Ronnie Rees
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 4 April 1944 | ||
| Place of birth | Wales | ||
| Playing position | Winger | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1962-1968 | Coventry City | 230 | (42) |
| 1968-1969 | West Bromwich Albion | 40 | (6) |
| 1969-1972 | Nottingham Forest | 76 | (9) |
| 1972-1975 | Swansea City | 89 | (5) |
| 1975 | Haverfordwest | ||
| National team | |||
| 1965-1972 | Wales[1] | 39 | (3) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Ronnie Rees (born 4 April 1944) is a former Welsh international footballer. He played predominantly as a winger and was able to play down either flank.
Rees was a graduate of the Coventry City youth team, and was given his debut for the senior team by Jimmy Hill in May 1962.[2] Rees spent six years at Highfield Road, helping Coventry gain promotion from Division Three to Division One.[3]
Rees left Coventry to join West Bromwich Albion for a fee of £65,000 in March 1968.[3] He spent less than a year at the club, joining Nottingham Forest in February 1969 for £60,000.[3]
Swansea City manager Roy Bentley paid Forest a club-record £26,000 for Rees in January 1972. Rees spent three-and-a-half seasons with Swansea before joining Haverfordwest of the League of Wales in August 1975.[3]
Following his retirement from professional football, Rees worked at the Ford motorworks in Swansea and Bridgend. He was forced to retire in 1995, at the age of 51, after suffering a major stroke that took his ability to walk and talk.[4]
[edit] References
- ^ "Wales - Record International Players". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 11 February 2009. http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/wal-recintlp.html. Retrieved 26 March 2009.
- ^ "Hall of Fame". Coventry City F.C.. 29 May 2007. http://www.ccfc.co.uk/page/History/0,,10269~1030484,00.html. Retrieved 26 March 2009.
- ^ a b c d "Past Players". Swansea City A.F.C.. 1 May 2008. http://www.swanseacity.net/page/Legends/0,,10354~1284908,00.html. Retrieved 26 March 2009.
- ^ "Where Are They Now - from J to Z". Nottingham Forest F.C.. 23 March 2009. http://www.nottinghamforest.co.uk/page/WhereNow/0,,10308~907371,00.html. Retrieved 26 March 2009.
