Nico de Bree

Dutch football player
The basics

Quick Facts

IntroDutch football player
PlacesNetherlands
wasAthlete Football player Association football player
Work fieldSports
Gender
Male
Birth16 September 1944
Death6 May 2016Vienna (aged 71 years)
The details

Biography

Nicolaas Alphonsus Petrus "Nico" de Bree (16 September 1944 – 6 May 2016) was a Dutch footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

Club career

De Bree started his professional career at local club Elinkwijk and moved to N.E.C. in 1966. After playing 204 matches for the Nijmegen club, he moved abroad to play in Belgium and won the 1975 league title with RWDM and the 1978 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup with Anderlecht. He also played for Winterslag and Beerschot.

He finished his career with DS'79 in 1984.

Personal life

After retiring as a player, de Bree owned two nightclubs and was a goalkeeper coach. He was the goalkeeper coach of China national team in 2004.

Death

He died of cancer in Vienna.

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