![]() Bals in 1968 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Gerrit Bals | ||
Date of birth | 18 October 1936 | ||
Place of birth | Utrecht, Netherlands | ||
Date of death | 20 May 2016 | (aged 79)||
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 | 345 | (0) |
1970–1973 | Vitesse | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Gerrit "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]