Dick Helling

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Dick Helling
Helling whilst with Ajax.
Personal information
Date of birth (1950-09-22)22 September 1950
Place of birth Zaandam, Netherlands
Date of death 30 December 2018(2018-12-30) (aged 68)
Place of death Krommenie, Netherlands
Position Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1968–1971 ZFC
1971–1975 Telstar
1975–1977 Ajax 21 (0)
1976Telstar (loan)
1977–1985 Volendam
Always Forward
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Dick Helling (22 September 1950 – 30 December 2018) was a Dutch professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

Early and personal life

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Helling was born in Zaandam into a middle-class family; he was the middle child of three.[1]

Career

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Helling began his career with ZFC, moving to Telstar in August 1971.[2] He played for them until 1975.[3] He next played for Ajax.[1] Whilst at Ajax in 1975 he famously missed a penalty in a European Cup match against Levski-Spartak, resulting in Ajax's elimination from the competition.[1][4] He made 29 appearances for Ajax – 21 in the league, 3 in the Cup, and 5 times in Europe.[1] He returned to Telstar for a loan spell in 1976.[3] He then spent 8 seasons with Volendam, for whom he scored 48 goals in 218 games in all competitions.[4][5] At Volendam he was part of the team which won promotion in May 1983.[5] He ended his career with amateur side Always Forward.[6]

Later life and death

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He died on 30 December 2018, aged 68,[4][5] in a hospice in Krommenie.[6]

References

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