Jean-Paul van Gastel
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 Netherlands national team, scoring twice.
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Jacobus Johannes Martinus Paulus van Gastel | ||
Date of birth | 28 April 1972 | ||
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 | Apps | (Gls) |
1990–1996 | Willem II | 137 | (15) |
1996–2001 | Feyenoord | 121 | (25) |
2001–2002 | Ternana | 7 | (0) |
2002 | Como | 0 | (0) |
2002–2003 | De Graafschap | 13 | (2) |
Total | 278 | (42) | |
International career‡ | |||
1996–1999 | Netherlands | 5 | (2) |
Managerial career | |||
2004–2005 | Willem II U-19 | ||
2005–2011 | Jong Feyenoord | ||
2011–2019 | Feyenoord (assistant coach) | ||
2019–2020 | Guangzhou R&F (assistant coach) | ||
2021–2022 | Guangzhou City | ||
2023-Current | NAC Breda | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 June 2007 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 5 June 2007 |
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
In the end as a player, he worked from 2004 to 2005 as Head Coach of the U-19 team of Willem II. On 30 June 2005, he began his coaching career with the U-19 of Feyenoord.
During his stint at Feyenoord as an assistant coach, he alongside Giovanni van Bronckhorst won 5 trophies at the De Kuip, including an Eredivisie and KNVB Cup.
Then in 2020, he joined alongside Giovanni van Bronckhorst in joining Guangzhou R&F as an assistant coach. After that season, he became head coach of the club after van Bronckhorst's resignation.
In the 2021 season of the Chinese Super League, he led Guangzhou City to a ninth-place finish in the regular standings and a seventh-place finish in the championship round. Including notable matches versus Qingdao 4–2, Beijing Guoan 5–0, and their city rivals, Guangzhou FC by 2-2 and 3-3 respectively.
On May 11, 2022, his Twitter account announced that he penned a one-year extension for Guangzhou City.[1]
On September 25, 2023, van Gastel was assigned to the head coach position of NAC Breda.[2]
Honours
Player
- Feyenoord
Manager
- Eredivisie: 2016–17
- KNVB Cup: 2015–16, 2017–18
- Johan Cruyff Shield: 2017, 2018
References
- Twitter https://twitter.com/jpvangastel/status/1524244303207313408. Retrieved 2022-05-30.
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(help) - "NAC stelt trainer Jean-Paul van Gastel aan als opvolger van omtslagen Peter Hyballa". Telegraaf (in Dutch). Retrieved 2023-09-25.
- "Giovanni Van Bronckhorst: Profile". Eurosport.com.
- "Giovanni Van Bronckhorst". Soccerway.com.
- "NAGENIETEN VAN DE FINALE OM DE TOTO KNVB BEKER". KNVB.nl.
- (in Dutch) Profile