Jan de Jonge

Jan de Jonge (born 8 May 1963) is a professional football coach and former player who is head coach of club Safa. As a player, he played as a striker for three clubs in the Netherlands: FC Groningen, SC Heerenveen and FC Emmen.

Managerial career
He was manager of FC Emmen, De Graafschap and he also served as assistant and interim manager of Dutch Eredivisie football club SC Heerenveen, after the dismissal of Trond Sollied during the early weeks of the 2009–10 season. In June 2013 he was appointed by Heracles.

He was sacked by Heracles on 31 August 2014 after the club lost its first four Eredivisie matches of the 2014-15 season.

On 28 June 2023, de Jonge was appointed head coach of Lebanese Premier League club Safa. Jansen left Safa on the 13th of September 2023 for what was cited as personal reasons.