Jan Jongbloed^{[lower-alpha 1]} (25 November 1940 – 30 August 2023) was a Dutch professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He played for the Netherlands national team, having represented the country at the 1974 and 1978 FIFA World Cups, where the Oranje finished as runners-up in both cases.

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Jan Jongbloed

Jongbloed in 1978
Personal information
Date of birth	(1940-11-25)25 November 1940
Place of birth	Amsterdam, German-occupied Netherlands
Date of death	30 August 2023(2023-08-30) (aged 82)
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Youth career
	DWS
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1959–1972	DWS	353	(0)
1972–1977	FC Amsterdam	161	(0)
1977–1981	Roda JC	112	(0)
1982–1986	Go Ahead Eagles	81	(0)
Total		707	(0)
International career
1962–1978	Netherlands	24	(0)
Managerial career
1981–1982	HFC Haarlem (assistant)
1986–2000	Vitesse (assistant)
1999	Vitesse (ad interim)
2000–2010	Vitesse (youth)
Medal record Men's football Representing  Netherlands FIFA World Cup Runner-up 1974 West Germany Runner-up 1978 Argentina European Championship 1976 Yugoslavia
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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Born in Amsterdam, Jongbloed played for DWS (then rebranded as FC Amsterdam), Roda JC and Go Ahead Eagles.^[1] He played a total amount of 717 professional games,^[1][2] and made the second-highest number of appearances in the history of the Eredivisie, behind only Pim Doesburg.^[3]

Jongbloed retired in 1986, at the age of 45, due to a heart attack he had suffered during an official match between Go Ahead Eagles and HFC Haarlem.^[3][4] After his retirement from playing, he worked as a football coach.^[4][5]

Jongbloed made 24 appearances for the Netherlands senior national team, winning his first cap in 1962 and the last in the 1978 FIFA World Cup final.^[5][6][7]

Jongbloed represented the Netherlands at the 1974 and 1978 FIFA World Cups.^[4][8]

Jongbloed was married twice and twice divorced;^[9] he had a daughter, Nicole,^[9] and a son, Eric.^[4][10] The latter also went on to play football as a goalkeeper for DWS; however, during a match on 23 September 1984,^[10] he was fatally struck by lightning, aged 43.^[4][10]

Jongbloed died on 30 August 2023, at the age of 82.^[2][4][8]

DWS

• Eredivisie: 1963–64^[4][11]

Netherlands

• FIFA World Cup runner-up: 1974,^[4][12] 1978^[4][13]
• UEFA European Championship third place: 1976^[14]
• Tournoi de Paris: 1978^[15]