Jan Jongbloed

Jan Jongbloed

240px Jan Jongbloed in 1978
Personal information
Date of birth	(1940-11-25) 25 November 1940
Place of birth	Amsterdam, Netherlands
Height
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)
Medal record Representing Netherlands FIFA World Cup 1974 European Championship 1976 FIFA World Cup 1978
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jan Jongbloed (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈjɑn ˈjɔŋ.blut]; born 25 November 1940 in Amsterdam) was a football goalkeeper with the Netherlands national football team at the 1974 and 1978 FIFA World Cups, wearing the number 8 jersey.

Career

Jongbloed was known as a mobile goalkeeper who would often act as an extra defender, in the style of Gyula Grosics. In terms of clubs, he played with DWS (later FC Amsterdam), Roda JC and Go Ahead Eagles. The 707 games he played in the Eredivisie is still a record.

Jongbloed made a total of 24 appearances for the Netherlands, winning his first cap in 1962 and last in the 1978 World Cup final. 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. His son Eric was also a football goalkeeper. He was killed by lightning, aged 21, during a match on 23 September 1984.

References

File:Jan Jongbloed with wife 1964.jpg

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