 He made his senior debut for Sparta Rotterdam in August 1962 against Blauw-Wit and played 471 Eredivisie matches for them in two spells with the club and won the 1966 KNVB Cup.He also played over 200 games for PSV Eindhoven, winning the Dutch title twice (1986 and 1987).Doesburg made his debut for the Netherlands in an April 1967 friendly match against Belgium and earned a total of 8 caps.