| Dick Helling | |
| Birth Date: | 22 September 1950 |
| Birth Place: | Zaandam, Netherlands |
| Death Place: | Krommenie, Netherlands |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Years1: | 1968–1971 |
| Clubs1: | ZFC |
| Years2: | 1971–1975 |
| Clubs2: | Telstar |
| Years3: | 1975–1977 |
| Clubs3: | Ajax |
| Caps3: | 21 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 1976 |
| Clubs4: | → Telstar (loan) |
| Years5: | 1977–1985 |
| Clubs5: | Volendam |
| Clubs6: | Always Forward |
Dick Helling (22 September 1950 – 30 December 2018) was a Dutch professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
Helling was born in Zaandam into a middle-class family; he was the middle child of three.
Helling began his career with ZFC, moving to Telstar in August 1971.[1] He played for them until 1975.[2] He next played for Ajax.[3] 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.[3] He made 29 appearances for Ajax – 21 in the league, 3 in the Cup, and 5 times in Europe.[3] He returned to Telstar for a loan spell in 1976.[2] 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.
He died on 30 December 2018, aged 68,[4] [5] in a hospice in Krommenie.[6]