Quinton Jacobs

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| name = Quinton Jacobs

| image =

| fullname = Quinton Norman Jacobs

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1979|1|21|df=y}}

| birth_place = Windhoek, South West Africa

| height = {{convert|1.80|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}}

| currentclub =

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| position = Midfielder

| youthyears1 = |youthclubs1 =

| years1 = 1997–1999 |clubs1 = Black Africa |caps1 = 47 |goals1 = 0

| years2 = 1999–2000 |clubs2 = Partick Thistle |caps2 = 27 |goals2 = 3

| years3 = 2000–2001 |clubs3 = Duisburg |caps3 = 0 |goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2001–2003 |clubs4 = Black Leopards |caps4 = 10 |goals4 = 0

| years5 = 2003–2004 |clubs5 = Civics |caps5 = 20 |goals5 = 0

| years6 = 2004–2005 |clubs6 = Ramblers |caps6 = 9 |goals6 = 0

| years7 = 2005–2006 |clubs7 = Ajax Cape Town |caps7 = 6 |goals7 = 1

| years8 = 2006–2007 |clubs8 = Bryne |caps8 = 15 |goals8 = 1

| years9 = 2008 |clubs9 = Ramblers |caps9 = 17 |goals9 = 0

| years10 = 2009–2010 |clubs10 = African Stars |caps10 = 5 |goals10 = 1

| years11 = 2010 |clubs11 = → Jabal Al Mukaber (loan) |caps11 = 7 |goals11 = 0

| years12 = 2011–2012 |clubs12 = United Sikkim |caps12 = 23 |goals12 = 16

| years13 = 2012 |clubs13 = Salgaocar |caps13 = 9 |goals13 = 0

| years14 = 2013 |clubs14 = Mohun Bagan |caps14 = 10 |goals14 = 0

| nationalyears1 = 1998– |nationalteam1 = Namibia |nationalcaps1 = 28 |nationalgoals1 = 4

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Quinton Norman Jacobs (born 21 January 1979) is a Namibian former footballer who played as a midfielder.{{Cite web|url=https://www.heraldscotland.com/default_content/12438921.scottish-football-non-legends-no-5-quinton-jacobs/|title=SCOTTISH FOOTBALL NON-LEGENDS No. 5 Quinton Jacobs|date=6 February 2006 |publisher=heraldscotland.com|access-date=8 September 2022|archive-date=8 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220908185055/https://www.heraldscotland.com/default_content/12438921.scottish-football-non-legends-no-5-quinton-jacobs/|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/football/quinton-jacobs-mohun-bagan-pune-fc-manchester-united|title=Quinton Jacobs considers the four week stint at Manchester United as his best in career|date=7 March 2013 |publisher=sportskeeda.com|access-date=8 September 2022|archive-date=8 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220908185034/https://www.sportskeeda.com/football/quinton-jacobs-mohun-bagan-pune-fc-manchester-united|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|url=https://neweralive.na/posts/up-close-with-magical-midfielder-quinton-querra-jacobs|title=Up close with magical midfielder, Quinton 'Querra' Jacobs|date=5 July 2019 |publisher=neweralive.na|access-date=8 September 2022|archive-date=8 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220908185056/https://neweralive.na/posts/up-close-with-magical-midfielder-quinton-querra-jacobs|url-status=live}}

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.{{Cite web |last=Rizvi |first=Ahmed |date=2012-05-04 |title=Small club shows the way for Indian football revolution |url=https://www.thenationalnews.com/sport/small-club-shows-the-way-for-indian-football-revolution-1.365133 |access-date=2024-05-17 |website=The National |language=en}}

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.{{cite news | url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4156/is_20000227/ai_n13946639 | work=The Sunday Herald | title=Jacobs' ladder | first=Grant | last=Robbins | date=27 February 2000 | access-date=24 January 2008 | archive-date=26 June 2008 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080626111947/http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4156/is_20000227/ai_n13946639 | url-status=live }}{{cite news|work=The Herald|author=Greig, Martin|title=SCOTTISH FOOTBALL NON-LEGENDS No. 5 Quinton Jacobs|url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/smgpubs/access/981735381.html?dids=981735381:981735381&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Feb+06%2C+2006&author=MARTIN+GREIG&pub=The+Herald&desc=SCOTTISH+FOOTBALL+NON-LEGENDS+No.+5+Quinton+Jacobs&pqatl=google|date=6 February 2006|access-date=28 August 2009|archive-date=22 October 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121022102011/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/smgpubs/access/981735381.html?dids=981735381:981735381&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Feb+06,+2006&author=MARTIN+GREIG&pub=The+Herald&desc=SCOTTISH+FOOTBALL+NON-LEGENDS+No.+5+Quinton+Jacobs&pqatl=google|url-status=dead}}

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.{{Cite web |title=Quinton Jacobs (Jacobs Q.) - Player Profile - Flashscore.co.za |url=https://www.flashscore.co.za/player/jacobs-quinton/bqUNimVM/ |access-date=2024-05-17 |website=www.flashscore.co.za |language=en-ZA}}

In 2009, he placed for African Stars F.C. in Namibia and joined Palestinian club Jabal Al Mukaber early in 2010.[http://mobi.namibiansun.com/mobi/content/quinton-resurfaces-palestine QUINTON RESURFACES IN PALESTINE]{{dead link|date=July 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

=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.{{cite web|url=http://isikkim.com/2012-03-i-league-ii-div-united-sikkim-defeats-kalighat-3-2-after-trailing-16-01/ |title=I-League II Div: United Sikkim defeats Kalighat 3-2 after trailing | iSikkim |access-date=21 March 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120320191644/http://isikkim.com/2012-03-i-league-ii-div-united-sikkim-defeats-kalighat-3-2-after-trailing-16-01/ |archive-date=20 March 2012 }}

He had scored 16 goals in 23 matches in the 2nd Division for the Gangtok-based club.{{Cite web |last=Bharat |first=Khelchandra |date=2011-04-07 |title=United Sikkim swoops ex-Namibian captain Quinton Jacobs |url=https://www.indianfootballnetwork.com/blog/2011/04/07/united-sikkim-swoops-ex-namibian-captain-quinton-jacobs/ |access-date=2024-05-17 |website=Indian Football Blog |language=en-US}}

=Salgaocar=

On 6 May 2012 Jacobs signed with former Indian I-League champions Salgaocar.{{cite news|title=Salgaocar recruit Jacobs, Hamza for next season of I-League|url=http://www.business-standard.com/generalnews/news/salgaocar-recruit-jacobs-hamza-for-next-seasoni-league/5441/|work=Business Standard (India)|date=6 May 2012|publisher=Press Trust LG 1 of India|access-date=7 May 2012|agency=Press Trust of India|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190109063615/https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/salgaocar-recruit-jacobs-hamza-for-next-season-of-i-league-112050600341_1.html|archive-date=9 January 2019}}

=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.{{Cite web|url=http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/1064/i-league/2013/01/25/3700150/mohun-bagan-replace-stanley-okoroigwe-with-quinton-jacobs|title=Mohun Bagan Signs Quinton Jacobs {{!}} Goal.com|website=www.goal.com|language=en|access-date=2018-05-14|archive-date=15 May 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180515043553/http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/1064/i-league/2013/01/25/3700150/mohun-bagan-replace-stanley-okoroigwe-with-quinton-jacobs|url-status=live}} 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.https://www.facebook.com/pages/Quinton-Jacobs-Fan-Club/435054126580015 {{User-generated source|certain=yes|date=March 2022}}

International career

He is a member of the Namibia national football team.{{cite web|last=Strack-Zimmermann|first=Benjamin|url=http://www.national-football-teams.com/player/4584/Quinton_Jacobs.html|title=NFT player — National team & Club appearances: Quinton, Jacobs|publisher=National Football Teams|access-date=18 January 2018|archive-date=2016-10-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161010042258/http://www.national-football-teams.com/player/4584/Quinton_Jacobs.html|website=national-football-teams.com}}

Coaching career

He is the current Head Coach of Mariental based club Mariental Sports Club, From 2020 to current. {{Cite web |title= |url=https://www.pressreader.com/namibia/new-era/20220607/281732683130228 |access-date=2024-05-17 |via=PressReader}}

League: Namibian Football Association Southern Stream 1st Division