Playing position | Position Goalkeeper | |
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Full name Nicolaas Alphonsus Petrus de Bree Date of birth (1944-09-16)16 September 1944 Date of death 6 May 2016(2016-05-06) (aged 71) Died 6 May 2016, Vienna, Austria |
Nicolaas Alphonsus Petrus "Nico" de Bree (16 September 1944 – 6 May 2016) was a Dutch footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
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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.



References
Nico de Bree Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA