Jan Jongbloed

Jan Jongbloed
Personal information
Full name Jan Jongbloed
Date of birth November 25, 1940 (1940-11-25) (age 71)
Place of birth Amsterdam, Netherlands
Height 1.79m (5ft 10in)
Playing position Goalkeeper
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)
Career 707 (0 )
National team
1962–1978 Netherlands 24 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (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.

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.[1][2]

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

October 30, 1999 – December 31, 1999
Succeeded by
Ronald Koeman