{{short description|Dutch footballer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}} {{similar names|Peter van der Merwe (disambiguation){{!}}Peter van der Merwe}} {{family name hatnote|van de Merwe|Merwe|lang=Dutch}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Peter van de Merwe | image = Peter van de Merwe (1967).jpg | image_size = 200 | caption = Van de Merwe in 1967 | fullname = Petrus van de Merwe | birth_date = {{Birth date|1942|1|13|df=y}} | birth_place = Breda, Netherlands | death_date = {{Death date and age|2016|2|24|1942|1|13|df=y}} | death_place = Sint Willebrord, Netherlands | height = | position = Goalkeeper | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = | years1 = 1959–1970 | clubs1 = NAC | caps1 = 218 | goals1 = 0 | nationalyears1 = 1962 | nationalteam1 = Netherlands | nationalcaps1 = 5 | nationalgoals1 = 0 }} '''Petrus (Peter) van de Merwe''' (13 January 1942 – 24 February 2016)<ref>[http://www.mensenlinq.nl/overlijdensberichten/petrus-peter-van-de-merwe-6669656 Obituary in BN DeStem], mensenlinq.nl</ref> was a Dutch footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
==Club career== Nicknamed the ''Black Panther of Breda'',<ref name=BN>[http://www.bndestem.nl/sport/nac/oud-doelman-van-nac-en-oranje-bredase-zwarte-panter-peter-van-de-merwe-overleden-1.5759378 Oud-doelman van NAC en Oranje 'Bredase zwarte panter' Peter van de Merwe overleden] - BN De Stem {{in lang|nl}}</ref> Van de Merwe played his entire career for hometown club NAC.
Van de Merwe played his final league game against AZ'67 in October 1970<ref>[http://www.derat.nl/int/nl/nieuws/nieuwsitemnieuw.asp?id=4192 Peter van der Merwe werd nooit meer de oude...] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160308030252/http://www.derat.nl/int/nl/nieuws/nieuwsitemnieuw.asp?id=4192 |date=8 March 2016 }} - NAC Fanzine De Rat {{in lang|nl}}</ref> and retired at 29 after persisting injury worries and totaling 257 matches for NAC.<ref>[http://www.nac.nl/108/newsid/10747/Oud-doelman-Van-de-Merwe-overleden.html Oud-doelman Van de Merwe overleden] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304071029/http://www.nac.nl/108/newsid/10747/Oud-doelman-Van-de-Merwe-overleden.html |date=4 March 2016 }} - NAC {{in lang|nl}}</ref> He was later diagnosed with rheumatics and spent time in a wheelchair.
==International career== He made his debut for the Netherlands in a May 1962 friendly match against Northern Ireland and has earned a total of 5 caps, scoring no goals. His final international was a November 1962 European Championship qualification match against Switzerland.<ref name=Voetbalstats>[http://www.voetbalstats.nl/spelernedxi.php?persid=331 National team stats] - Voetbalstats {{in lang|nl}}</ref>
==Personal life and death== After retiring as a player, Van de Merwe moved to Sint Willebrord where he worked as a janitor at a school and a sports centre. He died of cancer in Sint Willebrord in February 2016.<ref name=BN/>
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * {{NFT player|42894}} * {{EU-Football.info|21723}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Merwe, Peter van de}} Category:1942 births Category:2016 deaths Category:Footballers from Breda Category:Men's association football goalkeepers Category:Dutch men's footballers Category:Netherlands men's international footballers Category:NAC Breda players Category:Deaths from cancer in the Netherlands Category:Janitors Category:20th-century Dutch sportsmen