Nico de Bree

Dutch football player (1944–2016)

Nico de Bree (16 September 1944 – 6 May 2016) was a Dutch footballer. He played as a goalkeeper. De Bree started his professional career at local club Elinkwijk. He moved to N.E.C. in 1966.

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
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

After playing 204 matches for the Nijmegen club,[1] he moved to play in Belgium and won the 1975 league title with RWDM.[2] He won the 1978 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup with Anderlecht.[3][4] He also played for Winterslag and Beerschot.[5]

He died of cancer in Vienna on 6 May 2016, aged 71.[1]

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