Gerard Bergholtz

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 84)
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

Club

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

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

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

Career statistics

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

Player

Feyenoord^[4]

• Eredivisie: 1961–62, 1964–65

Anderlecht^[5][6]

• Belgian First Division: 1965–66, 1966–67, 1967–68

Manager

Bilzen^[7]

• Belgian Fourth Division: 1977–78

Patro Eisden^[8]

• Belgian Fourth Division: 1981–82
• Belgian Third Division: 1983–84

References

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. (in Dutch). web.archive.or. 28 January 2024.
8. "Patro Eisden - Historiek" (in Dutch). patroeisden.com/. 2 December 2022.

External links

• Gerard Bergholtz at National-Football-Teams.com