Jón Rói Jacobsen (born 7 April 1983) is a former Faroese football defender.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 7 April 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Faroe Islands | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1999–2003 | HB Tórshavn | 52 | (25) |
| 2003–2004 | → Brøndby IF (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2004–2005 | BK Frem | 42 | (5) |
| 2006–2008 | AaB Aalborg | 23 | (1) |
| 2008–2009 | BK Frem | 14 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2001–2008 | Faroe Islands | 36 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 February 2009 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 October 2007 | |||
Club career
editOnce hailed as Faroese most promising football talent, Jacobsen started his career as a striker for HB Torshavn, scoring 12 goals in the 2002 league season to end up 3rd in that seasons' goalscorers chart. His versatility gave him the chance to play in the Danish league, where he played for Brøndby IF and BK Frem before signing up for AaB Aalborg in 2006. He moved back to BK Frem in July 2008 with the hope to have more playing chances.[1]
International career
editJacobsen made his debut for the Faroese national team in a June 2001 World Cup qualifying match against Switzerland, coming on as a substitute for Uni Arge. He collected 36 caps in total.[2] In 2008, 25-year-old Jacobsen retired from professional football, to fully concentrate on his medical studies in Copenhagen.
Honours
edit- Individual
- Boldklubben Frem Player of the Year (1) : 2005[3]
References
edit- ^ "Færøsk landsholdsspiller vender tilbage til Frem". Boldklubben Frem website. 3 July 2008.
- ^ "Jón Rói Jacobsen". National-Football-Teams.com. Retrieved 9 February 2013.
- ^ "Nyt fra truppen". Boldklubben Frem website. 14 November 2005.
External links
edit- Jón Rói Jacobsen at National-Football-Teams.com
- Aalborg BK profile (in Danish) at the Wayback Machine (archived 11 March 2007)
- Jón Rói Jacobsen at DR (in Danish) (archived)
- Boldklubben Frem profile (in Danish)
- Brøndby IF profile (in Danish) at the Wayback Machine (archived 27 September 2007)
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