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{{Short description|Dutch football manager (1941–1999)}}
{{other people||Bert Jacobs (cricketer)|Bert Jacobs (equestrian)}}
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{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2023}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Bert Jacobs
| full_name = 
| image = Trainer Bert Jacobs van Sparta, Bestanddeelnr 932-7603.jpg
| caption = Jacobs in 1983
| birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1941|3|5}}
| birth_place = [[Zandvoort]], Netherlands
| death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|1999|11|14|1941|3|5}}
| death_place = [[Haarlem]], Netherlands
| height =
| position = 
| youthyears1 = 
| youthclubs1 = 
| years1 = 
| clubs1 = [[Zandvoortmeeuwen]]
| caps1 = 
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| years2 = 
| clubs2 = [[HFC Haarlem]]
| manageryears1 = 1967–1969
| managerclubs1 = [[De Volewijckers (football club)|De Volewijckers]]
| manageryears2 = 1969–1970
| managerclubs2 = [[Velox (football club)|Velox]]
| manageryears3 = 1970–1974
| managerclubs3 = [[FC Utrecht]]
| manageryears4 = 1974–1980
| managerclubs4 = [[Roda JC Kerkrade|Roda JC]]
| manageryears5 = 1980–1982
| managerclubs5 = [[Willem II Tilburg]]
| manageryears6 = 1982–1983
| managerclubs6 = [[Seiko SA]]
| manageryears7 = 1983–1984
| managerclubs7 = [[Sparta Rotterdam]]
| manageryears8 = 1984–1987
| managerclubs8 = [[Fortuna Sittard]]
| manageryears9 = 1987–1992
| managerclubs9 = [[SBV Vitesse|Vitesse Arnhem]]
| manageryears10 = 1992–1993
| managerclubs10 = [[Sporting de Gijón]]
| manageryears11 = 1995–1996
| managerclubs11 = [[FC Volendam]]
| manageryears12 = 1996–1997
| managerclubs12 = [[RKC Waalwijk]]
}}
'''Bert Jacobs''' (5 March 1941 – 14 November 1999) was a Dutch [[association football|football]] [[coach (sport)|manager]] and player. Having become a football coach at a young age, he worked for [[Roda JC Kerkrade|Roda JC]], [[FC Utrecht]], [[Fortuna Sittard]], [[SBV Vitesse|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==
Jacobs briefly played for [[HFC Haarlem]], making three appearances before ending his career due to a knee injury.<ref name="lambers">{{cite news |last1=Lambers |first1=Milo |title=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 |trans-title=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 |url=https://www.haarlemsdagblad.nl/cnt/dmf20220325_23803709 |access-date=28 June 2023 |work=Haarlems Dagblad |date=22 March 2022 |language=Dutch}}</ref>

He started working as a youth coach at [[ADO Den Haag]] at the age of 23.<ref name="lambers"/>

==References==
{{Reflist}}
* {{in lang|nl}} [http://www.hotsknotsbegonia.nl/jacobs.htm Profile]
* {{in lang|nl}} [https://web.archive.org/web/20080621235257/http://www.rodajcspelers.nl/oudtrainers/jacobs.htm Profile]

{{FC Utrecht managers}}
{{Roda JC managers}}
{{Willem II managers}}
{{Sparta Rotterdam managers}}
{{Fortuna Sittard managers}}
{{Vitesse Arnhem managers}}
{{Sporting de Gijón managers}}
{{FC Volendam managers}}
{{RKC Waalwijk managers}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Jacobs, Bert}}
[[Category:1941 births]]
[[Category:1999 deaths]]
[[Category:Sportspeople from Zandvoort]]
[[Category:Dutch men's footballers]]
[[Category:Footballers from North Holland]]
[[Category:HFC Haarlem players]]
[[Category:Dutch football managers]]
[[Category:Dutch expatriate football managers]]
[[Category:Sparta Rotterdam managers]]
[[Category:SBV Vitesse managers]]
[[Category:Roda JC Kerkrade managers]]
[[Category:FC Utrecht managers]]
[[Category:Sporting de Gijón managers]]
[[Category:RKC Waalwijk managers]]
[[Category:Willem II Tilburg managers]]
[[Category:SV SVV managers]]
[[Category:Men's association football players not categorized by position]]
[[Category:20th-century Dutch sportsmen]]


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