Personal information | |||
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Full name | Hendrik Pieter de Jongh | ||
Date of birth | 8 December 1970 | ||
Place of birth | Asperen, Netherlands | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
NAC Breda | |||
Sparta Rotterdam | |||
Teams managed | |||
1990–1994 | RKC Waalwijk (youth coach) | ||
1994–1997 | KNVB (youth coach) | ||
1997–1999 | VRC | ||
1999–2001 | Heerjansdam | ||
2001–2004 | De Zuidvogels | ||
2004–2006 | RKSV Schijndel | ||
2006–2007 | Dordrecht (assistant manager) | ||
2007–2008 | Vitesse Delft | ||
2008–2009 | Woerden | ||
2009–2010 | AZ (assistant manager) | ||
2010–2011 | Dronten | ||
2011–2012 | Putten | ||
2012–2013 | Moldova Olympic | ||
2013–2014 | Budapest Honvéd (academy director) | ||
2014–2015 | A.F.C. Leopards | ||
2015 | F.C. Cape Town | ||
2016–2017 | Ulaanbaatar City F.C | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
Hendrik Pieter de Jongh (born 8 December 1970 in Asperen, Gelderland) is a Dutch football manager and former player at Sparta Rotterdam who has coached several professional football clubs around the world including Budapest Honvéd, Kenyan Premier League side A.F.C. Leopards and F.C. Cape Town
De Jongh began his playing career at NAC Breda, before moving to Sparta Rotterdam. His professional career was cut short due to a serious ankle injury.
De Jongh then moved into coaching, beginning his managerial career at RKC Waalwijk as a youth coach, before becoming a youth coach for the Royal Dutch Football Association (KNVB). He moved on to manage vv VRC in Veenendaal, FC Dordrecht's reserve team and Vitesse Delft before becoming the assistant coach of AZ in the Eredivisie. He then went to Hungary to become the academy director of Budapest Honvéd.
In December 2013 he signed his contract ready to commence duties as the new technical director for Budapest Budapest Honvéd . During his tenure, he strove to bring the Dutch philosophy to the academy.
On 15 May 2014, Kenyan Premier League giants A.F.C. Leopards announced that De Jongh was set to take over at the club, subject to personal terms. He landed in Kenya and completed his move to the club on 17 May.