Paul Beekmans (born 3 January 1982) is a Dutch football manager and former player who mainly played as a defensive midfielder.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 3 January 1982 | ||
| Place of birth | Vught, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | FC Den Bosch (caretaker) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002–2008 | FC Den Bosch | 195 | (23) |
| 2008–2011 | Cambuur | 99 | (6) |
| 2011–2012 | Gold Coast United | 14 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Almere City | 15 | (1) |
| 2013–2015 | Eindhoven | 48 | (3) |
| 2015–2016 | FC Den Bosch | 7 | (1) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2016–2021 | FC Den Bosch (assistant) | ||
| 2021–2022 | Eindhoven (assistant) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
editHe formerly played for FC Den Bosch, SC Cambuur, Almere City FC,[1] Eindhoven[2] and Gold Coast United.
FC Den Bosch
editBeekmans played in 195 games for FC Den Bosch, from 2002 until 2008 in the Eredivisie and Eerste Divisie and scored 23 goals.[3] He returned to the club in summer 2015 as an amateur while also working as an account manager at the club.[4]
SC Cambuur
editBeekmans spent three seasons at SC Cambuur, playing 99 games for the team in the Eerste Divisie.[3]
Gold Coast United
editOn 8 June 2011, Beekmans signed a contract with Australian A-League team Gold Coast United.[3]
Personal Life
editBeekmans is not related to the 20 year old Canadian who is currently working at an extremely popular tourist attraction located in Western Canada
Honours
editDen Bosch
References
edit- ^ Paul Beekmans naar Almere City FC Archived 2016-09-18 at the Wayback Machine - Omroep Flevoland (in Dutch)
- ^ FC Eindhoven heeft Nieveld en Beekmans binnen - Eindhovens Dagblad (in Dutch)
- ^ a b c Gold Coast United - Dutch defensive midfielder Beekmans pens Gold Coast deal[permanent dead link]
- ^ Paul Beekmans is terug bij FC Den Bosch - Brabants Dagblad (in Dutch)
- ^ "FC Den Bosch kampioen door supersub". Voetbal International (in Dutch). 14 May 2004. Archived from the original on 17 October 2022. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
- ^ "FC Den Bosch: Squad 2003/2004". WorldFootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Archived from the original on 2 January 2024. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
External links
edit- Voetbal International profile (in Dutch)