Toon van Helfteren

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In this Dutch name, the surname is van Helfteren, not Helfteren.
Toon van Helfteren
Toon van Helfteren.jpg
Van Helfteren in 2011
Feyenoord
PositionHead coach
LeagueDutch Basketball League
Personal information
Born (1951-02-20) 20 February 1951 (age 70)
Tilburg, Netherlands
NationalityDutch
Listed height2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)
Career information
Playing career1971–1983
Coaching career1990–present
Career history
As player:
1971–1983Punch Delft
1983–1986Elmex Leiden
1986–1990DAS Delft
As coach:
1990–1992DAS Delft
1997–1998EBBC Den Bosch
2000–2001Virtus Werkendam
2001–2005EBBC Den Bosch
2005–2006Amsterdam Astronauts
2007–2008Rotterdam
2008–2014ZZ Leiden
2013–2019Netherlands
2019–presentFeyenoord
Career highlights and awards
As player:

As coach:

Anton "Toon" van Helfteren (born 20 February 1951) is a Dutch former basketball player and current coach of Feyenoord Basketball. Van Helfteren played in the Dutch Basketball League from 1971 till 1990. He was the coach of ZZ Leiden from 2008 till 2014. He also was the coach of the Dutch national basketball team for six years, starting in 2013 and ending in 2019.

Playing career[]

Van Helfteren played in the Dutch eredivisie from 1971 till 1990. Between 1983 and 1986 van Helfteren was a member of Elmex Leiden. In 1986 Van Helfteren won the Dutch MVP award.[1] He also played 207 games for the Dutch national basketball team, which makes him the all-time leader in games played for the Netherlands.[2]

Coaching career[]

In 2008, Van Helfteren became the coach of Zorg en Zekerheid Leiden. With Leiden, Van Helfteren won the Dutch national championship twice: in 2011 and 2013. He has also won the DBL Coach of the Year award three times when he was with ZZ, in 2010, 2011 and 2012. After the 2013–14 season Van Helfteren left the team, which he won six trophies with.[3]

On 15 April 2019, Feyenoord Basketball announced van Helfteren had signed a two-year contract with the team starting from the 2019–20 season.[4]

References[]

  1. ^ MVP award at j-dus.com (history of Dutch basketball) (in Dutch)
  2. ^ Special milestone for coach Van Helfteren at NBB.nl (July 25, 2013) (in Dutch)
  3. ^ "Leiden neemt afscheid van Van Helfteren". Ad.nl (in Dutch). 2014-05-13. Retrieved 2014-05-14.
  4. ^ "Van Helfteren naar Feyenoord". basketballleague.nl. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
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