Jan Jongbloed[a] (25 November 1940 – 30 August 2023) was a Dutch professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He played for the Netherlands national team, having represented the country at the 1974 and 1978 FIFA World Cups, where the Oranje finished as runners-up in both cases.
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| Date of birth | 25 November 1940 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Amsterdam, German-occupied Netherlands | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 30 August 2023 (aged 82) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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
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Club career
editBorn in Amsterdam, Jongbloed played for DWS (then rebranded as FC Amsterdam), Roda JC and Go Ahead Eagles.[1] He played a total amount of 717 professional games,[1][2] and made the second-highest number of appearances in the history of the Eredivisie, behind only Pim Doesburg.[3]
Jongbloed retired in 1986, at the age of 45, due to a heart attack he had suffered during an official match between Go Ahead Eagles and HFC Haarlem.[3][4] After his retirement from playing, he worked as a football coach.[4][5]
International career
editJongbloed made 24 appearances for the Netherlands senior national team, winning his first cap in 1962 and the last in the 1978 FIFA World Cup final.[5][6][7]
Jongbloed represented the Netherlands at the 1974 and 1978 FIFA World Cups.[4][8]
Style of play
editAs a youth, he was a winger. When he was keeping, he become one of the pioneer of sweeper-keeper, which style of play matched the totaalvoetbal with his feet ability . Anticipated 40 years of this style, when nowadays, a lot of keepers such Manuel Neuer, Alisson and many others, being crucial of football innovation.
Personal life and death
editJongbloed was married twice and twice divorced;[9] he had a daughter, Nicole,[9] and a son, Eric.[4][10] The latter also went on to play football as a goalkeeper for DWS; however, during a match on 23 September 1984,[10] he was fatally struck by lightning, aged 21.[4][10]
Jongbloed died on 30 August 2023, at the age of 82.[2][4][8]
Honours
editDWS
Netherlands
- FIFA World Cup runner-up: 1974,[4][12] 1978[4][13]
- UEFA European Championship third place: 1976[14]
- Tournoi de Paris: 1978[15]
Notes
edit- ^ The phrase Jan Jongbloed is pronounced [jɑˈɲɔŋblut]. The words in isolation are pronounced [jɑn] and [ˈjɔŋblut].
References
edit- ^ a b "Jongbloed kon maar moeilijk stoppen: 'Een mooier vak dan keepen bestaat niet'". NOS.nl (in Dutch). 31 August 2023. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
- ^ a b "Former Netherlands goalkeeper Jan Jongbloed, runner-up in 2 World Cup finals, has died at 82". Associated Press. 31 August 2023. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
- ^ a b Golia, Simone (31 August 2023). "Addio a Jongbloed, il portiere «pazzo» dell'Olanda di Cruijff". Corriere della Sera (in Italian). Retrieved 1 September 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Voormalig Oranje-doelman Jan Jongbloed (82) overleden". NOS.nl (in Dutch). 31 August 2023. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
- ^ a b "Golden generation Dutch keeper Jongbloed dies aged 82". France 24. 31 August 2023. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
- ^ Jan Jongbloed Statistics FIFA. Retrieved 3 February 2010.
- ^ Stokkermans, Karel (29 January 2010). "Jan Jongbloed – International Appearances". RSSSF.
- ^ a b "Voormalig Oranje-doelman Jan Jongbloed op 82-jarige leeftijd overleden". ESPN.nl (in Dutch). 31 August 2023. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
- ^ a b Marx, Ernest (9 June 2010) Zelfportret: Jan Jongbloed. hpdetijd.nl
- ^ a b c De dood van doelman Eric Jongbloed. geschiedenis24.nl. 23 September 2009
- ^ Schoenmakers, Jan (20 February 2005). "Netherlands 1963/64". RSSSF. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
- ^ "World Cup history - West Germany 1974". BBC Sport. BBC. 4 May 2006. Archived from the original on 6 July 2006. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
- ^ "2 goal Kempes sinks the Dutch". Glasgow Herald. 26 June 1978. p. 23. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
- ^ "Netherlands v. Yugoslavia - UEFA Euro 1976". UEFA.com. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
- ^ "1978 Tournoi de Paris". RSSSF. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
External links
edit Media related to Jan Jongbloed at Wikimedia Commons
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