Theo de Jong
Theodorus ("Theo") Jacob de Jong (born 11 August 1947[6] in Leeuwarden) is a former Dutch footballer and now coach in Nigerian Premier League at Ikorodu United F.C..
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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) | |||||||||||||
| National team | ||||||||||||||||
| 1972–1974 | Netherlands | 15 | (3) | |||||||||||||
| Teams managed | ||||||||||||||||
| 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. | |||||||||||||||
Honours
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| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | ||||||||||||||||
During his career he played for NEC Nijmegen and Feyenoord Rotterdam.[7] He earned 15 caps and scored 3 goals for the Netherlands national football 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, is also a footballer.
References
- "Theo de Jong treedt in dienst bij De Graafschap". 6 May 1996.
- "De Jong to Iran" (PDF). Newsletter Embassy of the I.R. of Iran. February 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 June 2007.
- "Haan takes charge of Cameroon". August 2006. Archived from the original on 3 January 2016.
- "De Jong head back to Iranian football". 14 February 2007.
- "Voetbaltrainers Theo de Jong en Jan Verheijen in Iraanse spagaat". 8 November 2007.
- FIFA profile
- "Europa Cup Cijfiers van: Theo de Jong". Archived from the original on 1 June 2008.
- "Feyenoord Wie is Wie".
- de Jong, Theo at National-Football-Teams.com
External links
- "Theo de Jong koopt Finse club". telesport. 20 December 1999.
- "Jani Kauppila - looking to secure a regular place in the Rangers squad". 3 April 2001. Archived from the original on 4 June 2011.
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