Bert Jacobs

Bert Jacobs (March 2, 1941, Zandvoort, North Holland – Haarlem November 14, 1999) was a football manager from the Netherlands, who played for HFC Haarlem. Jacobs was a football trainer at a young age, 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 "Hotsknotsbegonia football."

Bert Jacobs

Bert Jacobs
Personal information
Date of birth	(1941-03-02)2 March 1941
Place of birth	Zandvoort, Netherlands
Date of death	14 November 1999(1999-11-14) (aged 58)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Zandvoortmeeuwen
–	HFC Haarlem
Teams managed
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
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only