Nicolas "Nico" Berg (born September 11, 1973) is a retired Canadian
soccer midfielder.
Player
Club
Played youth soccer with the Lynn Valley Falcons and was a member of the
UBC Thunderbirds
The UBC Thunderbirds are the athletic teams that represent the University of British Columbia in the University Endowment Lands just outside the city limits of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. In Canadian intercollegiate competition, the Thu ...
men's varsity soccer team. Berg played in the
Canadian Soccer League in 1992 with the London Lasers. In 1993, he played in the
Canadian National Soccer League
The National Soccer League was a soccer league in Canada that existed from 1926 to 1997. Teams were primarily based in the provinces of Ontario and Quebec. The league was renamed to Canadian National Soccer League in 1993 following the foldi ...
with
Winnipeg Fury
The Winnipeg Fury were a professional soccer team in Winnipeg, Canada. The team was part of the Canadian Soccer League from 1987 to 1992. They were one of four teams to participate in every season of the CSL. In 1993, they played in the Canadia ...
. In 1994, Berg joined the
Vancouver 86ers
Vancouver ( ) is a major city in western Canada, located in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia. As the most populous city in the province, the 2021 Canadian census recorded 662,248 people in the city, up from 631,486 in 2016. The ...
in the
American Professional Soccer League. 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
The 1989 FIFA U-16 World Championship, the third edition of the tournament, was held in the Scottish cities of Glasgow, Edinburgh, Motherwell, Aberdeen, and Dundee between 10 June and 24 June 1989. Players born after 1 August 1972 could participa ...
. 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
The University of British Columbia (UBC) is a public research university with campuses near Vancouver and in Kelowna, British Columbia. Established in 1908, it is British Columbia's oldest university. The university ranks among the top thre ...
. He later gained a masters in physiotherapy from the
University of Queensland
, mottoeng = By means of knowledge and hard work
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, endowment = A$224.3 million
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, chancellor = Peter Varghese
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. He works as a sports physiotherapist.
Career stats
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1973 births
Living people
Sportspeople from North Vancouver
Soccer people from British Columbia
American Professional Soccer League players
Canadian 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