Theo de Jong

De Jong in 1972

Personal information

Full name

Theodorus Jacob de Jong

Date of birth

11 August 1947 (age 76)

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

Men's football

Representing Netherlands
FIFA World Cup
Runner-up	1974 West Germany

*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Theodorus Jacob de Jong (born 11 August 1947^[6]) is a Dutch former professional footballer and current coach of Nigerian Premier League club Ikorodu United F.C.

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.

References

External links

Netherlands squad – 1974 FIFA World Cup runners-up

Netherlands squad – 1974 FIFA World Cup runners-up
1 Geels 2 Haan 3 Van Hanegem 4 Van Ierssel 5 Israël 6 Jansen 7 De Jong 8 Jongbloed 9 Keizer 10 R. van de Kerkhof 11 W. van de Kerkhof 12 Krol 13 Neeskens 14 Cruijff (c) 15 Rensenbrink 16 Rep 17 Rijsbergen 18 Schrijvers 19 Strik 20 Suurbier 21 Treijtel 22 Vos Coach: Michels

FC Den Bosch – managers

Tap (1965–70)
Remmers (1970–74)
De Ruiter (1974–76)
Zonderland (1976–78)
Gosens (1979–80)
Zonderland (1980)
Zonderland & Verèl (1980–81)
Verèl (1981–84)
Israël (1984–86)
De Jong (1986–89)
Israël (1989–90)
Van der Pluijm (1990–95)
Dekker (1995–96)
Zwamborn (1996–98)
Koopman (1998–2000)
Wotte (2000)
Wetzel & Van Grinsven (a.i.) (2000)
Vloet & Van Grinsven (a.i.) (2000)
Poortvliet (2000–01)
Vloet (2001–02)
Kruys (2002–04)
Wisman (2004–05)
Van Grinsven, Van der Hoorn & Van der Horst (a.i.) (2005)
Bos (2005–09)
Van Grinsven, Van der Hoorn & Scholten (a.i.) (2009)
Brys (2009–10)
Groenendijk (2010–12)
Poortvliet (2012–13)
Kaiser (2013–15)
Van Eck (2015–16)
Vloet (2016–17)
Boessen (2017–19)
Van der Ven (2019–21)
De Gier (2021–23)
van Overbeek (2023)
Kaczmarek (2023–)

PEC Zwolle – managers

Van Asten (1955–57)
De Roos & Vogelzang (1957–58)
Her. Spijkerman (1958–59)
De Roos (1959–61)
Her. Spijkerman (1961–63)
Sluyk (1963–65)
Blokland (1965–66)
Van Asten (1966–68)
Brandes (1968–69)
Van de Meent (1969–70)
Zalai (1970–73)
Keßler (1973–74)
Donenfeld & Verhaert (1974–75)
Alleman (1975–77)
Korbach (1977–82)
Paauwe (a.i.) (1982)
Israël (a.i.) (1982)
Brom (1982–84)
Adriaanse (1984–88)
Hendriks (a.i.) (1988)
Laseroms (1988–89)
De Jong (1989–92)
Hendriks (1992–95)
Schrijvers (1995–96)
Everse (1996–98)
Lodeweges (1999–2001)
Krabbe (2001–02)
Boeve (2002–03)
Nijkamp (a.i.) (2003)
Hen. Spijkerman (2003–06)
Sinkgraven (a.i.) (2006)
Everse (2006–09)
Boekweg (a.i.) (2009)
Roelofsen (a.i.) (2009)
Everse (2009)
Boekweg & Stam (dual a.i.) (2009)
Langeler (2010–13)
Jans (2013–17)
Van 't Schip (2017–18)
Stam (2018–19)
Stegeman (2019–21)
Konterman (a.i.) (2021)
Langeler (2021)
Schreuder (2021–23)
Jansen (2023–)

SC Cambuur – managers

Dubbelman (1954–62)
Blokland (1962–64)
Bens (1964–66)
De Wolf (1966–68)
Woudstra (a.i.) (1968)
Bens (1968–70)
Otten (1970–72)
Sannes (a.i.) (1972)
Beenhakker (1972–75)
Bouma (a.i.) (1975)
Bouma (1975–76)
De Ruiter (1976–80)
De Jonge (1980–83)
Verlangen (1983–85)
Spindelaar (a.i.) (1985)
Kistemaker (1985–86)
Korbach (1986–88)
Popovics (1988–90)
Baan (1990–1992)
T. de Jong (1992–93)
Korbach (1993–95)
Overweg (a.i.) (1995)
Berger (1995–98)
Kruys (1998–2002)
Lee (a.i.) (2002)
McDonald (2002–03)
De Boer (2003–05)
Schulting (a.i.) (2005)
Wesseling (2005–07)
Schouwenaar (a.i.) (2007)
Koolhof (2007–08)
Menzo (2008–10)
Arts (2010–13)
H. de Jong (a.i.) (2013)
Lodeweges (2013–14)
H. de Jong (2014–16)
Keizer (2016)
Maas (2016)
Hulshoff & Slot (a.i.) (2016–17)
Dijkhuizen (2017)
Hulshoff & Bruin (a.i.) (2017–18)
Hake (2018–19)
H. de Jong (2019–22)
Bosschaart & Barto (a.i.) (2022)
Ultee (2022–)

Willem II – managers

Fischer (1926–27)
Van der Aa & Van de Ven (1927–29)
Smith (1929–31)
Molnar (1931–32)
H. Peltzer (1932–33)
De Leeuw (1933–35)
Formenoy (1935)
Hall (1935–36)
Julian (1936–38)
De Leeuw (1938–39)
Longin (1939–40)
Van de Ven (1940–44)
Konings (1944–46)
Spijkers (1946–49)
Fadrhonc (1949–56)
Müller (1956–62)
Van der Leck (1963–66)
Debruyn (1966–67)
Van de Enden (1967)
Van der Leck (1967–71)
Wullems (1971–72)
Brouwer (1972–78)
De Jonge (1978–80)
Jacobs (1980–82)
Knobel (1982)
Brouwer (1982–84)
Notermans (1984–85)
De Visser (1985–90)
Koster (1990–91)
De Visser (1991)
Reker (1991–95)
De Jong (1995–96)
Calderwood (1996–97)
Adriaanse (1997–2000)
Verèl (2000)
Westerhof (2000–02)
Wotte (2002–04)
Wetzel (2004)
Maaskant (2004–05)
Zwamborn (2005–06)
Van Wijk (2006–07)
Jonker (2007–09)
Groenendijk (2009–10)
Pijpers (2010)
De Jong (2010)
Heerkes (2010–11)
Feskens (2011)
Streppel (2011–16)
Van de Looi (2016–18)
Robbemond^c (2018)
Koster (2018–21)
Petrović ^c (2021)
Grim (2021–22)
Hofland (2022)
Robbemond (2022–)

Go Ahead Eagles – managers

Fitton (1946–48)
Nagy (1948–50)
Köhler (1954–56)
De Bois (1956–57)
Richmond (1957–62)
Fadrhonc (1962–70)
Hughes (1970–73)
Notermans (1973–75)
Van Brussel (1975)
Beenhakker (1975–76)
Van Brussel (a.i.) (1976)
Coerver (1976–77)
Van Brussel (a.i.) (1978)
Brand (1978–80)
B. Maaskant (a.i.) (1980)
Kohn (1980–81)
B. Maaskant (a.i.) (1981)
B. Maaskant (1981–83)
Wullems (a.i.) (1983)
Wullems (1983–85)
Van Zoghel (1985–88)
Petescu (a.i.) (1988)
Korbach (1988–90)
Ten Cate (a.i.) (1990)
Versleijen (1990–93)
Ten Cate (1993–95)
Fafié (1995–96)
B. Maaskant (a.i.) (1996)
Van Veen (1996–97)
Van Staa (a.i.) (1997)
Van Staa (1997–2001)
De Jong (2001–02)
R. Maaskant (2002–03)
Libregts (2003–05)
Snoei (2005–08)
Ulderink (2008–11)
Gall (2011–12)
Calderwood (2012)
Ten Hag (2012–13)
Booy (2013–15)
Demmers (2015–16)
De Koning (2016–17)
R. Maaskant (a.i.) (2017)
Vlemmings (2017)
Van Staa (a.i.) (2018)
Stegeman (2018–19)
De Gier (2019–20)
Van Wonderen (2020–22)
Hake (2022–)