Toon van Helfteren

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Toon van Helfteren
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Van Helfteren in 2011
Personal information
Born (1951-02-20) February 20, 1951 (age 73)
Tilburg, Netherlands
Nationality Dutch
Listed height 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)
Career information
Playing career 1971–1983
Coaching career 1990–present
Career history
As player:
1971–1983 Punch Delft
1983–1986 Elmex Leiden
1986–1990 DAS Delft
As coach:
1990–1992 DAS Delft
1997–1998 EBBC Den Bosch
2000–2001 BC Virtus Werkendam
2001-2005 EBBC Den Bosch
2005–2006 ABC Amsterdam
2007–2008 Rotterdam Basketbal
2008–2014 Zorg en Zekerheid Leiden
2013–present Netherlands
Career highlights and awards
As player
As coach

Anton "Toon" van Helfteren (born February 20, 1951) is a Dutch former basketball player and current coach of the Dutch national team. Van Helfteren played in the Dutch Basketball League from 1971 till 1990. He was the coach of Zorg en Zekerheid Leiden from 2008 till 2014.

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

Van Helfteren has coached multiple Dutch teams in his coaching career, which include Den Bosch, Werkendam and ABC Amsterdam.

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]

In 2013 Van Helfteren became the head coach of the Dutch national team. He coached the team before, from 1993 till 1997. He led the team to its first EuroBasket appearance in 25 years.

Honours

As player

As coach

References

  1. MVP award at j-dus.com (history of Dutch basketball) (Dutch)
  2. Special milestone for coach Van Helfteren at NBB.nl (July 25, 2013) (Dutch)
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