Rinus de Jong
Rinus de Jong (19 March 1934 – 13 May 2024) was a Dutch basketball player and coach. He played with the Netherlands men's national basketball team and competed at the EuroBasket1961. On club level he played among others with Heroes Den Bosch. After his playing career he was 25 year chairman for Heroes Den Bosch and also coach and managed to make the club internationally successful.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 19 March 1934 Rotterdam, the Netherlands |
| Nationality | Dutch |
| Died | 13 May 2024 (aged 90) |
| Listed height | 192 cm |
| Career history | |
| 1964-1966 | Heroes Den Bosch |
Biography
De Jong was born in Rotterdam on 19 March 1934.[1][2] He made his debut for the Netherlands men's national basketball team where he made his debut on 18 February 1956 against Belgium. He played a total of 18 matches with the national team including at EuroBasket1961.[3] On club level he started playing with Heroes Den Bosch from 1964. In 1966 he became chairman of the club what he would remain for 25 years. During his year as a chairman he started making a five-year plan for the club to lift it to an European level. The club became succesfull, it won ten national titles and reached the final of the 1979 European Cup II.[1] Because there was no sponsor, De Jong paid the costs for years. He was also coach of the club during the 1972-73 season. Jan Janbroers was his successor as coach.[4][5]
In 2022, De Jong, toghether with Kees Akerboom was appointed honorary member of the Dutch Basketball Association.[1]
De Jong died on 13 May 2024 at the age of 90 years old.[1][4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Bosch' basketbalicoon Rinus de Jong overleden". DTV nieuws (in Nederlands). 14 May 2024. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
- ↑ "Rinus de Jong (M)". basketball.nl (in Nederlands). Retrieved 13 May 2024.
- ↑ "Oranje internationals". oranjebasketball.com (in Nederlands). Retrieved 13 May 2024.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Godfather van het Bossche basketbal Rinus de Jong (90) overleden: 'Alle successen zijn aan hem te danken'". Brabants Dagblad (in Nederlands). 14 May 2024. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
- ↑ "Rinus de Jong (80) liet topbasketbal overleven en zou het zó weer doen". Rebound Magazine (in Nederlands). February 2014. p. 46-51. Retrieved 13 May 2024 – via issuu.
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