Nico de Bree


Nicolaas Alphonsus Petrus "Nico" de Bree was a Dutch footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

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 European Cup Winners' Cup Final|1978 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup] with Anderlecht. He also played for Winterslag and Beerschot V.A.C.|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.

Honours

Player

RWD Molenbeek

;
; RSC Anderlecht