Career/clubs: Eddy CASTELS was Lucien VAN KERSSCHAEVER’s assistant coach in Racing Mechelen (88-94); in 1995, he accompagnied its team in Antwerpen (merger with Merksem, Pitzemburg and Sobabee Antwerpen); head coach RB Antwerpen (95-00); head coach Athlon Ieper (00-01); head coach Base/Telindus Oostende (nov01- feb04); head coach RBC Verviers Pepinster (04-06); head coach Spirou Basket (06- feb 08); head coach Port of Anwerp Giants(2008-2013) ; head coach Zorg en Zekerheid Leiden (2014-2016)
Awards : Belgian Championships 1999-2000 and 2001-2002. Belgian Cup in 2000 and 2002. Coach of the year in 2000, 2002 and 2009. Korac Cup’s semi final in 2001.
Miscellaneous : writer : “Time-Out”, mai 2007 ; “Zo de coach, zo het team”, august 2014
Belgian Lions : Head Coach sinds 2005 (took over from Giovanni BOZZI). Has coached its 1st Belgian National Team’s game on August 3rd 2005 in Tampere (Finland) Belgium – Austria 76-58. Has qualified Belgian Lions for back-to-back-to-back EuroBasket 2011-2013-2015
Games coached as head coach Lions till 2016 : 174 games
