Rógvi Jacobsen

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.

Rógvi Jacobsen
Personal information
Full name Rógvi Jacobsen
Date of birth (1979-03-05) 5 March 1979
Place of birth Klaksvík, Faroe Islands
Height 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
Playing position(s) 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)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

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. 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.
List of international goals scored by Rógvi Jacobsen
Goal Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 10 February 2002Tsirion Stadium, Limassol, Cyprus Poland
1–1
1–2
Friendly
2 7 June 2003Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland Iceland
1–1
1–2
UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying
3 20 August 2003Tórsvøllur, Tórshavn, Faroe Islands Iceland
1–1
1–2
4 18 August 2004Svangaskarð, Toftir, Faroe Islands Malta
2–0
3–2
Friendly
5 9 October 2004GSP Stadium, Nicosia, Cyprus Cyprus
2–1
2–2
2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
6 5 June 2005Svangaskarð, Toftir, Faroe Islands  Switzerland
1–1
1–3
7 28 March 2007Boris Paichadze Stadium, Tbilisi, Georgia Georgia
1–2
1–3
UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying
8 2 June 2007Tórsvøllur, Tórshavn, Faroe Islands Italy
1–2
1–2
9 12 September 2007S. Darius and S. Girėnas Stadium, Kaunas, Lithuania Lithuania
1–2
1–2
10 21 November 2007Stadio Alberto Braglia, Modena, Italy Italy
1–3
1–3
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References
  1. "Rógvi Jacobsen breaks the Faroese goalscoring record, but world champions Italy win 3-1". Soccer and Equipment. 21 November 2007. Retrieved 12 September 2013.
  2. "Jacobsen, l'Inzaghi delle Far Oer" (in Italian). La Gazzetta dello Sport. 2 June 2007. Retrieved 6 September 2013.

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