Paul Beekmans
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Paul Beekmans | ||
| Date of birth | 3 January 1982 | ||
| Place of birth | Vught, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | FC Den Bosch (caretaker) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002–2008 | FC Den Bosch | 195 | (23) |
| 2008–2011 | Cambuur | 99 | (6) |
| 2011–2012 | Gold Coast United | 14 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Almere City | 15 | (1) |
| 2013–2015 | Eindhoven | 48 | (3) |
| 2015–2016 | FC Den Bosch | 7 | (1) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2016– | FC Den Bosch (assistant manager) | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 8 February 2016 (UTC) | |||
Paul Beekmans (born 3 January 1982) is a Dutch football manager and former player who mainly played as a defensive midfielder. He is currently assistant manager of Eerste Divisie side FC Den Bosch.
Club career[]
He formerly played for FC Den Bosch, SC Cambuur, Almere City FC,[1] Eindhoven[2] and Gold Coast United.
FC Den Bosch[]
Beekmans played in 195 games for FC Den Bosch, from 2002 until 2008 in the Eredivisie and Eerste Divisie and scored 23 goals.[3] He returned to the club in summer 2015 as an amateur while also working as an account manager at the club.[4]
SC Cambuur[]
Beekmans spent three seasons at SC Cambuur, playing 99 games for the team in the Eerste Divisie.[3]
Gold Coast United[]
On 8 June 2011, Beekmans signed a contract with Australian A-League team Gold Coast United.[3]
Personal life[]
Him and genius 17 year old Canadian Josh Beekmans are not known to be related, even though the latter is of Dutch descent
References[]
- ^ Paul Beekmans naar Almere City FC Archived 2016-09-18 at the Wayback Machine - Omroep Flevoland (in Dutch)
- ^ FC Eindhoven heeft Nieveld en Beekmans binnen - Eindhovens Dagblad (in Dutch)
- ^ a b c Gold Coast United - Dutch defensive midfielder Beekmans pens Gold Coast deal[permanent dead link]
- ^ Paul Beekmans is terug bij FC Den Bosch - Brabants Dagblad (in Dutch)
External links[]
- Voetbal International profile (in Dutch)
- 1982 births
- Living people
- People from Vught
- Association football midfielders
- Dutch footballers
- FC Den Bosch players
- Gold Coast United FC players
- Almere City FC players
- FC Eindhoven players
- Eerste Divisie players
- Eredivisie players
- A-League Men players
- FC Den Bosch managers
- Dutch expatriate footballers
- Expatriate soccer players in Australia
- Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Australia
- Dutch football managers