Stu Jacobs (born 25 October 1965) is a

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player and manager who represented

and coached the New Zealand Men's Olympic team at the

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in Beijing. In October 2016 he was awarded Capital Football Federation's Coach of the Year award for leading Wellington Olympic to victory winning the Central League competition.

Playing career

Jacobs made his full

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debut in a 0–2 loss to Fiji on 25 November 1988 and ended his international playing career with 16 A-international caps to his credit, his final cap being in a 0–5 loss to

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on 21 September 1997.

Coaching career

Jacobs moved into football management after his playing career ended and was the head coach of the New Zealand "Olywhites" Olympic team at the

in Beijing.

References

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