Jacobus Johannes Martinus Paulus "Jean-Paul" van Gastel (Dutch pronunciation: [ˌʒɑ̃ːˈpʌul vɑŋ ˈɣɑstəl]; born 28 April 1972) is a Dutch professional football manager and former player who is the head coach of Eerste Divisie club NAC Breda. During his playing career, he gained five caps for the Netherlands national team, scoring twice.

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Jean-Paul van Gastel

Personal information
Full name	Jacobus Johannes Martinus Paulus van Gastel
Date of birth	(1972-04-28) 28 April 1972 (age 51)
Place of birth	Breda, Netherlands
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	NAC Breda (head coach)
Youth career
	BSV Boeimeer
	NAC Breda
	Willem II
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1990–1996	Willem II	137	(15)
1996–2001	Feyenoord	121	(25)
2001–2002	Ternana	7	(0)
2002	Como	0	(0)
2002–2003	De Graafschap	13	(2)
Total		278	(42)
International career
1996–1999	Netherlands	5	(2)
Managerial career
2004–2005	Willem II U-19
2005–2011	Jong Feyenoord
2011–2019	Feyenoord (assistant coach)
2019–2020	Guangzhou R&F (assistant coach)
2021–2022	Guangzhou City
2023–	NAC Breda
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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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 (Serie B) and Como (Serie A). He ended his career in 2003 with De Graafschap.

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 five 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 by 2–2 and 3–3 respectively.

On 11 May 2022, his Twitter account announced that he penned a one-year extension for Guangzhou City.^[1]

On 25 September 2023, van Gastel was appointed to the head coach position of NAC Breda, replacing Peter Hyballa.^[2]