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]
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.
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