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Jerry de Jong
	De Jong in 2010
Personal information
Full name	Jerry Murrien de Jong
Date of birth	29 August 1964
Place of birth	Paramaribo, Suriname
Date of death	15 June 2026 (aged 61)
Position	Defender
Youth career
	SDW
	AZ '67
Senior career*
Years	Team
1984–1987	Telstar
1988–1989	Heerenveen
1989–1994	PSV
1993	→ Groningen (loan)
1994–1995	Caen
1995–1997	FC Eindhoven
1997–2001	MVV
Total
International career
1990–1991	Netherlands
	* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jerry Murrien de Jong (29 August 1964 – 15 June 2026) was a Dutch professional footballer who played as a defender or defensive midfielder.

De Jong played for seven clubs during a 17-year professional career, including PSV Eindhoven.

Career

Born in Paramaribo, Suriname, de Jong started 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 Eredivisie clubs, and joined PSV Eindhoven in the summer of 1989.

At Eindhoven, de Jong's career never really took off due to stiff competition for places, and after having played only 51 games in five years, which included a short loan spell at FC Groningen, he was eventually released. 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 was on 17 April 1991 against Finland, for the same competition.

De Jong moved to France in 1994, signing with Ligue 1 side Caen. After an uneventful season (only 15 matches, relegation), he returned home, playing for FC Eindhoven and MVV Maastricht. He retired at almost 37.^{[citation needed]}

Personal life and death

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

De Jong died on 15 June 2026, at the age of 61.^[2]

References

↑ Taylor, Daniel (9 May 2009). "De Jong admits that City need to find a winning mentality". The Guardian.
↑ Oud-international Jerry de Jong (61) overleden, vader van KNVB-directeur Nigel de Jong (in Dutch)

External links

Beijen profile (in Dutch)
Stats at Voetbal International (in Dutch)
Jerry de Jong at Wereld van Oranje (archived) (in Dutch)
Jerry de Jong at National-Football-Teams.com

[1] Taylor, Daniel (9 May 2009). "De Jong admits that City need to find a winning mentality". The Guardian.

[2] Oud-international Jerry de Jong (61) overleden, vader van KNVB-directeur Nigel de Jong (in Dutch)

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