Quinton Jacobs

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Quinton Jacobs
Personal information
Full name Quinton Norman Jacobs
Date of birth (1979-01-21) 21 January 1979 (age 45)
Place of birth Windhoek, South West Africa
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1997–1999 Black Africa 47 (0)
1999–2000 Partick Thistle 27 (3)
2000–2001 Duisburg 0 (0)
2001–2003 Black Leopards 10 (0)
2003–2004 Civics 20 (0)
2004–2005 Ramblers 9 (0)
2005–2006 Ajax Cape Town 6 (1)
2006–2007 Bryne 15 (1)
2008 Ramblers 17 (0)
2009–2010 African Stars 5 (1)
2010 → Jabal Al Mukaber (loan) 7 (0)
2011–2012 United Sikkim 23 (16)
2012 Salgaocar 9 (0)
2013 Mohun Bagan 10 (0)
International career
1998– Namibia 28 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Quinton Norman Jacobs (born 21 January 1979) is a Namibian former footballer who played as a midfielder. [1] [2] [3]

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Career

Born in Windhoek, Namibia, Jacobs began his football career with local club Black Africa, playing for them from 1997 to 1999. In late 1998, he spent a trial period with Manchester United, playing in a friendly for the club's reserve team against a Major League Soccer Under-21s side. [4]

After leaving Black Africa in 1999, he had a brief spell with Partick Thistle in the Scottish Division Two, after turning down offers from Ajax and Werder Bremen. [5] [6]

He left Partick in 2000 and spent a year with German side Duisburg, but did not make a single appearance before joining South African side Black Leopards in 2001. In 2003, he moved back to Namibia to play for Civics Windhoek. He spent a year there and another year with Ramblers before returning to South Africa to play for Ajax Cape Town in 2005. In 2006, Jacobs got another chance in European football, joining Norway's Bryne, but after just one goal in 15 appearances, he rejoined Ramblers. [7]

In 2009, he placed for African Stars F.C. in Namibia and joined Palestinian club Jabal Al Mukaber early in 2010. [8]

United Sikkim

He played for the United Sikkim F.C. in the 2012 I-League 2nd Division. On 15 March 2012 he scored a brace which helped his side win 3–2 against Kalighat Milan Sangha F.C. in Siliguri. [9] He had scored 16 goals in 23 matches in the 2nd Division for the Gangtok-based club. [10]

Salgaocar

On 6 May 2012 Jacobs signed with former Indian I-League champions Salgaocar. [11]

Mohun Bagan

In January 2013, the century-old Kolkata-based club Mohun Bagan A.C. signed this Namibian midfielder as a replacement to the underperforming Stanley Okoroigwe. [12] On 28th Match, he scored his first I-League goal for the club against Pailan Arrows in a 2–0 win at Kalyani. He also won the Man of the Match for the effort. [13]

International career

He is a member of the Namibia national football team. [14]

Coaching career

He is the current Head Coach of Mariental based club Mariental Sports Club, From 2020 to current. [15] League: Namibian Football Association Southern Stream 1st Division

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References

  1. ↑ "SCOTTISH FOOTBALL NON-LEGENDS No. 5 Quinton Jacobs". heraldscotland.com. 6 February 2006. Archived from the original on 8 September 2022. Retrieved 8 September 2022.
  2. ↑ "Quinton Jacobs considers the four week stint at Manchester United as his best in career". sportskeeda.com. Archived from the original on 8 September 2022. Retrieved 8 September 2022.
  3. ↑ "Up close with magical midfielder, Quinton 'Querra' Jacobs". neweralive.na. 5 July 2019. Archived from the original on 8 September 2022. Retrieved 8 September 2022.
  4. ↑ Rizvi, Ahmed (4 May 2012). "Small club shows the way for Indian football revolution". The National. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
  5. ↑ Robbins, Grant (27 February 2000). "Jacobs' ladder". The Sunday Herald. Archived from the original on 26 June 2008. Retrieved 24 January 2008.
  6. ↑ Greig, Martin (6 February 2006). "SCOTTISH FOOTBALL NON-LEGENDS No. 5 Quinton Jacobs". The Herald . Archived from the original on 22 October 2012. Retrieved 28 August 2009.
  7. ↑ "Quinton Jacobs (Jacobs Q.) - Player Profile - Flashscore.co.za". www.flashscore.co.za. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
  8. ↑ QUINTON RESURFACES IN PALESTINE [ permanent dead link ]
  9. ↑ "I-League II Div: United Sikkim defeats Kalighat 3-2 after trailing | iSikkim". Archived from the original on 20 March 2012. Retrieved 21 March 2012.
  10. ↑ Bharat, Khelchandra (7 April 2011). "United Sikkim swoops ex-Namibian captain Quinton Jacobs". Indian Football Blog. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
  11. ↑ "Salgaocar recruit Jacobs, Hamza for next season of I-League". Business Standard (India). Press Trust LG 1 of India. Press Trust of India. 6 May 2012. Archived from the original on 9 January 2019. Retrieved 7 May 2012.
  12. ↑ "Mohun Bagan Signs Quinton Jacobs | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Archived from the original on 15 May 2018. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
  13. ↑ https://www.facebook.com/pages/Quinton-Jacobs-Fan-Club/435054126580015 [ user-generated source ]
  14. ↑ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "NFT player — National team & Club appearances: Quinton, Jacobs". national-football-teams.com. National Football Teams. Archived from the original on 10 October 2016. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
  15. ↑ https://www.pressreader.com/namibia/new-era/20220607/281732683130228 . Retrieved 17 May 2024– via PressReader.{{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
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