Henk de Jong

Dutch football manager (born 1964)

Henk de Jong
Personal information
Date of birth (1964-08-27) 27 August 1964 (age 59)
Place of birth Drachten, Netherlands
Team information
Current team
Cambuur (head coach)
Youth career
Years Team
Drachtster Boys
Managerial career
1994–1997 Drachtster Boys
1997–1999 VV Sneek Wit Zwart
1999–2000 Heracles Almelo (assistant)
2000–2002 SC Heerenveen (assistant)
2002–2005 VV Sneek Wit Zwart
2005–2007 Groningen (assistant)
2007–2010 Harkemase Boys
2010–2013 Cambuur (assistant)
2013 Cambuur (interim)
2013–2014 Cambuur (assistant)
2014–2016 Cambuur
2017–2019 De Graafschap
2019–2022 Cambuur
2023– Cambuur

Henk de Jong (born 27 August 1964) is a Dutch professional football manager who is the head coach of Eerste Divisie club Cambuur.

Managerial career

After several years of being manager in amateur football and assistant manager in professional football, de Jong was appointed manager of Cambuur in April 2014. He succeeded Dwight Lodeweges who had left the club after it was announced he would become the manager of the biggest rival of Cambuur, Heerenveen.[1]

He returned to Cambuur in July 2019 after two years in charge of De Graafschap.[2] In October 2022, De Jong abruptly resigned as Cambuur's coach, citing health reasons.[3] A year prior, in December 2021, De Jong had a brief absence due to a diagnosed cyst in his head. In March 2022, Cambuur announced that health concerns prevented De Jong from completing the 2021–22 season.[4][5] In March 2023, the club disclosed that De Jong had undergone a successful surgery to remove the cyst.[6] On 10 October 2023, De Jong resumed his role as Cambuur's coach, taking over after the dismissal of Sjors Ultee.[7]

References

  1. ^ "De Jong blijft trainer SC Cambuur". NOS (in Dutch). 28 April 2014. Archived from the original on 11 January 2024. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
  2. ^ "Trainer Henk de Jong tekent voor drie jaar bij SC Cambuur" (in Dutch).
  3. ^ "Henk de Jong moet per direct stoppen als trainer bij Cambuur: 'Einde van een tijdperk'". Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch). 20 October 2022. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
  4. ^ Bos, Gerard (8 December 2021). "Cambuur-trainer Henk de Jong door cyste in hoofd voorlopig afwezig. Club vraagt om rust voor hem en zijn familie". Leeuwarder Courant (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 8 December 2021. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
  5. ^ "Cambuur moet trainer De Jong lange tijd missen: '99 procent gaat niet bij Henk'". NOS (in Dutch). 10 March 2022. Archived from the original on 20 October 2022. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
  6. ^ "Operatie Henk de Jong geslaagd: 'Hij maakt het naar omstandigheden goed'". Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch). 29 March 2023. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
  7. ^ "Henk de Jong keert na succesvolle operatie terug als hoofdtrainer Cambuur". NOS (in Dutch). 10 October 2023. Archived from the original on 10 October 2023. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
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SC Cambuurmanagers
  • Dubbelman (1954–62)
  • Blokland (1962–64)
  • Bens (1964–66)
  • De Wolf (1966–68)
  • Woudstra (a.i.) (1968)
  • Bens (1968–70)
  • Otten (1970–72)
  • Sannes (a.i.) (1972)
  • Beenhakker (1972–75)
  • Bouma (a.i.) (1975)
  • Bouma (1975–76)
  • De Ruiter (1976–80)
  • De Jonge (1980–83)
  • Verlangen (1983–85)
  • Spindelaar (a.i.) (1985)
  • Kistemaker (1985–86)
  • Korbach (1986–88)
  • Popovics (1988–90)
  • Baan (1990–1992)
  • T. de Jong (1992–93)
  • Korbach (1993–95)
  • Overweg (a.i.) (1995)
  • Berger (1995–98)
  • Kruys (1998–2002)
  • Lee (a.i.) (2002)
  • McDonald (2002–03)
  • De Boer (2003–05)
  • Schulting (a.i.) (2005)
  • Wesseling (2005–07)
  • Schouwenaar (a.i.) (2007)
  • Koolhof (2007–08)
  • Menzo (2008–10)
  • Arts (2010–13)
  • H. de Jong (a.i.) (2013)
  • Lodeweges (2013–14)
  • H. de Jong (2014–16)
  • Keizer (2016)
  • Maas (2016)
  • Hulshoff & Slot (a.i.) (2016–17)
  • Dijkhuizen (2017)
  • Hulshoff & Bruin (a.i.) (2017–18)
  • Hake (2018–19)
  • H. de Jong (2019–22)
  • Bosschaart & Barto (a.i.) (2022)
  • Ultee (2022–)
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