FC Porto to add 2 new faces to Francesco Farioli's coaching staff

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·24 de junio de 2026

FC Porto to add 2 new faces to Francesco Farioli's coaching staff

Erik Heijblok and Liam Helsloot, both from Ajax, will join Francesco Farioli's coaching staff at FC Porto, according to Dutch newspaper Voetbal International and as confirmed by the national press. The two are therefore leaving Ajax to join the blue-and-white club.

More specifically, 49-year-old Erik Heijblok is a goalkeeping coach and had been working at Ajax since 2015. Liam Helsloot, meanwhile, had been working since 2022 in the Dutch club's analysis and scouting department.

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Also in the Netherlands, Liam Helsloot had already worked with Francesco Farioli. Now, both are preparing to join the Italian coach's staff at FC Porto.

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