Sjaak Alberts

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Sjaak Alberts
Sjaak Alberts (1952).jpg
Sjaak Alberts in 1952
Personal information
Full name Jacques Anton Alberts
Date of birth (1926-02-27)27 February 1926
Place of birth Arnhem, Netherlands
Date of death 21 July 1997(1997-07-21) (aged 71)
Place of death The Hague, Netherlands
Youth career
Gelria
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1942–1953 Vitesse
National team
1952 Netherlands 5 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Jacques Anton "Sjaak" Alberts (27 February 1926 – 21 July 1997) was a Dutch footballer who played as a defender. A one-club man, he played 11 years for Vitesse before retiring. He also competed in the men's tournament at the 1952 Summer Olympics for the Netherlands.[1][2]

Career[]

Born in Arnhem, Alberts started playing football as a youth for Gelria from Velp. Later, he moved to Vitesse where he made his senior debut in the first team of the Arnhem-based club at the age of 16. Alberts was a defender who ten years after his debut decided to retire in order to focus entirely on a career outside football. He thereby rejected an offer from Wolverhampton Wanderers to become a professional in England.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Sjaak Alberts Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
  2. ^ "Sjaak Alberts". Olympedia. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
  3. ^ "Vitesse". Historie Betaald Voetbal (in Dutch). Retrieved 20 December 2020.

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