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Dutch association football player

Sjaak Alberts
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
International career
1952 Netherlands 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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.

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.

In September 1953 during the preparation for the new season, he stopped abruptly. He was 27 years old, until recently an international, and captain of Vitesse, which a few months earlier had become champions in the First Division of the East District. The club finished fourth in the national title race.

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.

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.

External links

Netherlands football squad – 1952 Summer Olympics
Netherlands


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