Jean-Paul van Gastel

Jean-Paul van Gastel
Jean-Paul van Gastel in the 2024 Turkish Super Cup
Personal information
Full name Jacobus Johannes Martinus Paulus van Gastel
Date of birth (1972-04-28) 28 April 1972
Place of birth Breda, Netherlands
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 PSIM Yogyakarta (head coach)
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
1992-1993 Netherlands U21 10 (1)
1996–1999 Netherlands 5 (2)
Managerial career
2021–2022 Guangzhou City
2023–2024 NAC
2025– PSIM Yogyakarta
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jacobus Johannes Martinus Paulus "Jean-Paul" van Gastel (Dutch pronunciation: [ʑɑ̃ːˈpʌul vɑŋ ˈɣɑstəl]; born 28 April 1972) is a Dutch professional football manager and former player who played as a midfielder. He is currently the head coach of Super League club PSIM Yogyakarta.

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 formed a formidable midfield pair with Paul Bosvelt and won the 1999 Dutch league title.[1] After recovering from a heavy injury, he lost his place in the starting line-up and he subsequently moved to Italy in 2001[2] and played for Ternana (Serie B) and Como (Serie A). He ended his career in 2003 with De Graafschap.[3] Van Gastel, who became national champion with Feyenoord in 1999, was approached by AS Roma the following summer with a very high offer to bring him to Italy, but Feyenoord did not want to lose him.

International career

Van Gastel played 10 games (1 goal) for the Netherlands national under-21 football team[4] and made his senior debut for the Netherlands in an August 1996 friendly match against Brazil and earned a total of 5 caps, scoring 2 goals. His final international game was also against Brazil, in 1999.[5]

Managerial 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 five 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 by 2–2 and 3–3 respectively.

On 11 May 2022, his Twitter account announced that he penned a one-year extension for Guangzhou City.[6]

On 25 September 2023, van Gastel was appointed to the head coach position of NAC Breda, replacing Peter Hyballa.[7]

On 1 July 2024, van Gastel joined van Bronckhorst once again for the third time as his assistant coach for Turkish side Beşiktaş until 30 November 2024, where the latter was sacked following the team's defeat by Israeli team Maccabi Tel Aviv in the Europa League.[8]

On 17 June 2025, Indonesia club PSIM Yogyakarta announced the signing of van Gastel as their new head coach.[9]

Managerial statistics

As of match played 22 May 2026
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team Nat. From To Record Ref.
G W D L Win %
Guangzhou City China 31 January 2021 28 August 2022 338916024.24
NAC Breda Netherlands 25 September 2023 5 June 2024 38171110044.74
PSIM Yogyakarta Indonesia 17 June 2025 Present 34111211032.35
Career Total 105363237034.29

Honours

Player

Manager

Feyenoord[10][11][12]

References

  1. ↑ "Jean-Paul van Gastel (1972)". Kent u deze nog? (in Dutch). 9 November 2011. Retrieved 19 July 2026.
  2. ↑ "Van Gastel verhuist naar Italië". Rijnmond (in Dutch). 16 January 2002. Retrieved 19 July 2026.
  3. ↑ "Van Gastel, Ter Avest weg bij De Graafschap". Voetbal International (in Dutch). 19 June 2003. Retrieved 19 July 2026.
  4. ↑ "Jean-Paul van Gastel". OnsOranje (KNVB - Dutch FA) (in Dutch). Retrieved 19 July 2026.
  5. ↑ "Jean-Paul van Gastel, international football player". EU-football.info. Retrieved 19 July 2026.
  6. ↑ Twitter https://twitter.com/jpvangastel/status/1524244303207313408. Retrieved 30 May 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. ↑ "NAC stelt trainer Jean-Paul van Gastel aan als opvolger van omtslagen Peter Hyballa". Telegraaf (in Dutch). Retrieved 25 September 2023.
  8. ↑ "Ex-Rangers manager Van Bronckhorst 'sacked' amid shock board statement". The National. 29 November 2024. Retrieved 1 December 2024.
  9. ↑ "Jean-Paul Van Gastel Resmi Jadi Pelatih PSIM, Bikin Gempar Liga 1". CNN Indonesia (in Indonesian). 17 June 2025.
  10. ↑ "Giovanni Van Bronckhorst: Profile". Eurosport.com.
  11. ↑ "Giovanni Van Bronckhorst". Soccerway.com.
  12. ↑ "NAGENIETEN VAN DE FINALE OM DE TOTO KNVB BEKER". KNVB.nl. Archived from the original on 17 May 2023. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
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