Toon van Helfteren
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 Van Helfteren in 2011 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 20 February 1951 Tilburg, Netherlands |
| Listed height | 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) |
| Career information | |
| Playing career | 1971–1983 |
| Position | Head coach |
| Coaching career | 1990–present |
| Career history | |
Playing | |
| 1971–1983 | Punch Delft |
| 1983–1986 | Elmex Leiden |
| 1986–1990 | DAS Delft |
Coaching | |
| 1990–1992 | DAS Delft |
| 1997–1998 | EBBC Den Bosch |
| 1999-2000 | DAS Delft U22 |
| 2000–2001 | Virtus Werkendam |
| 2001–2005 | EBBC Den Bosch |
| 2005–2006 | Amsterdam Astronauts |
| 2007–2008 | Rotterdam |
| 2008–2014 | ZZ Leiden |
| 2013–2019 | Netherlands |
| 2019–2023 | Feyenoord |
| Career highlights | |
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Anton J. J. "Toon" van Helfteren (born 20 February 1951) is a Dutch former basketball player and current coach. 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.
A product of BC Paulus Tilburg in his hometown, he joined Punch Delft in 1971.[1] Van Helfteren played 19 seasons in the Dutch Eredivisie from 1971 till 1990. Between 1983 and 1986 van Helfteren was a member of Elmex Leiden, from 1986 to 1990 for DAS Delft. In 1986 Van Helfteren won the Dutch MVP award.[2]
National team career
Van Helfteren played 207 games for the Dutch national basketball team, which makes him the all-time leader in games played for the Netherlands.[3] He debuted on 12 December 1971, against Czechoslovakia in Bremerhaven.[1]