Nico de Bree

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

Nico de Bree
de Bree in 1977
Personal information
Full name Nicolaas Alphonsus Petrus de Bree
Date of birth (1944-09-16)16 September 1944
Place of birth Zuilen, Netherlands
Date of death 6 May 2016(2016-05-06) (aged 71)
Place of death Vienna, Austria
Playing position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
HMS
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1963–1966 Elinkwijk
1966–1972 N.E.C.
1972–1973 Racing White Daring
1973–1977 RWDM
1977–1980 Anderlecht
1980–1981 Winterslag
1981–1983 Beerschot
1983–1984 DS'79
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career

De Bree started his professional career at local club Elinkwijk[1] and moved to N.E.C. in 1966. After playing 204 matches for the Nijmegen club,[2] he moved abroad to play in Belgium and won the 1975 league title with RWDM[3] and the 1978 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup with Anderlecht.[4][5] He also played for Winterslag and Beerschot.[6]

He finished his career with DS'79 in 1984.[7]

Personal life

After retiring as a player, de Bree owned two nightclubs and was a goalkeeper coach.[6] He was the goalkeeper coach of China national team in 2004.[8]

Death

He died of cancer in Vienna.[2]

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References
  1. Oud-keeper Nico de Bree uit Zuilen overleden Archived 2016-11-13 at the Wayback Machine - RTV Utrecht (in Dutch)
  2. Oud-doelman Nico de Bree overleden - NEC Nijmegen (in Dutch)
  3. RWDM 1975: vooral Jan Boskamp gaf de doorslag - Voetbal International (in Dutch)
  4. Voormalig topkeeper van NEC en Anderlecht overleden Archived 2016-05-13 at the Wayback Machine - AD (in Dutch)
  5. Nico De Bree, titré avec le RWDM et Anderlecht, est décédé - RTBF (in French)
  6. Ex-Anderlecht-doelman Nico de Bree is overleden - Sporza (in Dutch)
  7. De Bree keert terug in de Goffert - NEC Archief (in Dutch)
  8. “临时工”尼科海口“抢权” 徐韬成助手无所事事 - Sina (in Chinese)
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