Jan Jongbloed (; born 25 November 1940) is a Dutch former professional

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who played as a

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. He played with the

Netherlands national football team The Netherlands national football team ( nl, Nederlands voetbalelftal or simply ''Het Nederlands elftal'') has represented the Netherlands in international men's football matches since 1905. The men's national team is controlled by the Royal ...

Career

Jongbloed was born in

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. He played with DWS (later FC Amsterdam), Roda JC and Go Ahead Eagles. The 707 games he played in the

Eredivisie The Eredivisie (; ''"Honour Division"'' or ''"Premier Division"'') is the highest level of professional football in the Netherlands. The league was founded in 1956, two years after the start of professional football in the Netherlands. It is ...

was a record. Jongbloed made 24 appearances for the Netherlands, winning his first cap in 1962 and last in the

1978 FIFA World Cup The 1978 FIFA World Cup was the 11th edition of the FIFA World Cup, a quadrennial international football world championship tournament among the men's senior national teams. It was held in Argentina between 1 and 25 June. The Cup was won by ...

final. He played with the Netherlands national team at the

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and 1978 FIFA World Cups. He retired in 1986 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 with DWS. He was hit by lightning and killed, aged 21, during a match on 23 September 1984.

Honours

DWS *

: 1963–64 Netherlands *

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runner-up:

, 1978 *

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third place: 1976

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1940 births Living people Dutch footballers Eredivisie players Netherlands international footballers Association football goalkeepers SBV Vitesse managers AFC DWS players Go Ahead Eagles players Roda JC Kerkrade players 1974 FIFA World Cup players UEFA Euro 1976 players 1978 FIFA World Cup players Footballers from Amsterdam FC Amsterdam players Dutch football managers Association football coaches {{netherlands-footy-goalkeeper-stub