Bert Jacobs

Bert Jacobs (5 March 1941 – 14 November 1999) was a Dutch football manager, 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

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