He moved on to manage vv VRC in Veenendaal, FC Dordrecht's reserve team and Vitesse Delft before becoming the trainee assistant coach in the youth academy of AZ in the Eredivisie.
Leopards announced that De Jongh was set to take over at the club, subject to personal terms.
[6] One of his great achievements with the club was getting them to 2014 CECAFA Nile Basin Cup finals for the first time in history.
Fans and management alike disagreed with his tactical methods and selections [9][10] However, De Jongh said he was not worried about the fans [11] because his method worked during the team's performances in the Nile Basin Cup, the derby win, and pulling the club up from last in the ranking to 6th.
[23] After the assassination of the vice chairman Mr. Victor Gamedze who was one of the few that supported his vision, he decided to leave the team at 124 in the ranking from 142.
[citation needed] In February 2022, de Jongh was appointed manager of the Somalia national football team.
[29] On 22 May 2022, following a 5–1 Africa Cup of Nations qualification preliminary round loss against Eswatini on aggregate, de Jongh resigned from his role.
[30] Malawi In February 2022, De Jongh signed a two years contract with a Malawian Super League outfit Silver Strikers [1]