Ariël Jacobs (; born 25 July 1953) is a Belgian

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manager and former player who most recently managed

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side Valenciennes FC and is currently employed as Director of Football at Oud-Heverlee Leuven.

Managerial career

While at

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he led them to victory in the

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. Jacobs became new manager of FC Copenhagen in June 2012 following

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's resignation. His first season as manager of the club was a success and he led the club to the

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-title in the 2012–13 season. 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. On 14 October 2013, Jacobs was appointed manager of Valenciennes FC. He failed to secure the team from relegation following the

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and he therefore left the club in July 2014.

Honours

Manager

La Louvière * Belgian Cup: 2002–03 Anderlecht * Belgian First Division: 2009–10, 2011–12 * Belgian Cup: 2007–08 * Belgian Super Cup:

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Copenhagen *

: 2012-2013 Individual * Belgian Professional Manager of the Year: 2009–10 * Guy Thys Award: 2010–11

References

External links

F.C. Copenhagen profile

Profile
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