Gerald Hylkema

Gerald Hylkema

Personal information
Full name	Gerardus Frederikus Hylkema
Date of birth	February 14, 1946
Place of birth	Groningen, Netherlands
Date of death	2002
Playing position	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1971-1973	Gronigen	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
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

Gerard "Gerald" Hylkema was a professional football (soccer) forward from The Netherlands who played three games in the North American Soccer League and several seasons in the American Soccer League.

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]

References

1. FCG stats
2. The Year in American Soccer - 1976
3. The Year in American Soccer - 1980
4. Chapin, Dwight (October 14, 1999). "For a walk-on, Hylkema taking a run at stardom". San Francisco Examiner.

External links

• NASL stats