Jan Jongbloed, the Netherlands goalkeeper who was a runner-up in two World Cup finals as part of the famous “Clockwork Orange” teams in the 1970s, has died. Despite being one of the most dominant teams of the era, the Netherlands lost back-to-back finals against the World Cup host nations — 2-1 to West Germany in 1974 and 3-1 to Argentina …
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Jan Jongbloed, the Netherlands’ goalkeeper in the 1974 and 1978 World Cup finals, died at the age of 82. The legendary goalkeeper played two World Cup finals for the national team in 1974 and 1978. 🧡 pic.twitter.com/HihrCyzEsO — OnsOranje August 31, 2023 During his career as a player, he played for clubs including DWS, FC Amsterdam, Roda JC, and Go …
