Ellen van Eldik

Ellen van Eldik is a Dutch former football player and manager for GVC. Eldik is considered a pioneer in the history of women's [football in the Netherlands].

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. She coached women's teams at various amateur clubs around Nijmegen and worked as a financial employee at N.E.C. and FC Twente.
Eldik became a coach for NEC Nijmegen.
For her services to women’s football, Van Eldik received the Zilveren Waalbrugspeld from the municipality of Nijmegen in 2017.