Eric Hellemons (born 2 June 1971) is a Dutch former footballer[1] and current football coach, as assistant manager of Eredivisie club NAC Breda.

Eric Hellemons
Personal information
Date of birth (1971-06-02) June 2, 1971 (age 53)
Place of birth Kruisland, Netherlands
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
NAC Breda (caretaker manager)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1988–2005 RBC Roosendaal 358 (10)
Managerial career
2011–2012 Gençlerbirliği (assistant)
2012 HSV Hoek
2013–2014 SC Gastel
2014–2015 NAC Breda (caretaker)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing career

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A former defender,[2] Hellemons played in the youth at SC Kruisland before he arrived at RBC Roosendaal. Between 1988 and 2005 he played 358 matches in the first team, also captaining the club, and owns the club record as the player with the highest number of played games.[3]

Coaching career

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After retiring, he stayed at RBC as a coaching staff member, serving since January 2006 as assistant coach. In June 2011 he was about to be named as new head coach, a move that did not come to fruition as the club went bankrupt. Hellemons then agreed to pair with former RBC manager Fuat Çapa as assistant coach at Gençlerbirliği SK in Turkey.[3]

In June 2012 he was named new head coach of Dutch amateur club HSV Hoek, a position he maintained just until November of the same year.[4] In January 2013, it was announced he would become new head coach of Derde Klasse amateurs SC Gastel, effective from July 2013;[5] he left his role in October 2014.[6]

In July 2014 he joined Eredivisie club NAC Breda as an assistant coach, while maintaining his role as head coach at SC Gastel. In October 2014, Hellemons was named caretaker manager of NAC Breda following the dismissal of Nebojša Gudelj.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Ajax's proud home run comes to end". CNN. 18 April 2004. Retrieved 2 July 2011.
  2. ^ "Oud RBC'er Eric Hellemons nieuwe trainer NAC Breda" (in Dutch). dichtbij.nl. 14 October 2014. Retrieved 26 October 2014.
  3. ^ a b c "NAC Breda stelt trainersduo op non-actief" (in Dutch). NAC Breda. 13 October 2014. Archived from the original on 26 October 2014. Retrieved 26 October 2014.
  4. ^ "Eric Hellemons stapt op bij hoofdklasser Hoek" (in Dutch). HSV Hoek. 20 November 2012. Retrieved 26 October 2014.
  5. ^ "Eric Hellemons wordt trainer SC Gastel" (in Dutch). BN de Stem. 18 January 2013. Retrieved 26 October 2014.
  6. ^ "Hellemons verlaat SC Gastel en richt zich op NAC" (in Dutch). BN de Stem. 19 October 2014. Retrieved 26 October 2014.
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