Maurice Canton is a Dutch handball coach. Since 2019, Canton has been the head coach of the men's team of HV BFC.
Biography Canton was a handball player when he was young, but quit at the age of eighteen. Some time later, he started coaching teams. He coached youth teams at clubs like SVM, HV Blauw-Wit and HV Sittardia. New role Canton at OCI-Lions, sittard-geleen.nieuws.nl, 17 March 2014 Maurice Canton leaves Primaz Sittardia, Handbalstartpunt, 23 March 2001
In 2001, he became the head coach of the men's team of HV BFC, which played in the highest league in the Netherlands. BFC-trainer threatens departure, De Limburger, 28 November 2001 Without any success, Canton quit after one year. Jan Majoor: "What is more fantastic to be able to work at a club with the best youth education in the Netherlands", Hans Schets (handbalstandpunt.nl), 30 December 2002 A few years later, Canton became the trainer of the men's team of HV Sittardia, along with Jörg Bohrmann. Trainer change selection men, 't Sjotterke, June 2006, number 4 In 2006, when Jörg Bohrmann left HV Sittardia, Canton was the sole head coach of HV Sittardia. In 2007, Canton was able to reach the finals of the Dutch league, but lost the final to Volendam. After that, he left Transfers in the Dutch handball league, Season 2006-2007, handbalstandpunt.nl (Internet archive) HV Sittardia and became head coach of the men's team of Volendam. Canton trainer of Volendam, tv.sport.nl, 26 April 2007 Lambert Schuurs, who had just retired as an active handball player, became the new head coach of HV Sittardia. Schuurs becomes trainer of Sittardia, de Volkskrant, 11 June 2006
At Volendam, he was able to win the Dutch cup (2008 and 2009) and the Dutch Super Cup (2009). After two years in Volendam, he came back to Limburg to coach the second team of the Limburg Lions and aid the first team of the Lions as assistant coach. In 2012, he was able to win the Dutch Eerste Divisie, but could not be promoted to the Eredivisie because the first team already playing in that league. After Gabrie Rietbroek left the Lions, Canton became their head coach. Within a year, Canton was fired as head coach of the Lions. He stayed with the Lions as technical manager until 2016.
In 2016, Canton started to coach the men's team of HC Tongeren, but was fired after a little more than a year. Maurice Canton fired at Tongeren, De Limburger, 21 november 2017 In 2019, Canton started to coach the men's team of Beekse Fusie Club. Canton shows up at BFC, Handbalinside, 1 February 2019
Achievements As coach Dutch cup: 2008, 2009 Dutch Super Cup: 2009 Dutch Eerste Divisie: 2012
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