Aad de Jong

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Aad de Jong
De Jong in 1951
Personal information
Full name Adrianus Cornelis de Jong
Date of birth (1921-12-01)1 December 1921
Place of birth The Hague, Netherlands
Date of death 29 August 2003(2003-08-29) (aged 81)
Place of death Moerdijk, Netherlands
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1937–1955 ADO Den Haag
International career
1950–1952 Netherlands 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Adrianus Cornelis "Aad" de Jong (1 December 1921 – 29 August 2003) was a Dutch footballer.[1] He played for ADO Den Haag and five times in the Netherlands national football team.

Club career

De Jong became a member of ADO at the age of eight; At 16, he first appeared in stadium Elf der Haager.[2] Twice in a row, 1942 and 1943, this team was the Dutch champion, alongside the left defender as de Jong, including Gerrit Vreeken, Herman Choufoer (as team captain) and André Roosenburg, and later ADO coach and football champion Rinus Loof.[3] He remained faithful to the ADO for 18 seasons and the club appointed him as an honorary member. After finishing his active career, he worked as a trainer at HBS Craeyenhout and Quick (H).

International career

Just three weeks before his 29th birthday, de Jong made his debut in the Oranje Elftal

Guy Thys
was his direct opponent.

References

  1. ^ "Aad de Jong". Olympedia. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Nachruf". www.volkskrant.nl. de Volkskrant. 2003-09-13. Retrieved 2013-07-17.
  3. ^ "Clubhistorie". adodenhaag.nl (in Dutch). NV ADO Den Haag. Archived from the original on 2014-10-09. Retrieved 2013-07-17.
  4. ^ Intl career stats - EU Football

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