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Bert Jacobs

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Bert Jacobs
Jacobs in 1983
Personal information
Date of birth (1941-03-05)5 March 1941
Place of birth Zandvoort, Netherlands
Date of death 14 November 1999(1999-11-14) (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

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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

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  1. ^ 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.