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{{short description|Belgian football manager and former player}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2020}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Ariël Jacobs
| image = Ariël Jacobs 2011.jpg
| caption = With [[R.S.C. Anderlecht|Anderlecht]] in 2011
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1953|7|25|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Vilvoorde]], [[Flemish Brabant]], Belgium
| position = [[Defender (association football)|Defender]]
| currentclub = [[Oud-Heverlee Leuven]] <small>(Director of Football)</small>
| years1 = 1965–1970
| clubs1 = [[K. Diegem Sport|Diegem Sport]]
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| years2 = 1970–1973
| clubs2 = [[R.W.D. Molenbeek (1909)|Racing White]]
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| years3 = 1973–1979
| clubs3 = Diegem Sport
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| years4 = 1979–1980
| clubs4 = [[SK Halle|Halle]]
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| years5 = 1980–1983
| clubs5 = Diegem Sport
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| years6 = 1983–1984
| clubs6 = [[KFC Diest|Diest]]
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| years7 = 1984–1987
| clubs7 = Diegem Sport
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| manageryears1 = 1984–1987 
| managerclubs1 = Diegem Sport
| manageryears2 = 1989–1998 
| managerclubs2 = [[Belgium national under-21 football team|Belgium U21]]
| manageryears3 = 1998–2001 
| managerclubs3 = Molenbeek
| manageryears4 = 2001–2004 
| managerclubs4 = [[R.A.A. Louviéroise|La Louvière]]
| manageryears5 = 2006 
| managerclubs5 = [[K.S.C. Lokeren Oost-Vlaanderen|Lokeren]]
| manageryears6 = 2007
| managerclubs6 = [[R.E. Mouscron|Mouscron]]
| manageryears7 = 2007–2012
| managerclubs7 = [[R.S.C. Anderlecht|Anderlecht]]
| manageryears8 = 2012–2013
| managerclubs8 = [[F.C. Copenhagen|Copenhagen]]
| manageryears9 = 2013–2014
| managerclubs9 = [[Valenciennes FC|Valenciennes]]
}}
'''Ariël Jacobs''' ({{IPA|nl-BE|ˈaːrijɛl ˈjaːkɔps}}; born 25 July 1953) is a Belgian [[association football|football]] manager and former player who most recently managed [[Ligue 1]] side [[Valenciennes FC]] and is currently employed as Director of Football at [[Oud-Heverlee Leuven]].

==Managerial career==
While at [[R.A.A. Louviéroise|La Louvière]] he led them to victory in the [[2003 Belgian Cup Final|2002–03 Belgian Cup]].<ref name=":0">{{cite web|url=https://www.vi.nl/nieuws/la-louvire-wint-beker-van-belgi|title=La Louvière wint Beker van België |publisher=vi.nl|date=1 June 2003 |access-date=14 October 2020}}</ref>

Jacobs became new manager of [[FC Copenhagen]] in June 2012 following [[Carsten V. Jensen]]'s resignation.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.dr.dk/Sporten/Fodbold/Superliga/2012/06/22/120515.htm|title = FCK ansætter ny træner fra Belgien|date = 22 June 2012}}</ref> His first season as manager of the club was a success and he led the club to the [[Danish Superliga]]-title in the [[2012–13 Danish Superliga|2012–13 season]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://sporten.tv2.dk/2013-05-05-fck-er-danske-mestre-2013 | title=FCK er danske mestre 2013! - TV 2 | date=5 May 2013 }}</ref> On 21 August 2013, he was sacked as manager of FC Copenhagen as he failed to win in his first five games in the league.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sports.yahoo.com/news/soccer-solbakken-back-fc-copenhagen-hot-seat-231059903.html |title=Soccer-Solbakken back in FC Copenhagen hot-seat - Yahoo Sports |access-date=2014-10-02 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029212032/http://sports.yahoo.com/news/soccer-solbakken-back-fc-copenhagen-hot-seat-231059903.html |archive-date=29 October 2013}}</ref>

On 14 October 2013, Jacobs was appointed manager of [[Valenciennes FC]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11821/8972140/ |title=Ligue 1: Valenciennes appoint Ariel Jacobs as their new head coach on a two-year deal {{!}} Football News {{!}} Sky Sports |website=www1.skysports.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131211161353/http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11821/8972140/ |archive-date=2013-12-11}}</ref> He failed to secure the team from relegation following the [[2013–14 Ligue 1]] and he therefore left the club in July 2014.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.francetvsport.fr/football/ligue-2/ariel-jacobs-quitte-valenciennes-233403|title=Ariel Jacobs quitte Valenciennes|date=11 July 2014}}</ref>

== Honours ==

=== Manager ===
'''La Louvière'''<ref name=":0" />
* [[Belgian Cup]]: [[2002–03 Belgian Cup|2002–03]]

'''Anderlecht'''<ref name="eurosport322">{{cite web|title=RSC Anderlecht {{!}} Palmares|url=https://www.rsca.be/nl/club/palmares}}</ref>

* [[Belgian First Division]]: [[2009–10 Belgian Pro League|2009–10]], [[2011–12 Belgian Pro League|2011–12]]
* Belgian Cup: [[2007–08 Belgian Cup|2007–08]]
* [[Belgian Super Cup]]: [[2007 Belgian Super Cup|2007]], [[2010 Belgian Super Cup|2010]]

'''Copenhagen'''<ref name="Yashin Award3">{{cite web|title=Jacobs kampioen met Kopenhagen|date=5 May 2013|url=https://www.voetbalkrant.com/nieuws/2013-05-05/jacobs-kampioen-met-kopenhagen}}</ref>
* [[Danish Superliga]]: [[2012–13 Danish Superliga|2012-2013]]

'''Individual'''
* [[Belgian professional football awards#Professional Manager of the Year|Belgian Professional Manager of the Year]]: [[2007–08 Belgian First Division|2009–10]]<ref name="bestcoach">{{cite news|title=Ariël Jacobs coach van het jaar|url=https://www.voetbalkrant.com/nieuws/2010-05-09/ariel-jacobs-coach-van-het-jaar}}</ref> 
* [[:nl:Guy Thys Award|Guy Thys Award]]: 2010–11<ref name="Guy_Thys">{{cite news|date=|title=Eerste Guy Thys Award voor Ariël Jacobs|trans-title=Eerste Guy Thys Award voor Ariël Jacobs|url=https://www.nieuwsblad.be/cnt/g6e383nnd}}</ref>

== References ==
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==External links==
* [https://archive.today/20130212174849/http://fck.dk/truppen/spillerprofil/?playerid=259 F.C. Copenhagen profile]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20090830112603/http://www.footgoal.net/fichecoach.php?id_comp=34&id_club=13&id_joueur=2515 Profile] FootGoal

{{Belgian Professional Manager of the Year}}
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