Jan Jongbloed

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Jan Jongbloed
Personal information
Date of birth November 25, 1940 (1940-11-25) (age 67)
Place of birth    Flag of the Netherlands Amsterdam, Netherlands
Playing position Goalkeeper
Club information
Current club retired
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
1959–1972
1972–1977
1977–1981
1982-1986
DWS
FC Amsterdam
Roda JC
Go Ahead Eagles
Career
353 00(0)
161 00(0)
112 00(0)
081 00(0)
707 00(0)   
National team
1962-1978 Flag of the Netherlands Netherlands 024 00(0)

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only.
* Appearances (Goals)


Jan Jongbloed (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.

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.

Sporting positions
Preceded by
Flag of Germany Herbert Neumann
Vitesse Arnhem Manager (a.i.)
alongside Edward Sturing

October 30, 1999December 31, 1999
Succeeded by
Flag of the Netherlands Ronald Koeman