Nico de Bree

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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

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.

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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