Nico de Bree
Dutch football player
Intro | Dutch football player | |
Places | Netherlands | |
was | Athlete Football player Association football player | |
Work field | Sports | |
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Birth | 16 September 1944 | |
Death | 6 May 2016Vienna (aged 71 years) |
Nicolaas Alphonsus Petrus "Nico" de Bree (16 September 1944 – 6 May 2016) was a Dutch footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
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.
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.
He died of cancer in Vienna.