Paul Beekmans

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Paul Beekmans

| image = Paul-beekmans-1299065997.jpg

| image_size = 220px

| fullname =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1982|1|3|df=y}}

| birth_place = Vught, Netherlands

| height = {{Height|m=1.89}}

| position = Defensive midfielder

| currentclub = FC Den Bosch (caretaker)

| clubnumber =

| years1 = 2002–2008 |clubs1 = FC Den Bosch |caps1 = 195 |goals1 = 23

| years2 = 2008–2011 |clubs2 = Cambuur |caps2 = 99 |goals2 = 6

| years3 = 2011–2012 |clubs3 = Gold Coast United |caps3 = 14 |goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2012–2013 |clubs4 = Almere City |caps4 = 15 |goals4 = 1

| years5 = 2013–2015 |clubs5 = Eindhoven |caps5 = 48 |goals5 = 3

| years6 = 2015–2016 |clubs6 = FC Den Bosch |caps6 = 7 |goals6 = 1

| manageryears1= 2016–2021

| managerclubs1= FC Den Bosch (assistant)

| manageryears2= 2021–2022

| managerclubs2= Eindhoven (assistant)

}}

Paul Beekmans (born 3 January 1982) is a Dutch football manager and former player who mainly played as a defensive midfielder.

Club career

He formerly played for FC Den Bosch, SC Cambuur, Almere City FC,[http://www.omroepflevoland.nl/Sport/90484/almere-paul-beekmans-naar-almere-city-fc Paul Beekmans naar Almere City FC] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160918043224/http://www.omroepflevoland.nl/Sport/90484/almere-paul-beekmans-naar-almere-city-fc |date=2016-09-18 }} - Omroep Flevoland {{in lang|nl}} Eindhoven[http://www.ed.nl/sport/voetbal/fc-eindhoven/fc-eindhoven-heeft-nieveld-en-beekmans-binnen-1.3913397 FC Eindhoven heeft Nieveld en Beekmans binnen] - Eindhovens Dagblad {{in lang|nl}} and Gold Coast United.

=FC Den Bosch=

Beekmans played in 195 games for FC Den Bosch, from 2002 until 2008 in the Eredivisie and Eerste Divisie 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.[http://www.bd.nl/sport/voetbal/fc-den-bosch/paul-beekmans-is-terug-bij-fc-den-bosch-1.5022803 Paul Beekmans is terug bij FC Den Bosch] - Brabants Dagblad {{in lang|nl}}

=SC Cambuur=

Beekmans spent three seasons at SC Cambuur, 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.[http://www.goldcoastunited.com.au/default.aspx?s=newsdisplay&id=39963 Gold Coast United - Dutch defensive midfielder Beekmans pens Gold Coast deal]{{dead link|date=March 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

Honours

Den Bosch

Eerste Divisie: 2003–04{{cite news |title=FC Den Bosch kampioen door supersub |url=https://www.vi.nl/nieuws/fc-den-bosch-kampioen-door-supersub |access-date=2 January 2024 |work=Voetbal International |date=14 May 2004 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221017061856/https://www.vi.nl/nieuws/fc-den-bosch-kampioen-door-supersub |archive-date=17 October 2022 |language=nl}}{{cite web |title=FC Den Bosch: Squad 2003/2004 |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/teams/fc-den-bosch/2004/2/ |website=WorldFootball.net |publisher=HEIM:SPIEL |access-date=2 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240102195957/https://www.worldfootball.net/teams/fc-den-bosch/2004/2/ |archive-date=2 January 2024}}