Nico de Bree, Dutch footballer, Died at 71

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Nico de Bree was born on September 16, 1944, and died on May 6, 2016.

He was a Dutch footballer.

Bree played as a goalkeeper.

Nico started his professional career at local club Elinkwijk and moved to N.E.C. in 1966.

He has played over 204 matches for the Nijmegen club, he relocated abroad to play in Belgium and won the 1975 league title with RWDM and the 1978 UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup with Anderlecht.

Nico also played for Winterslag and Beerschot.

De Bree finished his career with DS’79 in 1984.

Nico de Bree passed away at 71 yrs old.