–1970 | Ajax | ||
1970–1973 | Vitesse | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Gert Bals (18 October 1936 – 20 May 2016) was a Dutch footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
Bals became the first Dutch goalkeeper in an UEFA Cup final, when he played for Ajax in the 1969 European Cup Final against Milan.[1]
Club career
Born in Utrecht, Bals played for local side RUC and Velox before joining SV Zeist[2] when they entered the at the start of the professional era in Holland. After a spell at 't Gooi, he moved to PSV for whom he would play 120 matches winning the 1963 league title[3] and later Ajax.
He played 216 official matches for Ajax after making his debut for them in August 1965 and won 4 league titles with the club.[4] He won the Dutch Footballer of the Year Award in 1969.
He finished his career at Vitesse after losing Ajax´ number one jersey to Heinz Stuy in 1970.
Personal life
After retiring as a player, Bals owned a sportshop in Velp and later a tobacco shop in Veendaal.[5] He died in May 2016.
References
- ↑ Voormalig Ajax-keeper Gert Bals overleden - Volkskrant (Dutch)
- ↑ Oud-doelman Gert Bals overleden - RTV Utrecht (Dutch)
- ↑ Oud-doelman Gert Bals overleden - PSV (Dutch)
- ↑ Oud-keeper Gert Bals overleden - Ajax (Dutch)
- ↑ Legendarische oud-doelman Gert Bals overleden - NOS (Dutch)