Raimo de Vries (born 10 June 1969) is a Dutch former professional
footballer
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who played as a
midfielder
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Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. As central midfielders often go across boundarie ...
.
Career
Born in
Den Helder, de Vries played college soccer with
Wake Forest, scoring 28 goals and making 15 assists between 1989 and 1992. De Vries began his professional career in 1993 with the
Raleigh Flyers. He later spent one season in
Major League Soccer with
Colorado
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, making four appearances.
Personal life
De Vries' son
Jack
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is also a professional footballer.
References
1969 births
Living people
De Vries, Raimo
Dutch men's footballers
De Vries, Raimo
De Vries, Raimo
Sportspeople from Den Helder
Dutch expatriate men's footballers
De Vries, Raimo
De Vries, Raimo
Men's association football midfielders
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