Career
Jacobus Johannes Martinus Paulus ("Jean-Paul") van Gastel (born April 28, 1972 in Breda, Noord-Brabant) is a retired soccer midfielder from the Netherlands, who obtained five caps for the Dutch national team, scoring twice. Van Gastel started his professional career in 1990 with Willem II Tilburg, where he stayed for six seasons, before moving to Feyenoord Rotterdam. He moved to Italy in 2001 and played for Ternana Calcio (Serie B). and Como Calcio 1907 (Serie A).
He ended his career in 2003 with De Graafschap.
At the end as player he worked from 2004 to 2005 as Head Coach from the U-19 team by Willem World War II On 30 June 2005 he began his coaching career by the U-19 from Feyenoord Rotterdam. Club Feyenoord.