Gerard "Pummy" Bergholtz (born 29 August 1939 in Maastricht)[1] is a retired association football player and manager from the Netherlands.

Gerard Bergholtz
Gerard Bergholtz in 1961
Personal information
Full name Gerardus Maria Catherina Henricus Bergholtz
Date of birth (1939-08-29) August 29, 1939 (age 85)
Place of birth Maastricht, Netherlands
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1955–1956 Rapid
1956–1957 Kimbria Maastricht
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1957–1961 MVV 110 (24)
1961–1965 Feijenoord 101 (26)
1965–1970 Anderlecht 85 (23)
1970–1973 Racing White 70 (13)
1973–1974 RWD Molenbeek 21 (6)
1974–1976 Mons 24 (6)
Total 411 (98)
International career
1961–1967 Netherlands 12 (0)
Managerial career
1976–1977 Lanaken
1977–1979 Bilzen
1979–1981 Sint Truidense
1981–1984 Patro Eisden
1984–1986 Diest
1986–1987 AA Gent
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing career

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Club

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He played for Rapid, Kimbria Maastricht, MVV and Feijenoord, before moving abroad to play in Belgium for Anderlecht (where he played alongside fellow Dutch international Jan Mulder), Royal Racing White, RWDM and Mons.

 
Shoe maintenance at Anderlecht, 1966

International

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Bergholtz made his debut for the Netherlands in an April 1961 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Hungary an earned a total of 12 caps, scoring no goals. His final international was a May 1967 European Championship qualification match, also against Hungary.[2]

Managerial career

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After retiring as a player, he coached Belgian clubs Lanaken, Bilzen, STVV, Patro Eisden, Diest and AA Gent.

Career statistics

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Appearances and goals by national team and year[3]
National team Year Apps Goals
Netherlands 1961 2 0
1963 1 0
1964 6 0
1965 2 0
1967 1 0
Total 12 0

Honours

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Player

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Feyenoord[4]

Anderlecht[5][6]

Manager

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Bilzen[7]

Patro Eisden[8]

References

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  1. ^ )"Gerard 'Pummy' Bergholtz - International Appearances".
  2. ^ Intl career stats - Voetbalstats
  3. ^ "Gerard BERGHOLTZ - Footballer stats by year". eu-football.info. 28 January 2024.
  4. ^ "Feyenoord, een topclub zonder geld".
  5. ^ "RSC Anderlecht | Palmares".
  6. ^ "Anderlecht | De Geschiedenis Van De Club".
  7. ^ "Officiële website Koninklijke Bilzerse V.V." (in Dutch). web.archive.or. 28 January 2024. Archived from the original on 31 March 2012. Retrieved 28 January 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  8. ^ "Patro Eisden - Historiek" (in Dutch). patroeisden.com/. 2 December 2022.
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