Paul Beekmans (born 3 January 1982) is a Dutch football

manager Management (or managing) is the administration of an organization, whether it is a business, a nonprofit organization, or a government body. It is the art and science of managing resources of the business. Management includes the activities ...

and former player who mainly played as a

defensive midfielder A midfielder is an outfield position in association football. Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. As central midfielders often go across boundari ...

. He is currently assistant manager of

Eerste Divisie The Eerste Divisie (, en, First Division) is the second-highest tier of football in the Netherlands. It is linked with the top-level Eredivisie and with the third-level Tweede Divisie via promotion/relegation systems. It is also known as t ...

side FC Den Bosch.

Club career

He formerly played for FC Den Bosch,

SC Cambuur SC Cambuur, also known as Cambuur Leeuwarden, or simply Cambuur, () is a Dutch football club from the city of Leeuwarden formed on 19 June 1964. They currently play in the Eredivisie, the top tier of Dutch football, after winning the 2020–21 Ee ...

Almere City FC Almere City Football Club is a Dutch professional football club based in Almere, Flevoland. Founded in 2001, plays in the Eerste Divisie, the second tier of Dutch football, and hosts home matches at the Yanmar Stadion. The club builds on former c ...

, Eindhoven and

Gold Coast United Gold Coast United Football Club is an Australian soccer club based in Gold Coast, Queensland. The earliest incarnation of the club formed in 1966 and its home ground was at Nikiforides Family Park in Broadbeach. The first era of Gold Coast Unit ...

FC Den Bosch

Beekmans played in 195 games for FC Den Bosch, from 2002 until 2008 in the

Eredivisie The Eredivisie (; ''"Honour Division"'' or ''"Premier Division"'') is the highest level of professional football in the Netherlands. The league was founded in 1956, two years after the start of professional football in the Netherlands. It is c ...

and

and scored 23 goals. He returned to the club in summer 2015 as an amateur while also working as an account manager at the club.Paul Beekmans is terug bij FC Den Bosch
- Brabants Dagblad

SC Cambuur

Beekmans spent three seasons at

, playing 99 games for the team in the Eerste Divisie.

Gold Coast United

On 8 June 2011, Beekmans signed a contract with Australian A-League team Gold Coast United.Gold Coast United - Dutch defensive midfielder Beekmans pens Gold Coast deal
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Beekmans, Paul 1982 births Living people People from Vught Association football midfielders Dutch footballers FC Den Bosch players Gold Coast United FC players Almere City FC players FC Eindhoven players Eerste Divisie players Eredivisie players A-League Men players FC Den Bosch managers Dutch expatriate footballers Expatriate soccer players in Australia Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Australia Dutch football managers