Jules Gersie (13 October 1917 – 23 September 2005) was a

Suriname Suriname (; srn, Sranankondre or ), officially the Republic of Suriname ( nl, Republiek Suriname , srn, Ripolik fu Sranan), is a country on the northeastern Atlantic coast of South America. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the north ...

se football manager, who managed

S.V. Robinhood Sport Vereniging Robinhood is a Surinamese football club based in Paramaribo that competes in the SVB Eerste Divisie, the highest level of football in Suriname. Founded on 6 February 1945, Robinhood is the most successful club in Surinamese foo ...

in the Surinamese

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from 1952 to 1957.

Career

Born 13 October 1917

Paramaribo Paramaribo (; ; nicknamed Par'bo) is the capital and largest city of Suriname, located on the banks of the Suriname River in the Paramaribo District. Paramaribo has a population of roughly 241,000 people (2012 census), almost half of Suriname's ...

, Surinam, Gersie managed S.V. Robinhood in the

starting in 1952, finishing as runner-up to

S.V. Transvaal Sport Vereniging Transvaal is a Surinamese association football club, which currently play in the SVB Eerste Divisie, Eerste Divisie, the top flight of football in Suriname. They play their home games in Paramaribo at André Kamperveen Stadion to ...

after the clubs' first season at the top flight. The following season saw Robinhood join Transvaal as tenants of the newly built

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, where Gersie won his first national championship with Robinhood. He went on to win three more titles before ceding the managerial position to Humphrey Mac Nac.

Honours

Manager

;S.V. Robinhood *

(4): 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Gersie, Jules 1917 births 2005 deaths Sportspeople from Paramaribo Surinamese football managers S.V. Robinhood managers SVB Eerste Divisie managers