Bert Jacobs
Appearance
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Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 5 March 1941 | ||
Place of birth | Zandvoort, Netherlands | ||
Date of death | 14 November 1999 | (aged 58)||
Place of death | Haarlem, Netherlands | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Zandvoortmeeuwen | |||
HFC Haarlem | |||
Managerial career | |||
1967–1969 | De Volewijckers | ||
1969–1970 | Velox | ||
1970–1974 | FC Utrecht | ||
1974–1980 | Roda JC | ||
1980–1982 | Willem II Tilburg | ||
1982–1983 | Seiko SA | ||
1983–1984 | Sparta Rotterdam | ||
1984–1987 | Fortuna Sittard | ||
1987–1992 | Vitesse Arnhem | ||
1992-1993 | Sporting de Gijón | ||
1995–1996 | FC Volendam | ||
1996–1997 | RKC Waalwijk | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Bert Jacobs (5 March 1941 – 14 November 1999) was a Dutch football manager and player. Having become a football coach at a young age, he worked for Roda JC, FC Utrecht, Fortuna Sittard, Vitesse Arnhem, RKC Waalwijk and Sporting de Gijón. Renowned for his level-headed insight into the game of football and for coining the term "Hol Knots Begonia football."
Career
[edit]Jacobs briefly played for HFC Haarlem, making three appearances before ending his career due to a knee injury.[1]
He started working as a youth coach at ADO Den Haag at the age of 23.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Lambers, Milo (22 March 2022). "Voetbaltrainer Bert Jacobs gaf een showtje weg in een Hongaarse nachtclub en spoot een hotelgang onder met een brandblusser. Ondanks - of juist dankzij - zijn fratsen was hij geliefd en succesvol" [Football coach Bert Jacobs gave a show in a Hungarian nightclub and sprayed a hotel corridor with a fire extinguisher. Despite - or because of - his antics, he was loved and successful]. Haarlems Dagblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 28 June 2023.
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- 1941 births
- 1999 deaths
- People from Zandvoort
- Dutch men's footballers
- Footballers from North Holland
- HFC Haarlem players
- Dutch football managers
- Dutch expatriate football managers
- Sparta Rotterdam managers
- SBV Vitesse managers
- Roda JC Kerkrade managers
- FC Utrecht managers
- Sporting de Gijón managers
- RKC Waalwijk managers
- Willem II Tilburg managers
- SV SVV managers
- 20th-century Dutch sportsmen
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