Jan de Jonge (born 8 May 1963) is a professional football coach and former player who is head coach of Lebanese Premier League club Safa. As a player, he played as a striker for three clubs in the Netherlands: FC Groningen, SC Heerenveen and FC Emmen.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 8 May 1963 | ||
| Place of birth | Emmen, Netherlands | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Safa (head coach) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Germanicus Coevorden | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1982–1984 | FC Groningen | 20 | (6) |
| 1984–1989 | SC Heerenveen | 152 | (55) |
| 1989–1996 | FC Emmen | 238 | (92) |
| Total | 410 | (153) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1996–1999 | FC Emmen (assistant) | ||
| 1998–2001 | FC Emmen | ||
| 2001–2005 | SC Heerenveen (assistant) | ||
| 2005–2008 | De Graafschap | ||
| 2008–2009 | SC Heerenveen (youth coach) | ||
| 2009–2010 | SC Heerenveen (interim) | ||
| 2010–2013 | SC Heerenveen (assistant) | ||
| 2013–2014 | Heracles Almelo | ||
| 2015–2016 | Nea Salamis | ||
| 2016–2017 | VfL Bochum (assistant) | ||
| 2017–2018 | Twente Enschede (assistant) | ||
| 2018 | Eskisehirspor (assistant) | ||
| 2019–2021 | De Treffers | ||
| 2021–2022 | Samsunspor (assistant) | ||
| 2022–2023 | Harkemase Boys | ||
| 2023 | Safa | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Managerial career
editHe was manager of FC Emmen, De Graafschap[1] and he also served as assistant and interim manager of Dutch Eredivisie football club SC Heerenveen, after the dismissal of Trond Sollied during the early weeks of the 2009–10 season. In June 2013 he was appointed by Heracles.[2]
He was sacked by Heracles on 31 August 2014 after the club lost its first four Eredivisie matches of the 2014-15 season.[3]
On 28 June 2023, de Jonge was appointed head coach of Lebanese Premier League club Safa.[4] Jansen left Safa on the 13th of September 2023 for what was cited as personal reasons.[5]
References
edit- ^ Jan de Jonge nieuwe coach De Graafschap - Trouw (in Dutch)
- ^ De Jonge nieuwe trainer Heracles Almelo - Trouw (in Dutch)
- ^ De Jonge ontslagen bij Heracles Almelo - AD (in Dutch)
- ^ "Jan de Jonge trekt nu naar Libanon en volgt Johnny Jansen op bij Safa FC". Dagblad van het Noorden (in Dutch). 28 June 2023. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
- ^ "الصفاء يودع مدربه يان دي يونج". 11 September 2023.
External links
edit- (in Dutch) Profile
- (in Dutch) Profile Archived 2009-07-09 at the Wayback Machine
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