Theodorus Jacob de Jong (born 11 August 1947
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former professional

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and current coach of

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club Ikorodu United F.C. During his career, he played for

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and

Feyenoord Rotterdam Feyenoord Rotterdam () is a Dutch professional football club in Rotterdam, which plays in the Eredivisie, the top tier in Dutch football. Founded as Wilhelmina in 1908, the club changed to various names before settling on being called after it ...

. He earned 15

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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

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, beating

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in the then two-legged final. He later played three seasons in

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for

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. His son,

Dave de Jong Dave de Jong (born 26 April 1975 in the Netherlands ) , anthem = ( en, "William of Nassau") , image_map = , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Kingdom of the Netherlands , established_title = B ...

, is also a footballer.

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* * 1947 births Living people Dutch footballers Dutch expatriate footballers Netherlands international footballers Dutch football managers Dutch expatriate football managers Eredivisie players Go Ahead Eagles managers 1974 FIFA World Cup players NEC Nijmegen players Feyenoord players Roda JC Kerkrade players Seiko SA players FC Den Bosch players Hong Kong First Division League players Expatriate footballers in Hong Kong Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Hong Kong Expatriate football managers in Iran Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Iran Expatriate football managers in Nigeria Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Nigeria FC Den Bosch managers PEC Zwolle managers SC Cambuur managers Footballers from Leeuwarden Persepolis F.C. non-playing staff Willem II (football club) managers Blauw-Wit Amsterdam players UEFA Cup winning players Association football midfielders Willem II (football club) non-playing staff {{Netherlands-footy-midfielder-stub