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)
International career
1962	Netherlands	5	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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