Robert Alberts

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Robert Alberts
Alberts in 2019
Personal information
Full name Robert René Alberts
Date of birth (1954-11-14) 14 November 1954 (age 69)
Place of birth Amsterdam, Netherlands
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1966–1976 Ajax
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1975 → Vancouver Whitecaps 9 (2)
1976 Clermont Foot
1976 Vancouver Whitecaps 9 (1)
1977 Råå IF
1978–1983 Hittarps IK
Managerial career
1984–1987 Hittarps IK
1988–1991 Astorps IK
1992–1995 Kedah FA
1996–1998 Tanjong Pagar United
1998–2001 Home United
2002–2004 South Korea (Head of Academy Coaching)
2008–2009 Sarawak FA
2009–2010 Arema Indonesia
2010 PSM Makassar
2011–2015 Sarawak FA
2016–2019 PSM Makassar
2019–2022 Persib Bandung
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Robert René Alberts (born 14 November 1954) is a Dutch professional football coach and former player.

Playing career[edit]

Alberts played for Ajax's third team[1] and had stints at French outfit Clermont Foot and in the NASL with Vancouver Whitecaps.[2] He finished his career in the Swedish league.

Managerial career[edit]

Alberts started his coaching career in Sweden, then moved to Malaysia where he won the league and Malaysia Cup titles with Kedah FA in 1993. He also has coached in Singapore with Tanjong Pagar United and Home United, winning the Singapore Premier League title with Home United in 1999. Later he coached the U-19 teams of South Korea.

He managed the Indonesian champion Arema Indonesia in 2009–10.[3] In doing so, he became the first foreign manager to win the Indonesian top-tier title in his first season.

Alberts took over as manager and head coach of Sarawak FA for the second time in 2011.[4] He had managed the team before in 2008–2009 before going to Indonesia. He held the post until his contract with Sarawak was mutually terminated in 2015, due to poor performances of the team in 2015 Malaysia Super League.[5][6] During his stay in Sarawak, the team won the Premier League in 2013 and were runners-up in 2011, on both times winning promotion to the Super League. Sarawak also reached the semi-finals of Malaysia Cup in 2013 with Alberts at the helm.

In June 2016, he came back to PSM Makassar after his left on 2011.[7] On 2018 Liga 1, he managed the team to finish on the second place in the final table.[8]

Alberts left PSM due to his health condition, however, he signed contract for Persib Bandung prior to 2019 Liga 1 after Persib sacked Miljan Radović. It made many PSM fans disappointed.[8][9] He led Persib to reach runner-up on 2021–22 Liga 1.[10] On 10 August 2022, following the pressure by Bobotoh, Persib fans, the club announced his resignation.[11][12]

Managerial honours[edit]

Club[edit]

Kedah FA

Home United

Arema Indonesia

Sarawak FA

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Delpher Kranten". De Telegraaf 28-07-1975. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
  2. ^ Robert Alberts – NASL Jerseys
  3. ^ "Carefully selection implementing by Arema's new Coach". Archived from the original on 12 September 2009. Retrieved 31 May 2010.
  4. ^ "Alberts in, Mohd Zaki out". BorneoPost Online – Borneo, Malaysia, Sarawak Daily News. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
  5. ^ "Grbesic takes over as Crocs trail midway". BorneoPost Online – Borneo, Malaysia, Sarawak Daily News. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
  6. ^ "Dutchman Robert Alberts quits as Sarawak coach in MSL". ESPNFC.com. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
  7. ^ "Robert Rene Alberts Kembali ke PSM". bola.kompas.com (in Indonesian). 1 June 2016. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
  8. ^ a b "Flashback Robert Albert di PSM, 2 Kali Tinggalkan Tim Saat Dibutuhkan". bola.com (in Indonesian). 30 August 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
  9. ^ "Persib Bandung Tunjuk Robert Rene Alberts sebagai Pelatih Baru". bola.okezone.com (in Indonesian). 3 May 2019. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
  10. ^ "Persib Bandung Runner-up BRI Liga 1 2021/22, Begini Tanggapan Petinggi Klub". bola.tempo.co (in Indonesian). 1 April 2022. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
  11. ^ "Embattled Alberts Quit Persib Post Following Fan Protests". football-tribe.com. 11 August 2022.
  12. ^ "Robert Akhiri Kerja Sama". Persib official website. 10 August 2022.
  13. ^ "Arema is The Winner of 2009–2010 ISL" (in Indonesian). LigaIndonesia.com. 2010. Archived from the original on 29 May 2010. Retrieved 31 May 2010.

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