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.

Rógvi Jacobsen
Personal information
Date of birth (1979-03-05) 5 March 1979 (age 45)
Place of birth Klaksvík, Faroe Islands
Height 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
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)
International career
1994 Faroe Islands U-17 2 (0)
1996–1997 Faroe Islands U-19 5 (2)
1999–2009 Faroe Islands 53 (10)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

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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.

International career

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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]

Career statistics

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Scores and results list Faroe Islands' goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Jacobsen goal.
List of international goals scored by Rógvi Jacobsen
No. 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 UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying
3 20 August 2003 Tórsvøllur, Tórshavn, Faroe Islands   Iceland 1–1 1–2 UEFA Euro 2004 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 FIFA World Cup qualification
6 5 June 2005 Svangaskarð, Toftir, Faroe Islands    Switzerland 1–1 1–3
7 28 March 2007 Boris Paichadze Stadium, Tbilisi, Georgia   Georgia 1–2 1–3 UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying
8 2 June 2007 Tórsvøllur, Tórshavn, Faroe Islands   Italy 1–2 1–2 UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying
9 12 September 2007 S. Darius and S. Girėnas Stadium, Kaunas, Lithuania   Lithuania 1–2 1–2 UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying
10 21 November 2007 Stadio Alberto Braglia, Modena, Italy   Italy 1–3 1–3 UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying

References

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  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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