Jean-Paul de Jong

Jean-Paul de Jong
	De Jong in training with FC Utrecht
Personal information
Full name	Jean-Paul de Jong
Date of birth	17 October 1970 (age 52)
Place of birth	Utrecht, Netherlands
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
	DWSV
	Elinkwijk
1984–1986	Feyenoord
1986–1989	Ajax
1989–1991	Arminia Bielefeld
Senior career*
Years	Team
1991–1993	VfL Osnabrück
1993–2007	Utrecht
Total
Managerial career
2007–2013	Utrecht (youth)
2013–2015	FC Eindhoven
2015–2017	Utrecht (assistant)
2017–2018	Utrecht
2019–2020	Roda JC Kerkrade
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Last updated July 10, 2023

Jean-Paul de Jong (born 17 October 1970) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played mostly as a right midfielder. He was most recently the manager of Roda JC Kerkrade. He was the manager of FC Utrecht until 4 September 2018.

Career

Born in Utrecht, de Jong had several trainee spells, including with country giants Feyenoord and AFC Ajax. He made his professional debuts in Germany at the age of 20 with 2. Bundesliga club VfL Osnabrück, appearing sparingly over the course of two seasons.

In 1993 de Jong returned to his country and city,^{[ clarification needed ]} going on serve a 14-year spell with FC Utrecht. In total he played 370 Eredivisie matches, in which he scored 11 goals; as the side appeared in three consecutive domestic cup finals, winning twice, "Mr. FC Utrecht" (as he was nicknamed) was on target in the final of the 2002–03 edition, opening the scoresheet in a 4–1 win against Feyenoord.^[1]

On 22 April 2007, de Jong received his 83rd yellow card in the league, surpassing the record number of cards received by a player which had been previously held by Barry van Galen. During his final season as a player, in which he contributed with 21 matches to a comfortable ninth place, he completed his coaching training badges and began to work as a youth trainer with the club.^[2]

Honours

KNVB Cup: 2002–03, 2003–04 ^[3]^[4]
Johan Cruyff Shield: 2004

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References

↑ "Gluscevic, ex del Extremadura, ´héroe´ del fútbol holandés" [Gluscevic, formerly of Extremadura, ´heroe´ of Dutch football] (in Spanish). El Periódico de Extremadura. 2 June 2003. Retrieved 11 November 2015.
↑ "Jean-Paul stopt, maar blijft bij FC Utrecht" [Jean-Paul retires, but stays with FC Utrecht] (in Dutch). FC Utrecht. 14 June 2007. Archived from the original on 22 July 2012. Retrieved 5 August 2009.
↑ "2003: FC UTRECHT NEEMT REVANCHE". totoknvbbekker.nl. 12 March 2018. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
↑ "2004: FC UTRECHT PROLONGEERT DE BEKER". totoknvbbekker.nl. 12 March 2018. Retrieved 17 October 2020.

External links

Stats at Voetbal International (in Dutch)
Beijen profile (in Dutch)
Jean-Paul de Jong at fussballdaten.de (in German)

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[1] "Gluscevic, ex del Extremadura, ´héroe´ del fútbol holandés" [Gluscevic, formerly of Extremadura, ´heroe´ of Dutch football] (in Spanish). El Periódico de Extremadura. 2 June 2003. Retrieved 11 November 2015.

[2] "Jean-Paul stopt, maar blijft bij FC Utrecht" [Jean-Paul retires, but stays with FC Utrecht] (in Dutch). FC Utrecht. 14 June 2007. Archived from the original on 22 July 2012. Retrieved 5 August 2009.

[3] "2003: FC UTRECHT NEEMT REVANCHE". totoknvbbekker.nl. 12 March 2018. Retrieved 17 October 2020.

[4] "2004: FC UTRECHT PROLONGEERT DE BEKER". totoknvbbekker.nl. 12 March 2018. Retrieved 17 October 2020.

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