Remco de Jong
	Position: Volunteer Goalkeeper Coach Experience: 7th Season

Remco de Jong enters his seventh season with the University of Memphis men's soccer team as the volunteer goalkeeping coach. De Jong has helped the U of M goalkeepers become some of the best in the league.

De Jong's guidance for Conor Hurley during the 2011 season was instrumental for the goalkeeper. Hurley posted the most wins (11) and shutouts (6) by a Memphis keeper since 2004. Hurley was an All-Conference Third Team selection for his performance under de Jong's tutelage.

Under de Jong, former U of M keeper Tyler Strom had the lowest goals-against average in the conference in 2007 with 0.92 and had the third-best save percentage with .791. Strom's 1.17 career GAA also ranks second all-time at Memphis.

De Jong was also responsible for goalkeeper Michael Goodlett's development during his time at the U of M. Coach Grant credits de Jong for helping Goodlett make progress toward becoming one of the top goalkeepers in the C-USA. Goodlett ended his career with the third-best career goals against average in the program's history.

"Remco is a product of one of the best programs in the world, so he brings a great deal of expertise to that position," said Richie Grant. "He's very committed to improving our young keepers."

A native of Amsterdam, de Jong started playing soccer at Ajax in the Netherlands when he was 10-years-old. As a goalkeeper with Ajax, he played with John van het Schip, Stanly Menzo and Marco van Basten, who coached the Dutch National team to a Round of 16 appearance at the 2006 World Cup. In Holland, de Jong coached the amateur club RKAVIC from 1996-2000. He came to the U.S. in 2001 and began coaching goalkeepers with the West Tennessee Futbol Club Dragons. He is currently in his eighth year with the club that just recently merged with the Tennessee Rush Soccer Club.

De Jong's U-18 team, coached by three-time European Cup champion Johan Cruyff, won the Netherlands National Championship in 1981-82. His Ajax 3 team also won the national championship in 1985-86 and was a regional champion from 1985-88.

De Jong is married to Angela de Jong-Angelici, a freelance writer/producer and karate instructor in Bartlett. The couple has two children: a daughter, Alyssa, and a son, Luca.