Jean-Paul van Gastel

Jean-Paul van Gastel
Personal information
Full name	Jacobus Johannes Martinus Paulus van Gastel
Date of birth	28 April 1972 (age 49)
Place of birth	Breda, Netherlands
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
	BSV Boeimeer
–	NAC Breda
–	Willem II
Senior career*
Years	Team
1990–1996	Willem II
1996–2001	Feyenoord
2001–2002	Ternana
2002	Como
2002–2003	De Graafschap
Total
National team‡
1996–1999	Netherlands
Teams managed
2004–2005	Willem II U-19
2005–2011	Jong Feyenoord
2011–2019	Feyenoord (assistant coach)
2019–2020	Guangzhou R&F (assistant coach)
2021–	Guangzhou City
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 5 June 2007; ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 5 June 2007

Jacobus Johannes Martinus Paulus "Jean-Paul" van Gastel (Dutch pronunciation: [ˌʒɑ̃ːˈpʌul vɑŋ ˈɣɑstəl]; born 28 April 1972 in Breda, North Brabant) is a retired football midfielder from the Netherlands, who obtained five caps for the Dutch national team, scoring twice. Currently, he is the Head Coach of Guangzhou City in the Chinese Super League.

Club career[]

Van Gastel started his professional career in 1990 with Willem II, where he stayed for six seasons, before moving to Feyenoord. There he won the Dutch title (1999). He moved to Italy in 2001 and played for Ternana Calcio (Serie B) and Como Calcio 1907 (Serie A). He ended his career in 2003 with De Graafschap.

Coaching career[]

At the end as player he worked from 2004 to 2005 as Head Coach from the U-19 team of Willem II. On 30 June 2005 he began his coaching career with the U-19 of Feyenoord.

Honours[]

Club[]

Feyenoord
- Eredivisie: 1998–99
- Johan Cruyff Shield: 1999

References[]

(in Dutch) Profile

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