John Petersen

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Personal information
John Petersen
Date of birth	April 22, 1972 (1972-04-22) (age 36)
Place of birth	Faroe Islands
Height	1,85 m.
Playing position	striker
Club information
Current club	retired
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1988-1992 1993 1994 1995 1995-1996 1997-2000 2000 2001-2004 2005 2005 2005-2006	Skála ÍF B68 Toftir GÍ Gøta Skive IK GÍ Gøta B36 Tórshavn ÍF Leiftur B36 Holstebro BK B68 Skive IK	? (13) 8 (3) 18 (21) ? (?) 30 (19) 54 (54) 15 (5) 69 (49) 3 (0) 3 (2) 9 (3)
National team
1995-2004	Faroe Islands	57 (6)
Teams managed
	Skála ÍF
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. * Appearances (Goals)

John Petersen (born on 22 April 1972) is a retired Faroese football striker who is currently manager of Skála ÍF.

1 Club career
2 International career
3 International goals
4 References
5 External links

[edit] Club career

A prolific striker, Petersen has won Faroese league winner medals with GÍ Gøta and B36 Tórshavn. He then moved to play with compatriots Jens Martin Knudsen, Sámal Joensen and Jens Erik Rasmussen at Leiftur in the Icelandic league only to return to the Faroe Islands after a disappointing season in which the team relegated. Petersen was Faroese league top goalscorer in the 1994 season.^[1]He also had a short spell with Danish sides Holstebro BK and Skive IK.

[edit] International career

Petersen made his debut for the Faroe Islands in an October 1995 European Championship qualifying match against San Marino, coming on as a substitite for Todi Jónsson. He has collected 57 caps since, scoring 6 goals. ^[2]

[edit] International goals

Scores and results list Faroe Islands' goal tally first.

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	24 April 1996	Stadion Crvena Zvezda, Belgrade, Serbia	Yugoslavia	1-3	1-3	1998 WC Qualifying
2	14 October 1998	Pittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen, Scotland	Scotland	1-2	1-2	2000 Euro qualifying
3	7 October 2000	Letzigrund, Zürich, Switzerland	Switzerland	1-0	1-5	2002 FIFA World Cup qualifying
4	7 September 2002	Svangaskarð, Toftir, Faroe Islands	Scotland	1-0	2-2	2004 Euro qualifying
5	7 September 2002	Svangaskarð, Toftir, Faroe Islands	Scotland	2-0	2-2	2004 Euro qualifying
6	27 April 2003	Svangaskarð, Toftir, Faroe Islands	Kazakhstan	2-0	3-2	Friendly
7	24 February 2004	La Manga, San Fernando, Spain	Luxembourg	1-1	4-2	Friendly
8	24 February 2004	La Manga, San Fernando, Spain	Luxembourg	2-1	4-2	Friendly