Jacky Jakoba

Sedney "Jacky" Jakoba (25 September 1961 –  17 December 2022) was a Curaçao-Dutch baseball player.

Biography
Club career
Jakoba played with Quick in Amersfoort from 1982-1983. In 1983, he hit 13 homeruns for this club in one season, improving the Dutch record, held by Hudson John, with 12. From 1984 to 1987, he played with Neptunus in Rotterdam. In the 1984 season, he hit 24 homeruns, which is as of 2022 still Dutch national record. In 1988, he played with Almere Giants, and in 1989, he signed a contract with Haarlem Nicols, but didn't play during the season. He played in Belgium with Antwerp Eagles. In 1990, he returned to the Netherlands and played with Sparta-Feyenoord in Rotterdam that season. In 1991, he played with SV ADO, and in 1992 with Quick in Amersfoort.

National team
Between 1984 and 1991 he was a member of the Netherlands national baseball team and played 84 matches. He made his debut at the 1984 Haarlem Baseball Week. He played with the national team three European Championships, four World Championships and played at the 1988 Summer Olympics. He further played three editions of the Haarlem Baseball Week and three World Port Tournaments. He became European champion in 1985 and 1987. 

Personal life
Jakoba died in December 2022, at the age of 61.

References

Other websites
Dutch newspaper articles of Jacky Jakoba - via Delpher

Category:Curaçao Olympians
Category:Baseball players
Category:Olympians for the Netherlands
Category:1961 births
Category:2022 deaths