At international level, he made 39 appearances for the Wales national team scoring three goals.
[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.