Rógvi Jacobsen
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rógvi Jacobsen | ||
| Date of birth | 5 March 1979 | ||
| Place of birth | Klaksvík, Faroe Islands | ||
| Height | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Playing position | attacking midfielder or striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1996–2000 | KÍ Klaksvík | 59 | (34) |
| 2001–2004 | HB Tórshavn | 71 | (26) |
| 2005 | KR Reykjavík | 17 | (3) |
| 2005–2006 | SønderjyskE | 5 | (0) |
| 2006 | KR Reykjavík | 9 | (1) |
| 2006–2007 | HB Tórshavn | 37 | (17) |
| 2008 | IL Hødd | 10 | (3) |
| 2008 | KÍ Klaksvík | 9 | (3) |
| 2009–2010 | ÍF Fuglafjørður | 18 | (10) |
| Total | 235 | (97) | |
| National team | |||
| 1994 | Faroe Islands U-17 | 2 | (0) |
| 1996–1997 | Faroe Islands U-19 | 5 | (2) |
| 1999–2009 | Faroe Islands | 53 | (10) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Rógvi Jacobsen (born 5 March 1979 in Klaksvík) is a former Faroese footballer who last played as a forward for ÍF. He is also the all-time top scorer of the Faroe Islands national football team.
Club career
Jacobsen played at semi-professional level for Icelandic team KR Reykjavík and Danish side SønderjyskE.
In August 2007 he went on a trial to Carlisle United. The trial did not end with a permanent contract so he continued playing with HB. During the trial he met and married his wife Sacha Crowther, who had previously been married to the Danish footballer Henrik Larsen. In 2008, he signed a professional contract with Norwegian First Division side IL Hødd.
International career
Jacobsen made his debut for Faroe Islands in an August 1999, in a friendly match against Iceland. He is known for having scored a Faroese goal in the 1-2 home loss to the World Champions Italy. On 21 November 2007, he scored his 10th goal for the Faroese national team, in a 1-3 away loss to Italy, hence breaking Todi Jónsson's record, and became all-time leading scorer of his country.[1] He has 53 caps for the Faroe Islands national side and has scored 10 goals.
In 2007, Jacobsen was nicknamed Inzaghi Faroese by La Gazzetta dello Sport.[2]
International goals
- Scores and results list Faroe Islands' goal tally first.
| Goal | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 February 2002 | Tsirion Stadium, Limassol, Cyprus |  Poland | 1–1 | 1–2 | Friendly |
| 2 | 7 June 2003 | Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland |  Iceland | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2004 Euro qualifying |
| 3 | 20 August 2003 | Tórsvøllur, Tórshavn, Faroe Islands | Iceland | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2004 Euro qualifying |
| 4 | 18 August 2004 | Svangaskarð, Toftir, Faroe Islands |  Malta | 2–0 | 3–2 | Friendly |
| 5 | 9 October 2004 | GSP Stadium, Nicosia, Cyprus |  Cyprus | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2006 WC Qualifying |
| 6 | 5 June 2005 | Svangaskarð, Toftir, Faroe Islands |  Switzerland | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2006 WC Qualifying |
| 7 | 28 March 2007 | Boris Paichadze Stadium, Tbilisi, Georgia |  Georgia | 1–2 | 1–3 | 2008 Euro qualifying |
| 8 | 2 June 2007 | Tórsvøllur, Tórshavn, Faroe Islands |  Italy | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2008 Euro qualifying |
| 9 | 12 September 2007 | S. Darius and S. Girėnas Stadium, Kaunas, Lithuania |  Lithuania | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2008 Euro qualifying |
| 10 | 21 November 2007 | Stadio Alberto Braglia, Modena, Italy | Italy | 1–3 | 1–3 | 2008 Euro qualifying |
References
- ↑ "Rógvi Jacobsen breaks the Faroese goalscoring record, but world champions Italy win 3-1". Soccer and Equipment. 21 November 2007. Retrieved 12 September 2013.
- ↑ "Jacobsen, l'Inzaghi delle Far Oer" (in Italian). La Gazzetta dello Sport. 2 June 2007. Retrieved 6 September 2013.
External links
- (in Faroese) Player profile