Nicolas "Nico" Berg (born September 11, 1973) is a Canadian retired

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player who played as a midfielder.

Player

Club

Played youth soccer with the Lynn Valley Falcons and was a member of the

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men's varsity soccer team. Berg played in the Canadian Soccer League in 1992 with the London Lasers. In 1993, he played in the

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with

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. In 1994, Berg joined the

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in the

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. Berg did not play in 2000, but returned to the team in 2001. That season, the 86ers were renamed the Whitecamps. Berg retired after the 2002 season. In 2004, he played for the amateur Surrey Pegasus FC when it won the 2004 Canadian National Challenge Cup.

International

Berg played one game at the

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. He went on to appear for Canada at the U-20 and U-23 levels.

Physiotherapist

In 1997, Berg earned a bachelor's degree in physical therapy from the

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. He later gained a masters in physiotherapy from the

University of Queensland The University of Queensland is a Public university, public research university located primarily in Brisbane, the capital city of the Australian state of Queensland. Founded in 1909 by the Queensland parliament, UQ is one of the six sandstone ...

. He works as a sports physiotherapist.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Berg, Nico 1973 births Living people Soccer players from North Vancouver American Professional Soccer League players Canadian men's soccer players London Lasers players Winnipeg Fury players Vancouver Whitecaps (1986–2010) players UBC Thunderbirds men's soccer players University of British Columbia Faculty of Medicine alumni Canadian Soccer League (1987–1992) players Canadian National Soccer League players A-League (1995–2004) players Canada men's youth international soccer players Canada men's under-23 international soccer players Men's association football midfielders Association football physiotherapists Canadian physiotherapists