![]() De Jong in 1972 | |||||||||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Theodorus Jacob de Jong | ||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | 11 August 1947 | ||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Leeuwarden, Netherlands | ||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
1966–1970 | Blauw Wit | ||||||||||||||||
1971–1972 | NEC Nijmegen | 57 | (17) | ||||||||||||||
1972–1977 | Feyenoord Rotterdam | 163 | (61) | ||||||||||||||
1977–1981 | Roda JC | 125 | (44) | ||||||||||||||
1981–1983 | Seiko | 54 | (15) | ||||||||||||||
1983–1984 | F. C. Den Bosch | 28 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
International career | |||||||||||||||||
1972–1974 | Netherlands | 15 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
Managerial career | |||||||||||||||||
1986–1989 | F. C. Den Bosch [1] | ||||||||||||||||
1989–1992 | FC Zwolle [1] | ||||||||||||||||
1992–1993 | SC Cambuur | ||||||||||||||||
1995–1996 | Willem II | ||||||||||||||||
2001–2002 | Go Ahead Eagles | ||||||||||||||||
2002–2004 | China (assistant) | ||||||||||||||||
2006 | Persepolis F.C. (assistant) [2] | ||||||||||||||||
2006–2007 | Cameroon (assistant) [2] [3] | ||||||||||||||||
2007 | Esteghlal (assistant) [2] [4] | ||||||||||||||||
2007 | Steel Azin [5] | ||||||||||||||||
2010 | Willem II | ||||||||||||||||
2016 | Ikorodu United F.C. | ||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Theodorus Jacob de Jong (born 11 August 1947 [6] ) is a Dutch former professional footballer and former football coach.
During his career, he played for NEC Nijmegen and Feyenoord Rotterdam. [7] He earned 15 caps and scored 3 goals for the Netherlands national team and played for them in the 1974 FIFA World Cup Final. [6]
De Jong was a member of the Feyenoord team that won the UEFA Cup in 1974, beating Tottenham Hotspur in the then two-legged final. [8] He later played three seasons in Hong Kong for Seiko. [9]
His son, Dave de Jong, was also a professional footballer.