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Jan Jongbloed obituary: Goalkeeper who played in two World Cup finals for Holland and whose ball skills helped to start the ‘total football’ revolution

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. The Netherlands Football Association announced the death on Thursday. 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 four years later, in what was Jongbloed's last international appearance.

Jan Jongbloed, the Netherlands’ goalkeeper in the 1974 and 1978 World Cup finals, died at the age of 82. This was confirmed on Thursday by his former club Vitesse after contacting his family following a report from the sports channel ESPN. Jongbloed, who had been ill for some time, worked for the Arnhem club as assistant coach and interim head coach. Jongbloed earned 24 caps for the Dutch national team. He represented the Netherlands in the 1974 and 1978 World Cups, where his team lost in the finals on both occasions.

THE HAGUE, NETHERLANDS (AP) – 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. He was 82. The Dutch football association announced the death yesterday. Despite being one of the most dominant teams of the era, the […]