Ariël Jacobs 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.
Aug 21 2013Managerial 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 Louvière7
Anderlecht8
- Belgian First Division: 2009–10, 2011–12
- Belgian Cup: 2007–08
- Belgian Super Cup: 2007, 2010
Copenhagen9
Individual
- Belgian Professional Manager of the Year: 2009–1010
- Guy Thys Award: 2010–1111
External links
- F.C. Copenhagen profile
- Profile FootGoal
References
"La Louvière wint Beker van België". vi.nl. 1 June 2003. Retrieved 14 October 2020. https://www.vi.nl/nieuws/la-louvire-wint-beker-van-belgi ↩
"FCK ansætter ny træner fra Belgien". 22 June 2012. http://www.dr.dk/Sporten/Fodbold/Superliga/2012/06/22/120515.htm ↩
"FCK er danske mestre 2013! - TV 2". 5 May 2013. http://sporten.tv2.dk/2013-05-05-fck-er-danske-mestre-2013 ↩
"Soccer-Solbakken back in FC Copenhagen hot-seat - Yahoo Sports". Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 2 October 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20131029212032/http://sports.yahoo.com/news/soccer-solbakken-back-fc-copenhagen-hot-seat-231059903.html ↩
"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. https://web.archive.org/web/20131211161353/http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11821/8972140/ ↩
"Ariel Jacobs quitte Valenciennes". 11 July 2014. http://www.francetvsport.fr/football/ligue-2/ariel-jacobs-quitte-valenciennes-233403 ↩
"La Louvière wint Beker van België". vi.nl. 1 June 2003. Retrieved 14 October 2020. https://www.vi.nl/nieuws/la-louvire-wint-beker-van-belgi ↩
"RSC Anderlecht | Palmares". https://www.rsca.be/nl/club/palmares ↩
"Jacobs kampioen met Kopenhagen". 5 May 2013. https://www.voetbalkrant.com/nieuws/2013-05-05/jacobs-kampioen-met-kopenhagen ↩
"Ariël Jacobs coach van het jaar". https://www.voetbalkrant.com/nieuws/2010-05-09/ariel-jacobs-coach-van-het-jaar ↩
"Eerste Guy Thys Award voor Ariël Jacobs" [Eerste Guy Thys Award voor Ariël Jacobs]. https://www.nieuwsblad.be/cnt/g6e383nnd ↩