Jan Michels

{{short description|Dutch former professional footballer (born 1970)}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Jan Michels

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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1970|9|8|df=y}}

| birth_place = Deventer, Netherlands

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| position = Midfielder

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| years1 = 1990–1992

| years2 = 1992–1998

| years3 = 1998–1999

| years4 = 1999–2004

| years5 = 2004–2006

| years6 = 2006–2008

| years7 = 2008–2009

| clubs1 = PEC Zwolle

| clubs2 = Go Ahead Eagles

| clubs3 = Motherwell

| clubs4 = Den Bosch

| clubs5 = Sparta Rotterdam

| clubs6 = AGOVV

| clubs7 = Excelsior '31

| caps1 = 34

| caps2 = 170

| caps3 = 7

| caps4 = 157

| caps5 = 43

| caps6 = 29

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| goals1 = 3

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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.{{cite web|publisher=Voetbal International|title=Jan Michels|url=http://www.vi.nl/Spelers/Speler/Jan-Michels.htm|language=Dutch|accessdate=February 9, 2010}}

Career

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.{{cite news |last1=Berghe |first1=Roy van den |title=Jan Michels klust zich terug in de voetballerij: 'Ooit riep Romário dat PSV mij moest halen' |url=https://www.bd.nl/nederlands-voetbal/jan-michels-klust-zich-terug-in-de-voetballerij-ooit-riep-romario-dat-psv-mij-moest-halen~a7a44623/ |work=Brabants Dagblad |date=13 June 2020 |language=nl}} After playing two seasons with Excelsior '31, Michels announced his retirement from professional football in July 2010.{{cite web |title=Jan Michels (37) komend seizoen te bewonderen bij Excelsior'31 |url=https://www.excelsior31.nl/1339/nieuws/jan-michels-37-komend-seizoen-te-bewonderen-bij-excelsior-31 |website=www.excelsior31.nl |access-date=11 April 2021 |language=nl}}

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{{cite web |title=Historie |url=https://www.fcdenbosch.nl/club/historie-2/historie/ |website=FC Den Bosch |access-date=11 April 2021 |language=nl |archive-date=30 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200930192354/https://www.fcdenbosch.nl/club/historie-2/historie/ |url-status=dead }}