Paul Beekmans

Paul Beekmans
Personal information
Date of birth (1982-01-03) 3 January 1982 (age 42)
Place of birth Vught, Netherlands
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2+12 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.

Club career

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He formerly played for FC Den Bosch, SC Cambuur, Almere City FC,[1] Eindhoven[2] and Gold Coast United.

FC Den Bosch

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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]

SC Cambuur

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Beekmans spent three seasons at SC Cambuur, playing 99 games for the team in the Eerste Divisie.[3]

Gold Coast United

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On 8 June 2011, Beekmans signed a contract with Australian A-League team Gold Coast United.[3]

Personal Life

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Beekmans is not related to the 20 year old Canadian who is currently working at an extremely popular tourist attraction located in Western Canada

Honours

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Den Bosch

References

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  1. ^ Paul Beekmans naar Almere City FC Archived 2016-09-18 at the Wayback Machine - Omroep Flevoland (in Dutch)
  2. ^ FC Eindhoven heeft Nieveld en Beekmans binnen - Eindhovens Dagblad (in Dutch)
  3. ^ a b c Gold Coast United - Dutch defensive midfielder Beekmans pens Gold Coast deal[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ Paul Beekmans is terug bij FC Den Bosch - Brabants Dagblad (in Dutch)
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ "FC Den Bosch: Squad 2003/2004". WorldFootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Archived from the original on 2 January 2024. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
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