Jóannes Jakobsen Explained

Jóannes Jakobsen
Birth Date:1961 8, df=yes
Birth Place:Tórshavn, Faroe Islands
Position:Defender
Years1:1977–1990
Years2:1991
Years3:1992
Years4:1993–1995
Years5:1996–1997
Years6:2000
Clubs6:B68 Toftir
Caps1:141
Caps2:17
Caps3:16
Caps4:37
Caps5:11
Caps6:1
Goals1:?
Goals2:0
Goals3:1
Goals4:1
Goals5:0
Goals6:0
Nationalyears1:1989–1993
Nationalteam1:Faroe Islands
Nationalcaps1:25
Nationalgoals1:0
Manageryears1:1994–1995
Manageryears2:1996–1998
Manageryears3:2000–2001
Manageryears4:2002
Manageryears5:2004
Manageryears6:2005
Manageryears7:2006
Managerclubs7:B68

Jóannes Jakobsen (born 25 August 1961) is a former Faroese football defender, as well as musician and composer, having released three albums on the Faroe Islands and produced a number of albums for other artists. He is the former assistant coach of Faroe Islands. He is currently head youth manager for the Faroese team EB/Streymur.

Club career

He played over 20 years with Faroese top team, HB Tórshavn, where he also became player/coach in 1994. He was also player and manager of several other Faroese clubs.

International career

Jakobsen made his debut for the Faroe Islands in an April 1989 friendly match against Canada, immediately skippering them to their first ever win since joining FIFA. He remained captain of the team during those first years, most notably during their historic victory over Austria in 1990. His final international match was a September 1993 World Cup qualifying match against Romania. He has collected 25 caps, though never scoring any goals.[1]

Career in music

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Notes and References

  1. https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/far-recintlp.html Faroe Islands – Record International Players
  2. http://rateyourmusic.com/artist/joannes_jakobsen Rateyourmusic.com
  3. http://rateyourmusic.com/artist/joannes_jakobsen Rateyourmusic.com