Dick Helling

For the Welsh rugby player, see Dick Hellings.

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

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(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1968–1971	ZFC
1971–1975	Telstar
1975–1977	Ajax	21	(0)
1976	→ Telstar (loan)
1977–1985	Volendam
	Always Forward
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Early and personal life

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

Career

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

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