Louis Overbeeke

Louis Overbeeke
Personal information
Date of birth (1926-09-06)6 September 1926
Place of birth Hoogerheide, Netherlands
Date of death 8 July 1989(1989-07-08) (aged 62)
Position Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1945–1951 METO
1951–1954 DOSKO
1954–1961 NAC 162 (63)
1961–1965 METO
International career
1953–1954 Netherlands 3 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Louis Overbeeke (6 September 1926 – 8 July 1989) was a Dutch footballer who played as a forward. He gained 3 caps for the Netherlands national team.

Career

Born in Hoogerheide, Overbeeke played mainly for DOSKO and NAC, beside his hometown club METO. As a player, he was renowned for his a quick movements and powerful strike. He gained 3 caps for the Netherlands national team. During his time at NAC, he won the Eerste Klasse A in the 1954–55 season. He was a prolific scorer for NAC, and provided many assists to another NAC legend Leo Canjels.

Personal life

At the time of his retirement in 1961, Overbeeke took over his family business, a gas station and a taxi stand. He died on 7 July 1989 at age 58.

Honours

NAC

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Vedette met 'bliksem in de rechtervoet'". BN De Stem (in Dutch). 2 August 2008.
  2. 1 2 Elzakker, Jan van (2008). Bliksem in de rechtervoet (in Dutch).
  3. ↑ "Netherlands 1954/55". RSSSF. Retrieved 31 October 2021.