Career
During his career he played for Nippon Electric Corporation Nijmegen and Feyenoord Rotterdam. He later played 3 seasons in Hong Kong for Seiko. Theo"s son, Dave de Jong, is also a football player.
During his career he played for Nippon Electric Corporation Nijmegen and Feyenoord Rotterdam. He later played 3 seasons in Hong Kong for Seiko. Theo"s son, Dave de Jong, is also a football player.
He earned 15 caps and scored 3 goals for the Netherlands national football team, and played for them in the 1974 Fédération internationale de football association World Cup Final. De Jong was a member of the Feyenoord team that won the Union of European Football Associations Cup in 1974, beating Tottenham Hotspur in the then two-legged final.
