Maurice Canton

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Maurice Canton
Personal information
Born (1966-08-03) 3 August 1966 (age 55)
Netherlands
Nationality Dutch
Club information
Current club BFC
Youth career
Years Team
1976–1984
 Sittardia
Teams managed
Years Team
0000–2001
 HV Sittardia 2
2001–2002
 BFC
2004–2007
 HV Sittardia
2007–2009
 Handbal Volendam
2009–2013
 Limburg Lions 2
2013–2014
 Limburg Lions
2016–2017
 HC Tongeren
2019–
 BFC

Maurice Canton is a Dutch handball coach. Since 2019, Canton has been the head coach of the men's team of HV BFC.

Biography[]

Canton was a handball player when he was young, but quit at the age of eighteen. Some time later, he started coaching teams. He coached youth teams at clubs like SVM, HV Blauw-Wit and HV Sittardia.[1][2]

In 2001, he became the head coach of the men's team of HV BFC, which played in the highest league in the Netherlands.[3] Without any success, Canton quit after one year.[4] A few years later, Canton became the trainer of the men's team of HV Sittardia, along with Jörg Bohrmann.[5] In 2006, when Jörg Bohrmann left HV Sittardia, Canton was the sole head coach of HV Sittardia. In 2007, Canton was able to reach the finals of the Dutch league, but lost the final to HV Volendam. After that, he left[6] HV Sittardia and became head coach of the men's team of HV Volendam.[7] Lambert Schuurs, who had just retired as an active handball player, became the new head coach of HV Sittardia.[8]

At HV Volendam, he was able to win the Dutch cup (2008 and 2009) and the Dutch Super Cup (2009). After two years in Volendam, he came back to Limburg to coach the second team of the Limburg Lions and aid the first team of the Lions as assistant coach. In 2012, he was able to win the Dutch Eerste Divisie, but could not be promoted to the Eredivisie because the first team already playing in that league. After Gabrie Rietbroek left the Lions, Canton became their head coach. Within a year, Canton was fired as head coach of the Lions. He stayed with the Lions as technical manager until 2016.

In 2016, Canton started to coach the men's team of HC Tongeren, but was fired after a little more than a year.[9] In 2019, Canton started to coach the men's team of Beekse Fusie Club.[10]

Achievements[]

As coach[]

  • Dutch cup: 2008, 2009
  • Dutch Super Cup: 2009
  • Dutch Eerste Divisie: 2012

References[]

  1. ^ (in Dutch) New role Canton at OCI-Lions, sittard-geleen.nieuws.nl, 17 March 2014
  2. ^ (in Dutch) Maurice Canton leaves Primaz Sittardia, Handbalstartpunt, 23 March 2001
  3. ^ (in Dutch) BFC-trainer threatens departure, De Limburger, 28 November 2001
  4. ^ (in Dutch) Jan Majoor: "What is more fantastic to be able to work at a club with the best youth education in the Netherlands", Hans Schets (handbalstandpunt.nl), 30 December 2002
  5. ^ (in Dutch) Trainer change selection men, 't Sjotterke, June 2006, number 4
  6. ^ (in Dutch) Transfers in the Dutch handball league, Season 2006-2007, handbalstandpunt.nl (Internet archive)
  7. ^ (in Dutch) Canton trainer of Volendam, tv.sport.nl, 26 April 2007
  8. ^ (in Dutch) Schuurs becomes trainer of Sittardia, de Volkskrant, 11 June 2006
  9. ^ (in Dutch) Maurice Canton fired at Tongeren, De Limburger, 21 november 2017
  10. ^ (in Dutch) Canton shows up at BFC, Handbalinside, 1 February 2019
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