Johannes Marinus "Jan" van Halst (born 20 April 1969) is a former Dutch professional football player and current television show host and sports analyst for Ziggo Sport. He previously held positions as financial manager and general manager of the Dutch football club Twente.[1]

Jan van Halst
Personal information
Full name Johannes Marinus van Halst
Date of birth 20 April 1969
Place of birth Utrecht
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 9+12 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
–1979 VV Jonathan
1979–1989 Utrecht
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1988–1989 Utrecht 9 (0)
1989–1990 Wageningen 30 (0)
1990–1999 Twente 223 (0)
1999–2002 Ajax 36 (0)
2000–2001Fortuna Sittard (loan) 24 (1)
2002–2003 Vitesse 13 (0)
International career
1988 Netherlands U21 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

On August 13, 2021, it was announced that he would participate in the Dutch TV-show Expeditie Robinson: a well-known survival programme featuring famous Dutch people.[2]

Club career

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Jan Van Halst started his youth career at VV Jonathan, but then moved to Utrecht.

International career

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Van Halst made one appearance for the Netherlands national U-21 team when he played the full 90 minutes against Iceland in what ended in a 0–3 loss.[3]

Honours

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Ajax

Eredivisie: 2001–02
KNVB Cup: 2001–02

References

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  1. ^ "'FOX pleegt roofbouw op Jan van Halst, ik zweer het je'". VI.nl. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
  2. ^ "Oud-voetballer Jan van Halst is derde deelnemer Expeditie Robinson". NU (in Dutch). 13 August 2021. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Jan van Halst Statistics". OnsOranje.nl. Archived from the original on 13 September 2014. Retrieved 3 March 2014.