Jerry de Jong

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Jerry de Jong
File:Jerry de Jong 2010.jpg
De Jong in 2010
Personal information
Full name Jerry Murrien de Jong
Date of birth (1964-08-29) 29 August 1964 (age 59)
Place of birth Paramaribo, Suriname
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
SDW
AZ '67
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1984–1987 Telstar 95 (8)
1988–1989 Heerenveen 50 (3)
1989–1994 PSV 51 (2)
1993 Groningen (loan) 12 (0)
1994–1995 Caen 15 (0)
1995–1997 FC Eindhoven 42 (3)
1997–2001 MVV 102 (10)
International career
1990–1991 Netherlands 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jerry Murrien de Jong (born 29 August 1964) is a Dutch retired footballer who played as a defender or defensive midfielder.

He played for seven different clubs (one in France) during a seventeen-year professional career, including PSV Eindhoven.

Football career

Born in Paramaribo, Suriname, de Jong started off his career in the second division, where he played for Telstar and SC Heerenveen. He earned a reputation as a tough tackler, and his performances did not go unnoticed by top flight clubs, as he joined Eredivisie giants PSV Eindhoven in the summer of 1989.

At Eindhoven, de Jong's career never really picked up, due to the stiff competition for a starting line-up berth, and after having played only 51 games in five years, which included a short loan spell at FC Groningen, he was eventually let go. However, during his time at PSV, he was capped three times for the Netherlands, making his debut on 21 November 1990 against Greece in a UEFA Euro 1992 qualifying match; his last international match was on 17 April 1991 against Finland, for the same competition.

In 1994 de Jong moved to France, signing with Ligue 1 side SM Caen. After an uneventful season (only 15 matches, relegation), he returned home, playing for lowly FC Eindhoven and MVV Maastricht; he retired at almost 37, eventually losing the vast majority of his fortune to gambling.[1]

Personal life

De Jong's son, Nigel, was also a footballer who represented the Netherlands at international level.[1]

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