Eric Hellemons

Eric Hellemons
Personal information
Date of birth (1971-06-02) June 2, 1971 (age 55)
Place of birth Kruisland, Netherlands
Position Defender
Team information
Current team
Pro Vercelli (techn. mngr)
Youth career
SC Kruisland
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1988–2005 RBC 357 (9)
Managerial career
2006–2011 RBC (assistant)
2011–2012 Gençlerbirliği (assistant)
2012 Hoek
2013–2014 SC Gastel
2014–2015 NAC (caretaker)
2016–2022 NAC (academy)
2023 Dordrecht (academy)
2023-2024 Beveren (assistant)
2024-2026 Willem II (academy)
2026- Pro Vercelli (techn. manager)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Eric Hellemons (born 2 June 1971) is a Dutch former footballer and current football coach.

Playing career

A former defender, 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.

Coaching career

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.

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. In January 2013, it was announced he would become new head coach of Derde Klasse amateurs SC Gastel, effective from July 2013; he left his role in October 2014.

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. He returned to childhood club SC Kruisland in 2023 to become their coach.

In 2024 he was named Head of Willem II's academy, only to leave them after two years to become technical manager at Italian side Pro Vercelli.

References

  1. ↑ van Mieghem, Maarten. "WELKOM OP DE FREETHIEL, ERIC HELLEMONS!". SK Beveren (in Dutch). Retrieved 10 October 2026.
  2. ↑ "Ajax's proud home run comes to end". CNN. 18 April 2004. Retrieved 2 July 2011.
  3. ↑ "Oud RBC'er Eric Hellemons nieuwe trainer NAC Breda" (in Dutch). dichtbij.nl. 14 October 2014. Retrieved 26 October 2014.
  4. 1 2 3 "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.
  5. ↑ "Eric Hellemons stapt op bij hoofdklasser Hoek" (in Dutch). HSV Hoek. 20 November 2012. Retrieved 26 October 2014.
  6. ↑ "Eric Hellemons wordt trainer SC Gastel" (in Dutch). BN de Stem. 18 January 2013. Retrieved 26 October 2014.
  7. ↑ "Hellemons verlaat SC Gastel en richt zich op NAC" (in Dutch). BN de Stem. 19 October 2014. Retrieved 26 October 2014.
  8. ↑ Kas, Dennis (12 July 2023). "Mister RBC en NAC-opleider is terug op het oude nest bij Kruisland: 'Op het veld staan, dat is mijn passie'". BN De Stem (in Dutch). Retrieved 10 October 2026.
  9. ↑ van Aert, Dolf (13 May 2024). "Hellemons (ex-NAC en 'mister RBC') volgt clubicoon Swinkels op als hoofd jeugdopleiding bij Willem II". Brabants Dagblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 10 October 2026.
  10. ↑ "Hoofd jeugdopleiding Eric Hellemons vertrekt bij Willem II". Willem II (in Dutch). Retrieved 10 October 2026.