Jan Jongbloed

Jan Jongbloed (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈjɑn ˈjɔŋ.blut]; born 25 November 1940) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He played with the Netherlands national football team.

Jan Jongbloed
Jongbloed in 1978
Personal information
Date of birth (1940-11-25) 25 November 1940
Place of birth Amsterdam, Netherlands
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
DWS
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1959–1972 DWS 353 (0)
1972–1977 FC Amsterdam 161 (0)
1977–1981 Roda JC 112 (0)
1982–1986 Go Ahead Eagles 81 (0)
Total 707 (0)
International career
1962–1978 Netherlands 24 (0)
Managerial career
1981–1982 HFC Haarlem (assistant)
1986–2000 Vitesse (assistant)
1999 Vitesse (ad interim)
2000–2010 Vitesse (youth)
Honours
Men's football
Representing  Netherlands
FIFA World Cup
Runner-up1974 West Germany
Runner-up1978 Argentina
European Championship
Third place1976 Yugoslavia
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Jongbloed was born in Amsterdam. He played with DWS (later FC Amsterdam), Roda JC and Go Ahead Eagles. The 707 games he played in the Eredivisie was a record. Jongbloed made 24 appearances for the Netherlands, winning his first cap in 1962 and last in the 1978 FIFA World Cup final.[1][2] He played with the Netherlands national team at the 1974 and 1978 FIFA World Cups. He retired in 1986 at age 45, due to a heart attack that he suffered while playing, and then worked as a football coach.

Personal life
Jongbloed with wife in 1964

Jongbloed was married twice and twice divorced; he has a daughter Nicole.[3] His son Eric was also a football goalkeeper with DWS. He was hit by lightning and killed, aged 21, during a match on 23 September 1984.[4]

Honours

DWS

Netherlands

References
  1. Jan Jongbloed Statistics FIFA. Retrieved 3 February 2010.
  2. Stokkermans, Karel (29 January 2010). "Jan Jongbloed – International Appearances". RSSSF.
  3. Marx, Ernest (9 June 2010) Zelfportret: Jan Jongbloed. hpdetijd.nl
  4. De dood van doelman Eric Jongbloed. geschiedenis24.nl. 23 September 2009

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