Johannes Marinus "Jan" van Halst (born 20 April 1969) is a former Dutch professional
football player and current
television
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show host and sports analyst for
Ziggo Sport. He previously held positions as financial manager and general manager of the Dutch football club
FC Twente
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.
On August 13, 2021, it was announced that he would participate in the Dutch TV-show Expeditie Robinson: a well-known survival programme featuring famous Dutch people.
Club career
Jan Van Halst started his youth career at VV Jonathan but then moved to FC Utrecht.
International career
Van Halst made one appearance for the
Netherlands national U-21 team when he played the full 90 minutes against
Iceland
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in what ended in a 0–3 loss.
Honours
;Ajax
Eredivisie
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: 2001–02
KNVB Cup: 2001–02
References
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1969 births
Living people
Dutch association football commentators
Dutch footballers
Footballers from Utrecht (city)
FC Utrecht players
FC Wageningen players
FC Twente players
AFC Ajax players
Fortuna Sittard players
SBV Vitesse players
Eredivisie players
Eerste Divisie players
Association football midfielders
FC Twente non-playing staff