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Theo de Jong

1947 - Today

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Theodorus Jacob de Jong (born 11 August 1947) is a Dutch former professional footballer and former football coach. During his career, he played for NEC Nijmegen and Feyenoord Rotterdam. He earned 15 caps and scored 3 goals for the Netherlands national team and played for them in the 1974 FIFA World Cup Final. De Jong was a member of the Feyenoord team that won the UEFA Cup in 1974, beating Tottenham Hotspur in the then two-legged final. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Theo de Jong is the 1,063rd most popular soccer player (down from 915th in 2019), the 425th most popular biography from Netherlands (down from 398th in 2019) and the 45th most popular Dutch Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Theo de Jong ranks 1,063 out of 21,273. Before him are Joan Segarra, Pablo Forlán, Julio Salinas, Ousmane Dembélé, José Della Torre, and Marc Wilmots. After him are Domingos da Guia, Mauro Camoranesi, Andoni Goikoetxea Olaskoaga, Josep Maria Fusté, Sergio Busquets, and Pietro Anastasi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1947, Theo de Jong ranks 260. Before him are Andréa Ferréol, Malcolm Ranjith, Nick Castle, Charlie Hickcox, Godfrey Chitalu, and Bogdan Tanjević. After him are Soe Win, Mitch Mitchell, Peter Strauss, Harry Redknapp, Alan Dale, and Ray Wise.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Theo de Jong ranks 425 out of 1,646. Before him are Hendrik Casimir (1909), Henriëtte Ronner-Knip (1821), Louis Couperus (1863), Lou Ottens (1926), Jan van Huysum (1682), and Roche Braziliano (1630). After him are Cornelis Vreeswijk (1937), Melchior d'Hondecoeter (1636), Jetty Paerl (1921), Pieter Sjoerds Gerbrandy (1885), Jordi Cruyff (1974), and Adriaen Coorte (1665).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Netherlands

Among soccer players born in Netherlands, Theo de Jong ranks 45. Before him are Piet Schrijvers (1946), Dick Nanninga (1949), Marc Overmars (1973), Ronald de Boer (1970), Giovanni van Bronckhorst (1975), and Kees Rijvers (1926). After him are Jordi Cruyff (1974), Rinus Israël (1942), Sjaak Swart (1938), George Knobel (1922), Gerald Vanenburg (1964), and Virgil van Dijk (1991).

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