Fred Homburg is a former Dutch

Netherlands

The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...

 professional ice hockey

Ice hockey

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 player. He spent his entire pro career with his hometown Nijmegen Tigers

Nijmegen Tigers

Nijmegen Tigers was a Dutch ice hockey club based in Nijmegen until 2003, when it was forced into bankruptcy. It has been succeeded by the Nijmegen Devils.-Source:*...

. Homburg was a member of the Netherlands national ice hockey team

Netherlands national ice hockey team

The Dutch men's national ice hockey team is the national men's ice hockey of the Netherlands.The Netherlands are currently ranked 25th in the IIHF World Ranking and currently compete in IIHF World Championship Division I....

 for four IIHF World Championships.

Homburg joined the senior first team of Nijmegen in 1978 as a 16 year-old and remained with the club to 2000.

Homburg, a defenceman, scored a goal and two assists in 18 games for the Netherlands.

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