Sjaak Alberts

Jacques Anton "Sjaak" Alberts (27 February 1926 – 21 July 1997) was a Dutch footballer who played as a defender. A one-club man, he played 11 years for Vitesse before retiring. He also competed in the men's tournament at the 1952 Summer Olympics for the Netherlands.

Career Born in Arnhem, Alberts started playing football as a youth for Gelria from Velp. Later, he moved to Vitesse where he made his senior debut in the first team of the Arnhem-based club at the age of 16.

In September 1953 during the preparation for the new season, he stopped abruptly. He was 27 years old, until recently an international, and captain of Vitesse, which a few months earlier had become champions in the First Division of the East District. The club finished fourth in the national title race.

Alberts was a defender who ten years after his debut decided to retire in order to focus entirely on a career outside football. He thereby rejected an offer from Wolverhampton Wanderers to become a professional in England.