Ellen van Eldik

Ellen van Eldik

Personal information
Full name	E. C. C. van Eldik
Date of birth	(1960-06-14) 14 June 1960 (age 65)
Position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1976–1980	SC N.E.C.
1981–1990	GVC
1991–1996	DVC Den Dungen
International career
1980	Netherlands	2	(2)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ellen van Eldik (born 14 June 1960) is a former Dutch football player and manager for GVC. Eldik is considered a pioneer in the history of women's football in the Netherlands. ^{[1] [2]}

Career

Van Eldik played for SC N.E.C., GVC and DVC Den Dungen. With DVC she won multiple national championships. In 1980 she played two matches for the Netherlands women's national football team, scoring two goals. ^[3] She coached women's teams at various amateur clubs around Nijmegen and worked as a financial employee at N.E.C. and FC Twente. ^{[4] [5] [6]}

Eldik became a coach for NEC Nijmegen. ^{[7] [8]}

For her services to women’s football, Van Eldik received the Zilveren Waalbrugspeld from the municipality of Nijmegen in 2017. ^[9]

References

1. Spijker, Freija Neuteboom; Roukens, Foto's: Donna; Roukens, Freija Neuteboom Spijker en Foto's: Donna (November 12, 2024). "Ellen van Eldik brengt de bal aan het rollen bij sc N.E.C."
2. "DPG Media Privacy Gate". myprivacy.dpgmedia.nl.
3. Profile at onsoranje.nl. Archived 8 March 2018.
4. Van Eldik always finds her way in football, De Gelderlander, 30 March 2004 via necarchief.nl. Archived 9 March 2018.
5. "Wayback Machine" (PDF). www.vvtrekvogels.nl.
6. Ellen van Eldik from NEC to FC Twente, omroepgelderland.nl, 22 July 2017. Archived 22 June 2018.
7. "De terugkeer van een pionier in het vrouwenvoetbal: Ellen van Eldik". Sc NEC.
8. "DPG Media Privacy Gate". myprivacy.dpgmedia.nl.
9. Silver Waalbrugspeld for Ellen van Eldik, nijmegenleeft.nl, 15 June 2017. Archived 5 March 2021.