Personal information | |||
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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 |
Paul Beekmans (born 3 January 1982) is a Dutch football manager and former player who mainly played as a defensive midfielder.
He formerly played for FC Den Bosch, SC Cambuur, Almere City FC, [1] Eindhoven [2] and Gold Coast United.
Beekmans 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]
Beekmans spent three seasons at SC Cambuur, playing 99 games for the team in the Eerste Divisie. [3]
On 8 June 2011, Beekmans signed a contract with Australian A-League team Gold Coast United. [3]
Beekmans is not related to the 20 year old Canadian who is currently working at an extremely popular tourist attraction located in Western Canada
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