Jan de Jonge is a retired football striker

Striker

Forwards, also known as strikers, are the players on a team in association football who play nearest to the opposing team's goal, and are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals...

, who became a football manager after he ended his professional career. As a player he served three clubs in the Netherlands: FC Groningen, SC Heerenveen and FC Emmen

FC Emmen

FC Emmen is a Dutch football club based in Emmen, Drenthe, and currently playing in the Eerste Divisie, the second tier of football in the Netherlands.-History:...

.

He most recently served as interim manager of Dutch Eredivisie

Eredivisie

The Eredivisie is the highest football league in the Netherlands. The league was founded in 1956 two years after the start of professional football in the Netherlands. It is currently ranked the ninth best league in Europe by UEFA....

 football club SC Heerenveen, after the dismissal of Trond Sollied

Trond Sollied

Trond Johan Sollied is a Norwegian football manager and retired player, currently managing the Belgian first division team Gent....

during the early weeks of the 2009–10 season.