Robert Alberts
Robert Renè Alberts (born 14 November 1954) is a Dutch professional football manager and former player. He is currently the manager of Indonesian Liga 1 club Persib Bandung.
Alberts in 2012 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Robert René Alberts | ||
Date of birth | 14 November 1954 | ||
Place of birth | Amsterdam, Netherlands | ||
Playing position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Persib Bandung (manager) | ||
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 | ||
Teams managed | |||
1984–1987 | Hittarps IK | ||
1988–1991 | Astorps IK | ||
1992–1995 | Kedah FA | ||
1996–1998 | Tanjong Pagar | ||
1999 | Home United | ||
2002–2004 | South Korea U-19 | ||
2007 | Malaysia U-19 | ||
2008–2009 | Sarawak FA | ||
2009–2010 | Arema Malang | ||
2010–2011 | PSM Makassar | ||
2011–2015 | Sarawak FA | ||
2016–2019 | PSM Makassar | ||
2019– | Persib Bandung | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Playing career
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
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 and Home United, winning the S.League title with Home United in 1999. Later he coached the U-19 teams of South Korea and Malaysia.
He managed the Indonesian champion Arema Malang 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.
Managerial honours
Club
Kedah FA
Home United
Arema FC
- Indonesia Super League: 2009–10
- Piala Indonesia: runners-up 2010
Sarawak FA
- Malaysia Premier League: 2013
- Malaysia Premier League: runners-up 2011
Individual
References
- "Delpher Kranten". De Telegraaf 28-07-1975. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
- Robert Alberts – NASL Jerseys
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 5 May 2012. Retrieved 31 May 2010.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- "Alberts in, Mohd Zaki out". BorneoPost Online – Borneo, Malaysia, Sarawak Daily News. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
- "Grbesic takes over as Crocs trail midway". BorneoPost Online – Borneo, Malaysia, Sarawak Daily News. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
- "Dutchman Robert Alberts quits as Sarawak coach in MSL". ESPNFC.com. Retrieved 6 August 2015.