According to De Gelderlander, on March 21, Bakker was hospitalized with symptoms of coronavirus, which was subsequently confirmed. In addition, he had lung cancer.
Bakker served as president of Vitesse from 2003 to 2004, from 2008 to 2009 and from 2016 to 2017. Since 2016, he also chaired the club’s supervisory board.
Real has previously confirmed information about the death of former club president Lorenzo Sansa.