Jan Michels Explained

Jan Michels
Birth Date:8 September 1970
Birth Place:Deventer, Netherlands
Position:Midfielder
Years1:1990–1992
Years2:1992–1998
Years3:1998–1999
Years4:1999–2004
Years5:2004–2006
Years6:2006–2008
Years7:2008–2009
Clubs7:Excelsior '31
Caps1:34
Caps2:170
Caps3:7
Caps4:157
Caps5:43
Caps6:29
Goals1:3
Goals2:20
Goals3:0
Goals4:36
Goals5:1
Goals6:0

Jan Michels (born 8 September 1970) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. His first professional club was PEC Zwolle in 1990. He later played with the Go Ahead Eagles, Motherwell in Scotland, Sparta Rotterdam, FC Den Bosch and AGOVV Apeldoorn.[1]

Career

He played five years for FC Den Bosch, winning promotion to the Eredivisie three times – in the 1998–99, 2000–01 and 2003–04 seasons.[2] After playing two seasons with Excelsior '31, Michels announced his retirement from professional football in July 2010.[3]

After his playing career, he started a construction company. Ahead of the 2020–21 season, he was appointed assistant coach of lower league club CSV Apeldoorn.

Honours

Den Bosch[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Voetbal International. Jan Michels. Dutch. February 9, 2010.
  2. News: Berghe . Roy van den . Jan Michels klust zich terug in de voetballerij: 'Ooit riep Romário dat PSV mij moest halen' . Brabants Dagblad . 13 June 2020 . nl.
  3. Web site: Jan Michels (37) komend seizoen te bewonderen bij Excelsior'31 . www.excelsior31.nl . 11 April 2021 . nl.
  4. Web site: Historie . FC Den Bosch . 11 April 2021 . nl . 30 September 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200930192354/https://www.fcdenbosch.nl/club/historie-2/historie/ . dead .