Jacobus Johannes Martinus Paulus "Jean-Paul" van Gastel (; born 28 April 1972 in Breda, North Brabant) is a retired football midfielder from the Netherlands, who obtained five caps for the Dutch national team, scoring twice. Currently, he is the Head Coach of Guangzhou City in the Chinese Super League. 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 won the Dutch title (1999). He moved to Italy in 2001 and played for Ternana Calcio (Serie B) and Como Calcio 1907 (Serie A). He ended his career in 2003 with De Graafschap. Coaching 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 5 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 FC by 2-2 and 3-3 respectively. On May 11, 2022, his Twitter account announced that he penned a one-year extension for Guangzhou City. Honours Player Feyenoord Eredivisie: 1998–99 Johan Cruyff Shield: 1999 Manager Feyenoord Eredivisie: 2016–17 KNVB Cup: 2015–16, 2017–18 Johan Cruyff Shield: 2017, 2018 References Profile 1972 births Living people Dutch footballers Dutch expatriate footballers Netherlands international footballers Association football midfielders Eredivisie players Serie B players Expatriate footballers in Italy Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Italy Willem II (football club) players Feyenoord players Ternana Calcio players Como 1907 players De Graafschap players Footballers from Breda Guangzhou City F.C. managers Guangzhou City F.C. non-playing staff Feyenoord non-playing staff Association football coaches