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)
National team
1962–1978 Netherlands 24 (0)
Teams managed
1981–1982 HFC Haarlem (assistant)
1986–2000 Vitesse (assistant)
1999 Vitesse (ad interim)
2000–2010 Vitesse (youth)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

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 World Cup final.[1][2] He played with the Netherlands national football team at the 1974 and 1978 FIFA World Cups. He retired at age 45, due to a heart attack that he suffered while playing, and then worked as a football coach.

Personal life

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
Jongbloed with wife in 1964
Sporting positions
Preceded by
Herbert Neumann		 Vitesse Arnhem Manager (a.i.)
alongside Edward Sturing
30 October 1999 – 31 December 1999		 Succeeded by
Ronald Koeman


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