Rógvi Jacobsen

Rógvi Jacobsen
Personal information
Full name	Rógvi Jacobsen
Date of birth	March 5 1979 (1979-03-05) (age 29)
Place of birth	Klaksvík, Faroe Islands
Height	1.94 m (6 ft 4+1⁄2 in)
Playing position	attacking midfielder or striker
Club information
Current club	HB Tórshavn
Number	23
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1996-2000 2001-2004 2005 2005-2006 2006 2006-2007	KÍ Klaksvík HB Tórshavn KR Reykjavík SønderjyskE KR Reykjavík HB Tórshavn IL Hødd	66 (32) 70 (26) 17 (3) 5 (0) 9 (1) 11 (5)
National team2
1999-present	Faroe Islands	47 (10)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 7 October 2007. 2 National team caps and goals correct as of 21 November 2007. * Appearances (Goals)

Rógvi Jacobsen (born March 5, 1979 in Klaksvík) is a Faroese football (soccer) striker for IL Hødd and the Faroe Islands national football team.

Club career

Jacobsen is currently an amateur player who as of 2007 works as a carpenter, but played at professional level for Icelandic team KR Reykjavík and Danish side SønderjyskE. In August 2007 he went on a trial to Carlisle United. The trial didn't end up with a permanent contract so he continued playing with HB. For 2008, he will change to Norwegian IL Hødd.

International career

Jacobsen made his debut for Faroe Islands in an August 1999 friendly match against Iceland. He is known for having scored the only 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, and thus breaking Todi Jónsson's record.

International goals

Scores and results list Faroe Islands' goal tally first.

#	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

External links

• (Faroese) Player profile
• (Italian) Jacobsen, the Faroese Inzaghi (Gazzetta.it)