Jan Michels (born 8 September 1970) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. His first professional club was PEC Zwolle in 1990. He later played with the Go Ahead Eagles, Motherwell in Scotland, Sparta Rotterdam, FC Den Bosch and AGOVV Apeldoorn.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1970-09-08) 8 September 1970 (age 52) | ||
| Place of birth | Deventer, Netherlands | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1990–1992 | PEC Zwolle | 34 | (3) |
| 1992–1998 | Go Ahead Eagles | 170 | (20) |
| 1998–1999 | Motherwell | 7 | (0) |
| 1999–2004 | Den Bosch | 157 | (36) |
| 2004–2006 | Sparta Rotterdam | 43 | (1) |
| 2006–2008 | AGOVV | 29 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | Excelsior '31 | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
He played five years for FC Den Bosch, winning promotion to the Eredivisie three times – in the 1998–99, 2000–01 and 2003–04 seasons.[2] After playing two seasons with Excelsior '31, Michels announced his retirement from professional football in July 2010.[3]
After his playing career, he started a construction company. Ahead of the 2020–21 season, he was appointed assistant coach of lower league club CSV Apeldoorn.[2]
Den Bosch[4]