Rógvi Jacobsen | |
Birth Date: | 1979 3, df=y |
Birth Place: | Klaksvík, Faroe Islands |
Height: | 1.94 m |
Position: | Attacking midfielder |
Years1: | 1996–2000 |
Clubs1: | KÍ Klaksvík |
Caps1: | 59 |
Goals1: | 34 |
Years2: | 2001–2004 |
Clubs2: | HB Tórshavn |
Caps2: | 71 |
Goals2: | 26 |
Years3: | 2005 |
Clubs3: | KR Reykjavík |
Caps3: | 17 |
Goals3: | 3 |
Years4: | 2005–2006 |
Clubs4: | SønderjyskE |
Caps4: | 5 |
Goals4: | 0 |
Years5: | 2006 |
Clubs5: | KR Reykjavík |
Caps5: | 9 |
Goals5: | 1 |
Years6: | 2006–2007 |
Clubs6: | HB Tórshavn |
Caps6: | 37 |
Goals6: | 17 |
Years7: | 2008 |
Clubs7: | IL Hødd |
Caps7: | 10 |
Goals7: | 3 |
Years8: | 2008 |
Clubs8: | KÍ Klaksvík |
Caps8: | 9 |
Goals8: | 3 |
Years9: | 2009–2010 |
Clubs9: | ÍF Fuglafjørður |
Caps9: | 18 |
Goals9: | 10 |
Totalcaps: | 235 |
Totalgoals: | 97 |
Nationalyears1: | 1994 |
Nationalteam1: | Faroe Islands U-17 |
Nationalcaps1: | 2 |
Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
Nationalyears2: | 1996–1997 |
Nationalteam2: | Faroe Islands U-19 |
Nationalcaps2: | 5 |
Nationalgoals2: | 2 |
Nationalyears3: | 1999–2009 |
Nationalteam3: | Faroe Islands |
Nationalcaps3: | 53 |
Nationalgoals3: | 10 |
Rógvi Jacobsen (born 5 March 1979) is a former Faroese footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. He is the all-time top scorer of the Faroe Islands national football team alongside Klæmint Olsen.
Jacobsen was born in Klaksvík. He 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. In 2008, he signed a professional contract with Norwegian First Division side IL Hødd.
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 2–1 home loss to the World Champions Italy. On 21 November 2007, he scored his 10th goal for the Faroese national team, in a 3–1 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]
Scores and results list Faroe Islands' goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Jacobsen goal.
|-| style="text-align:center"|1| 10 February 2002 || Tsirion Stadium, Limassol, Cyprus || || style="text-align:center"|1–1 || style="text-align:center"|1–2 || Friendly|-| style="text-align:center"|2| 7 June 2003|| Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland || || style="text-align:center"|1–1 || style="text-align:center"|1–2 || UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying|-| style="text-align:center"|3| 20 August 2003|| Tórsvøllur, Tórshavn, Faroe Islands || || style="text-align:center"|1–1 || style="text-align:center"|1–2 || UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying|-| style="text-align:center"|4| 18 August 2004|| Svangaskarð, Toftir, Faroe Islands || || style="text-align:center"|2–0 || style="text-align:center"|3–2 || Friendly|-| style="text-align:center"|5| 9 October 2004|| GSP Stadium, Nicosia, Cyprus || || style="text-align:center"|2–1 || style="text-align:center"|2–2 || rowspan=2| 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification|-| style="text-align:center"|6| 5 June 2005|| Svangaskarð, Toftir, Faroe Islands || || style="text-align:center"|1–1 || style="text-align:center"|1–3|-| style="text-align:center"|7| 28 March 2007|| Boris Paichadze Stadium, Tbilisi, Georgia || || style="text-align:center"|1–2 || style="text-align:center"|1–3 || UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying|-| style="text-align:center"|8| 2 June 2007|| Tórsvøllur, Tórshavn, Faroe Islands || || style="text-align:center"|1–2 || style="text-align:center"|1–2 || UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying|-| style="text-align:center"|9| 12 September 2007 || S. Darius and S. Girėnas Stadium, Kaunas, Lithuania || || style="text-align:center"|1–2 || style="text-align:center"|1–2 || UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying|-| style="text-align:center"|10| 21 November 2007 || Stadio Alberto Braglia, Modena, Italy || || style="text-align:center"|1–3 || style="text-align:center"|1–3 || UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying|}