Johannes Marinus "Jan" van Halst (born 20 April 1969) is a former Dutch professional football player and current

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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

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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

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in what ended in a 0–3 loss.

Honours

;Ajax

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: 2001–02
KNVB Cup: 2001–02

References

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