Years Team | 1994–1997 KNVB (youth coach) Name Hendrik de | |
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Full name Hendrik Pieter de Jongh Date of birth (1970-12-08) 8 December 1970 (age 45) 1990–1994 RKC Waalwijk (youth coach) | ||
Place of birth Asperen, Netherlands | ||
AFC Leopards unveil Coach Pietr De Jong
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
Contents
- AFC Leopards unveil Coach Pietr De Jong
- Career
- Budapest Honvd
- AFC Leopards
- FC Cape Town
- Ulaanbaatar City FC
- References
Career
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.
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.
A.F.C. Leopards
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.
De Jongh's first match at the helm of Ingwe was a Nairobi derby league match against arch-rivals Gor Mahia. He guided his team to a 3–1 win, and after the match praised his team's spirit going into the game. He later lead his side to the final of the 2014 CECAFA Nile Basin Cup, where they were defeated by Ugandan side Victoria University.
After a string of poor performances in the league, players and fans alike questioned De Jongh's tactical approach, blaming his team selection for their barren draw against Bandari. However, De Jongh said he was not worried about the fans, reminding them of the team's performances in the Nile Basin Cup and the KPL Top 8 Cup, where they lost to Tusker in the final.
On 28 December 2014, soon after he led his side to a win over Bandari, club chairman Allan Kasavuli announced that De Jongh had been sacked as head coach, citing a poor season at the helm that saw the team finish the 2014 season in sixth place. His sacking made him the 14th coach to be sacked by the club in five years.
In January 2015, De Jongh returned to training with A.F.C. Leopards, claiming his dismissal had not been communicated to him.
F.C. Cape Town
After leaving Kenya in the East 2015, he headed South where he joined F.C. Cape Town in South Africa , as their new head coach until later in the year when he moved to Asia.
Ulaanbaatar City F.C.
In 2016, he joined Ulaanbatar city F.C. in Mongolia's capital as its head coach.