Ronnie "Ron" de Groot (; born March 29, 1960) is a retired

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from the

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, who mainly played for

NEC Nijmegen NEC Nijmegen (''Nijmegen Eendracht Combinatie''), commonly known as NEC (), is a professional Dutch association football club based in Nijmegen. The club currently competes in the Eredivisie, the top tier of Dutch football, following promotion ...

(1979–1987) during his professional career. After his retirement – he was just 27 when he had to stop due to an ankle injury – De Groot started to work as an assistant coach for NEC Nijmegen.

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