On February 22, Guangzhou City FC officially announced Dutchman Van Garst as the team's new head coach, who was an assistant to former boss Van Bronckhorst last season.
Van Garst, 48, was born on April 28, 1972 in Breda, the Netherlands. He played as a central defender and back in his playing days, and has played for Willem II, Feyenoord, Traina, Como, Graves Sharp, etc. He was the captain of Feyenoord and won the Dutch Championship and the Dutch Super Cup. During his time with Feyenoord, he served as team captain and won the Dutch League Championship and the Dutch Super Cup with the team. In his career, he made a total of 316 appearances for the club, scoring 52 goals and 19 assists. In addition, van Gaast also played five matches for the Dutch national team, scoring two goals.
After his retirement, Van Garst began his coaching career at Feyenoord U19 in the Netherlands, serving as an assistant coach of the Dutch Eredivisie team Feyenoord since 2011, helping the team to win one Dutch First Division title, two Dutch Cups, and two Dutch Supercups in the past eight years.At the beginning of 2020, Van Garst joined Guangzhou City FC with his old partner Van Bronckhorst, serving as an assistant coach of the first team. The first team assistant coach of Guangzhou City.
