Ariël Jacobs (Flemish pronunciation: [ˈaːrijɛl ˈjaːkɔps]; born 25 July 1953) is a Belgian football manager and former player who most recently managed Ligue 1 side Valenciennes FC and is currently employed as Director of Football at Oud-Heverlee Leuven.

[1] Jacobs became new manager of FC Copenhagen in June 2012 following Carsten V. Jensen's resignation.

[3] On 21 August 2013, he was sacked as manager of FC Copenhagen as he failed to win in his first five games in the league.

[5] He failed to secure the team from relegation following the 2013–14 Ligue 1 and he therefore left the club in July 2014.

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