He made his debut for Norway at the age of 17 years and 175 days in 1971,[1] and was capped a total of 16 times.
[3] Along with his brother, Pål Jacobsen, he was a part of Ståle Solbakken's coaching staff when HamKam played in Tippeligaen.
[4] After Solbakken left for FC Copenhagen, Jacobsen continued as Frode Grodås' assistant coach.
[5] Jacobsen later worked in the youth department of HamKam until the end of the 2010 season, when he left the club for a job at the local NAV office while also coaching the fourth-tier side Ottestad IL in his spare time.
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