Quinton Jacobs
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Quinton Norman Jacobs | ||
Date of birth | 21 January 1979 | ||
Place of birth | Windhoek, South West Africa | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (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]
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.
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.[4][5] He once scored directly from a corner kick in a match against Ross County at Firhill stadium.
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.
In 2009, he placed for African Stars F.C. in Namibia and joined Palestinian club Jabal Al Mukaber early in 2010.[6]
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.[7] He had scored 16 goals in 23 matches in the 2nd Division for the Gangtok-based club helping his side win promotion to the 2012-13 I-League.
Salgaocar
On 6 May 2012 Jacobs signed with former Indian I-League champions Salgaocar.[8]
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.[9] 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.[10]
International career
He is a member of the Namibia national football team.[11]
References
- ^ "SCOTTISH FOOTBALL NON-LEGENDS No. 5 Quinton Jacobs". heraldscotland.com.
- ^ "Quinton Jacobs considers the four week stint at Manchester United as his best in career". sportskeeda.com.
- ^ "Up close with magical midfielder, Quinton 'Querra' Jacobs". neweralive.na.
- ^ Robbins, Grant (27 February 2000). "Jacobs' ladder". The Sunday Herald.
- ^ Greig, Martin (6 February 2006). "SCOTTISH FOOTBALL NON-LEGENDS No. 5 Quinton Jacobs". The Herald. Retrieved 28 August 2009.
- ^ QUINTON RESURFACES IN PALESTINE[permanent dead link]
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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. Retrieved 7 May 2012.
- ^ "Mohun Bagan Signs Quinton Jacobs | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
- ^ https://www.facebook.com/pages/Quinton-Jacobs-Fan-Club/435054126580015 [user-generated source]
- ^ Quinton Jacobs at National-Football-Teams.com
External links
- Quinton Jacobs at Soccerbase
- 1979 births
- Living people
- Cape Town Spurs F.C. players
- Bryne FK players
- Expatriate footballers in Scotland
- Black Africa S.C. players
- F.C. Civics Windhoek players
- Association football midfielders
- Namibia international footballers
- 2008 Africa Cup of Nations players
- Namibian expatriate footballers
- Namibian expatriate sportspeople in Germany
- Namibian expatriate sportspeople in Norway
- Namibian expatriate sportspeople in South Africa
- Namibian expatriate sportspeople in the United Kingdom
- Namibian expatriate sportspeople in the State of Palestine
- Namibian expatriate sportspeople in India
- Black Leopards F.C. players
- Namibian footballers
- African Stars F.C. players
- Partick Thistle F.C. players
- Sportspeople from Windhoek
- Expatriate soccer players in South Africa
- Ramblers F.C. players
- Expatriate footballers in the State of Palestine
- United Sikkim F.C. players
- Scottish Football League players
- Mohun Bagan AC players
- I-League players
- Expatriate footballers in India
- Salgaocar FC players
- MSV Duisburg players
- Calcutta Football League players