Nico de Bree

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 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.


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[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]

References

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