Best known for his lengthy spell with PSV, he had good passing abilities, also having his career cut short by injury, retiring at 30. He amassed Eredivisie totals of 189 games and 43 goals, over the course of ten seasons.
Born in The Hague (Den Haag), de Jong started his professional career with his hometown club ADO Den Haag, in the second division. In January 1998, his solid performances led to a move to the Eredivisie with FC Utrecht, where he continued to perform well.
For 2000–01, de Jong joined PSV Eindhoven. After a good run in his debut campaign (28 matches, three goals, national league conquered) and the second, he was loaned to SC Heerenveen for one season.
On 26 February 2008, after having only played 15 games in four years, all in 2004–05, de Jong retired from football due to an injury he sustained in training in 2005. He was unable to recover even after 35 months of rehabilitation, and subsequently expressed interest in staying at PSV in a non-footballing capacity.[1]
^"Injury victim de jong retires at 30". Goal.com. 26 February 2008. Retrieved 26 February 2008.
External linksedit
Stats at Voetbal International (in Dutch)
Beijen profile (in Dutch)
January 01, 1970
john, jong, linguist, john, jong, governor, virgin, islands, johannes, jacobus, john, jong, born, march, 1977, dutch, retired, professional, footballer, played, attacking, midfielder, personal, informationfull, namejohannes, jacobus, jongdate, birth, 1977, mar. For the linguist see John H A L de Jong For the Governor of the U S Virgin Islands see John de Jongh Johannes Jacobus John de Jong born 8 March 1977 is a Dutch retired professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder John de JongPersonal informationFull nameJohannes Jacobus de JongDate of birth 1977 03 08 8 March 1977 age 47 Place of birthThe Hague NetherlandsHeight1 83 m 6 ft 0 in Position s MidfielderYouth careerVV WilhelmusDen HaagSenior career YearsTeamApps Gls 1995 1997Den Haag69 19 1998 2000Utrecht71 16 2000 2008PSV92 18 2002 2003 Heerenveen loan 26 9 Total258 62 Club domestic league appearances and goals Best known for his lengthy spell with PSV he had good passing abilities also having his career cut short by injury retiring at 30 He amassed Eredivisie totals of 189 games and 43 goals over the course of ten seasons Contents 1 Club career 2 Honours 3 References 4 External linksClub career editBorn in The Hague Den Haag de Jong started his professional career with his hometown club ADO Den Haag in the second division In January 1998 his solid performances led to a move to the Eredivisie with FC Utrecht where he continued to perform well For 2000 01 de Jong joined PSV Eindhoven After a good run in his debut campaign 28 matches three goals national league conquered and the second he was loaned to SC Heerenveen for one season On 26 February 2008 after having only played 15 games in four years all in 2004 05 de Jong retired from football due to an injury he sustained in training in 2005 He was unable to recover even after 35 months of rehabilitation and subsequently expressed interest in staying at PSV in a non footballing capacity 1 Honours editPSV Eredivisie 2000 01 KNVB Cup 2004 05 Johan Cruyff Shield 2000 2001 2003References edit Injury victim de jong retires at 30 Goal com 26 February 2008 Retrieved 26 February 2008 External links editStats at Voetbal International in Dutch Beijen profile in Dutch Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title John de Jong amp oldid 1163792826, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
