Jan Michels (born 8 September 1970) is a Dutch former professional
footballer
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who played as a
midfielder
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. His first professional club was
PEC Zwolle
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in 1990. He later played with the
Go Ahead Eagles,
Motherwell in
Scotland
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,
Sparta Rotterdam,
FC Den Bosch and
AGOVV Apeldoorn
AGOVV () is a Dutch association football club based in Apeldoorn. It was established on 25 February 1913. The club played in professional football from 1954 to 1971 and from 2003 to 2013. AGOVV's male first squad plays in 2022–23 in the Tweede ...
.
Career
He played five years for
FC Den Bosch, winning promotion to the
Eredivisie
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three times – in the
1998–99,
2000–01 and
2003–04 seasons.
After playing two seasons with
Excelsior '31
Sportvereniging Excelsior '31, is a football club from Rijssen, Netherlands. It was founded on 31 May 1931. It plays Hoofdklasse since 2014, when it relegated from the Topklasse
The Derde Divisie (; en, Third Division), formerly known as Topkl ...
, Michels announced his retirement from professional football in July 2010.
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
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Eerste Divisie
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:
1998–99,
2000–01,
2003–04
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Michels, Jan
1970 births
Living people
Dutch footballers
Dutch expatriate footballers
AGOVV Apeldoorn players
Sparta Rotterdam players
FC Den Bosch players
PEC Zwolle players
Motherwell F.C. players
Go Ahead Eagles players
Excelsior '31 players
Scottish Premier League players
Eredivisie players
Eerste Divisie players
Expatriate footballers in Scotland
Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Scotland
Footballers from Deventer
Association football midfielders