Nico Berg
Canadian soccer player
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Nicolas "Nico" Berg (born September 11, 1973) is a Canadian retired soccer player who played as a midfielder.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nicolas Berg | ||
| Date of birth | September 11, 1973 | ||
| Place of birth | North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Lynn Valley Falcons | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1992 | London Lasers | 5 | (1) |
| 1992 | Vancouver 86ers | 1 | (0) |
| 1993 | Winnipeg Fury | ||
| 1994–2002 | Vancouver 86ers/Whitecaps | 112 | |
| 2004 | Surrey Pegasus FC | ||
| International career | |||
| 1988–1989 | Canada U16 | 4 | (0) |
| 1991–1992 | Canada U20 | 8 | (0) |
| 1994–1996 | Canada U23 | 5 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Player
Club
Played youth soccer with the Lynn Valley Falcons and was a member of the UBC Thunderbirds men's varsity soccer team.[1] Berg played in the Canadian Soccer League in 1992 with the London Lasers.[2] In 1993, he played in the Canadian National Soccer League with Winnipeg Fury.[3] In 1994, Berg joined the Vancouver 86ers in the American Professional Soccer League.[4] 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 1989 FIFA U-16 World Championship. 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 University of British Columbia. He later gained a masters in physiotherapy from the University of Queensland. He works as a sports physiotherapist.[5]