Ariël_Jacobs

Ariël Jacobs

Ariël Jacobs

Belgian football manager and former player

Ariël Jacobs (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈaːriˌjɛl ˈjaːkɔps]; born 25 July 1953) is a Belgian 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.

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Managerial career

While at La Louvière he led them to victory in the 2002–03 Belgian Cup.[1]

Jacobs became new manager of FC Copenhagen in June 2012 following Carsten V. Jensen's resignation.[2] 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 season.[3] 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.[4]

On 14 October 2013, Jacobs was appointed manager of Valenciennes FC.[5] He failed to secure the team from relegation following the 2013–14 Ligue 1 and he therefore left the club in July 2014.[6]

Honours

Manager

La Louvière[1]

Anderlecht[7]

Copenhagen[8]

Individual

References

  1. [1]
    "La Louvière wint Beker van België". vi.nl. 1 June 2003. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
  2. [2]
    "FCK ansætter ny træner fra Belgien". 22 June 2012.
  3. [3]
    "FCK er danske mestre 2013! - TV 2". 5 May 2013.
  4. [4]
    "Soccer-Solbakken back in FC Copenhagen hot-seat - Yahoo Sports". Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 2 October 2014.
  5. [5]
    "Ligue 1: Valenciennes appoint Ariel Jacobs as their new head coach on a two-year deal | Football News | Sky Sports". www1.skysports.com. Archived from the original on 11 December 2013.
  6. [6]
    "Ariel Jacobs quitte Valenciennes". 11 July 2014.
  7. [7]
    "RSC Anderlecht | Palmares".
  8. [8]
    "Jacobs kampioen met Kopenhagen". 5 May 2013.
  9. [9]
    "Ariël Jacobs coach van het jaar".
  10. [10]
    "Eerste Guy Thys Award voor Ariël Jacobs" [Eerste Guy Thys Award voor Ariël Jacobs].
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