John de Jong

Infobox Football biography
playername = John de Jong


fullname = John de Jong
height =
nickname =
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1977|3|8
cityofbirth = Den Haag
countryofbirth = Netherlands
position = Midfielder (retired)
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 1995-1998
1998-2000
2000-2008
2002-2003
clubs = ADO Den Haag
FC Utrecht
PSV
→ SC Heerenveen (loan)
caps(goals) = 69 (19)
71 (16)
92 (18)
26 (9)
nationalyears =
nationalteam =
nationalcaps(goals) =
pcupdate = 26 December 2006
ntupdate = 26 December 2006

John de Jong (born 8 March, 1977 in Den Haag, Netherlands) is a retired professional footballer who is known for playing for Dutch Eredivisie team PSV Eindhoven as a midfielder. He was deployed as playmaker thanks to his possession of good passing abilities.

On the 26 February 2008, John de Jong retired from football due to an injury he sustained in training in 2005. He was unable to recover even after 35 months of rehabilitation. De Jong has expressed interest in staying at PSV in a non-footballing capacity. [cite news
url=http://www.goal.com/en/Articolo.aspx?ContenutoId=600662
title=Injury victim de jong retires at 30
date=26 February 2008
accessdate=2008-02-26
publisher=Goal.com]

External links

* [http://www.soccerbase.com/players_details.sd?playerid=22573 Profile on Soccerbase]

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