Fred de Jong

Fred de Jong (born 5 April 1964) was a New Zealand football striker who represented his country. He player senior football with Mt. Wellington before moving to Australia, helping Marconi Stallions to consecutive National Soccer League titles in 1988 and 1989. De Jong then took advantage of his heritage, joining Fortuna Sittard in the Dutch Eerste Divisie. He returned to New Zealand to play domestically for Central United and later played in the Australian National Soccer League for the Football Kingz. De Jong marked his All Whites debut with a substitute appearance in a 6-1 win over Malaysia on 3 April 1984 and ended his international playing career with 21 A-international caps and 3 goals to his credit, his final cap coming in a 0-1...