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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.

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Jean-Paul van Gastel

Personal information
Full name	Jacobus Johannes Martinus Paulus van Gastel
Date of birth	(1972-04-28) 28 April 1972 (age 50)
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)
National team‡
1996–1999	Netherlands	5	(2)
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
*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]

Honours

Player

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

Manager

Feyenoord[2][3][4]

• Eredivisie: 2016–17
• KNVB Cup: 2015–16, 2017–18
• Johan Cruyff Shield: 2017, 2018

References

• (in Dutch) Profile

На других языках

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[de] Jean-Paul van Gastel

Jean-Paul van Gastel (* 28. April 1972 in Breda) ist ein ehemaliger niederländischer Fußballspieler und aktueller Fußballtrainer.

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- [en] Jean-Paul van Gastel

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[es] Jean-Paul van Gastel

Jacobus Johannes Martinus Paulus (Breda, Países Bajos, 28 de abril de 1972) es un exfutbolista neerlandés. Jugaba de centrocampista.

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[fr] Jean-Paul van Gastel

Jean-Paul van Gastel, est un footballeur néerlandais né le 28 avril 1972 à Bréda.

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[it] Jean-Paul van Gastel

Jean-Paul van Gastel (Breda, 28 aprile 1972) è un allenatore di calcio ed ex calciatore olandese, di ruolo centrocampista, tecnico del Guangzhou R&F.

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