Former Netherlands goalkeeper Jan Jongbloed, who was runner-up in two World Cup finals as part of the famous "Clockwork Orange" teams in the 1970s, has died at the age of 82.
Important Days
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.Jongbloed played 24 times for his national team, often without gloves. Netherlands coach Rinus Michels selected him as a keeper who could set up moves for a team known for its “total football." His free-spirited roaming with the ball came to epitomize a style known for fluency all over the field.
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