Rógvi Jacobsen

Rógvi Jacobsen

Personal information
Full name	Rógvi Jacobsen
Date of birth	(1979-03-05) 5 March 1979
Place of birth	Klaksvík, Faroe Islands
Height
Position(s)	attacking midfielder or striker
Team information
Current team	Retired
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)
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, correct as of 7 August 2010 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 25 July 2009

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.

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. During the trial he met and married his wife Sacha Crowther, who had previously been married to the Danish footballer Henrik Larsen. 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. 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.

International goals

Scores and results list Faroe Islands' goal tally first.

Goal	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