"Gerald" Hylkema (February 14, 1946 – March 26, 2002) was a Dutch professional football forward who played three games in the North American Soccer League and several seasons in the American Soccer League.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gerhardus Frederikus Hijlkema | ||
| Date of birth | February 14, 1946 | ||
| Place of birth | Groningen, Netherlands | ||
| Date of death | March 26, 2002 (aged 56) | ||
| Place of death | Acapulco, Mexico | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| GVAV | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1971–1973 | Groningen | 15 | (3) |
| 1973–1974 | Atlante | (3) | |
| 1975 | San Antonio Thunder | 3 | (0) |
| 1976 | Oakland Buccaneers | 17 | (10) |
| 1977–1978 | Sacramento Gold | 39 | (3) |
| 1980 | Golden Gate Gales | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Hylkema began his athletic career in field hockey. In 1968, he was part of the Dutch field hockey team at the 1968 Summer Olympics. In 1970, he turned to professional soccer when he signed with FC Groningen but he spent his first season with the reserves. In 1971, Hylkema gained promotion to the first team where he saw limited time over two seasons.[1] He then played for Atlante F.C. in Mexico. In 1975, Hylkema played three games for the San Antonio Thunder of the North American Soccer League. In 1976, he played for the Oakland Buccaneers of the American Soccer League.[2] In 1977 and 1978, he played for the Sacramento Gold. In 1980, the Golden Gate Gales selected Hylkema in the ASL Dispersal Draft.[3] After he retired from playing professionally, Hytlkema settled in the San Francisco Bay area where he coached.[4]
In the 1984/1985 season, he coached the soccer team of the California State University in Sacramento.[5]
In 2002, on holidays in Acapulco, Hylkema died from a heart failure.[6]
References
edit- ^ "FCG Stats - Gerard Hylkema". www.fcgstats.nl. Retrieved Oct 11, 2020.
- ^ "The Year in American Soccer - 1976". Archived from the original on 2009-05-20. Retrieved 2009-11-04.
- ^ "The Year in American Soccer - 1980". Archived from the original on 2009-02-03. Retrieved 2009-11-04.
- ^ Chapin, Dwight (October 14, 1999). "For a walk-on, Hylkema taking a run at stardom". San Francisco Examiner.
- ^ "2013 Sacramento State Men's Soccer Media Guide". Issuu. Retrieved Oct 11, 2020.
- ^ Langbroek, Jesper (2024-08-15). "Groningse hockeyer blufte zich binnen in Mexicaanse voetbal en filmwereld". Soccernews.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 2024-08-16.
