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Robert René Alberts (born 14 November 1954) is a Dutch professional football coach and former player.
Playing career
Alberts played for Ajax's third team and had stints at French outfit Clermont Foot and in the NASL with Vancouver Whitecaps. 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 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. 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. 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. 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. On 2018 Liga 1, he managed the team to finish on the second place in the final table.
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. He led Persib to reach runner-up on 2021–22 Liga 1. On 10 August 2022, following the pressure by Bobotoh, Persib fans, the club announced his resignation. However in 2024, Alberts signed with Persib Bandung to be the club technical director
Managerial honours
= Club
=Kedah FA
Malaysia Premier One League: 1993
Malaysia Cup: 1993
Home United
S.League: 1999
Singapore Cup: 2000, 2001
Arema Indonesia
Indonesia Super League: 2009–10
Piala Indonesia: runners-up 2010
Sarawak FA
Malaysia Premier League: 2013; runners-up: 2011
References
External links
Biography Robert Alberts
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- Hariono (pemain sepak bola)
- Persib Bandung
- Daftar juara sepak bola Indonesia
- Imran Amirullah
- Tanjong Pagar United FC
- Gusnul Yakin
- Liga 1 (Indonesia) 2019
- Daftar Juara Sepakbola Indonesia Era Professional
- Robert Alberts
- Robert Bloch
- Albert Roberts
- Zoey Tur
- PSM Makassar
- Alberts (name)
- Robert Esnault-Pelterie
- Bruce Alberts
- Persib Bandung
- Sarawak FA