 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, is also a footballer.
- ^ a b "Theo de Jong treedt in dienst bij De Graafschap". 6 May 1996.
- ^ a b c "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.
- ^ a b 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