Jóannes Jakobsen

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 assistant coach of Faroe Islands.

Jóannes Jakobsen
Personal information
Date of birth (1961-08-25) 25 August 1961
Place of birth Tórshavn, Faroe Islands
Playing position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1977–1990 HB Tórshavn 141 (?)
1991 VB Vágur 17 (0)
1992 VB Vágur 16 (1)
1993–1995 HB 37 (1)
1996–1997 KÍ Klaksvík 11 (0)
2000 B68 Toftir 1 (0)
National team
1989–1993 Faroe Islands 25 (0)
Teams managed
1994–1995 HB Tórshavn
1996–1998 KÍ Klaksvík
2000–2001 B68 Toftir
2002 HB
2004 B36 Tórshavn
2005 AB Argir
2006 B68
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

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

Albums

  • Hvat bagir, 1990
  • Royn tínar veingir, 1995
  • Myrkursins gongumenn, 1998

Appears on

  • Vit herja á, 1990
  • Reytt og svart, 1993
  • Sangur til frælsi, 2000
  • Hetta er eisini mítt land, M'as Blues Band, 2001
  • Hetta er eisini mítt land II, M'as Blues Band, 2003
  • Kyndil 50 ár, 2006[2]

Compilation

  • Tólvti maður, 1998
  • Alt, Kim Hansen, 2005[3]
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References

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