Dorus de Vries
Dutch footballer (born 1980)
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- Dorus de Vries (born 29 December 1980) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
- He moved to Britain in 2006, when he spent a season at Scottish club Dunfermline Athletic.
- He rejected a new deal with Swansea to instead join Wolverhampton Wanderers, with whom he spent two seasons largely as back-up.
- He retired from football in 2019, after three seasons with Celtic.
- He remained with the club in the second tier of Dutch football until 2003, when he signed for Eredivisie side ADO Den Haag.
Dorus de Vries (born 29 December 1980) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
De Vries began his professional career in his native the Netherlands with Telstar, before spending three seasons with ADO Den Haag. He moved to Britain in 2006, when he spent a season at Scottish club Dunfermline Athletic. before moving to Swansea City where he spent four seasons, culminating in promotion to the Premier League in 2011. He rejected a new deal with Swansea to instead join Wolverhampton Wanderers, with whom he spent two seasons largely as back-up. De Vries then signed for Nottingham Forest in July 2013. He retired from football in 2019, after three seasons with Celtic.
Career
Early career in Netherlands
De Vries began his professional career at Telstar, making his first team debut during the 1999–2000 season. He remained with the club in the second tier of Dutch football until 2003, when he signed for Eredivisie side ADO Den Haag.
After mostly serving as back-up to Roland Jansen, he took over as number one during the 2004–05 campaign. However, this status proved short lived as the loan capture of Jaroslav Drobný during 2006 pushed De Vries aside, and he was told that he would not be offered a new contract.
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