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

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and player. Having become a football coach at a young age, he worked for

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, Vitesse Arnhem, RKC Waalwijk and

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. 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. He started working as a youth coach at

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at the age of 23.

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