Todi Jónsson

Todi Jónsson

Personal information
Full name	Todi Adam Jónsson
Date of birth	(1972-02-02) 2 February 1972
Place of birth	Vejle, Denmark
Height
Position(s)	Striker
Youth career
	KÍ Klaksvík
	IF Lyseng
	Aarhus GF
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1991	KÍ	17	(9)
1992	KÍ	17	(4)
1993	B36	10	(3)
1994–1997	Lyngby FC	76	(18)
1997–2005	FC København	167	(54)
2005–2006	Start	36	(4)
2007	Fremad Amager	7	(0)
2009	KÍ	8	(1)
Total		338	(93)
International career‡
1991–2005	Faroe Islands	45	(9)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 August 2010 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 October 2007

Todi Adam Jónsson (born 2 February 1972) is a retired Danish-born Faroese football striker who has been playing for Danish premier league clubs Lyngby FC and FC København, Norwegian club Start and Danish club Fremad Amager. He started and ended his football career at Faroese side KÍ.

He has played 45 matches for Faroe Islands national football team and is currently (2012) number two on the top goal scorer's list with 9 goals. Jónsson is the most scoring foreign football player in the Danish Superliga (Premier League) with 72 goals. He was previously top scorer for FC København at all times together with Lars Højer Nielsen, they both scored 54 goals for FCK, but they have later been surpassed by Cesar Santin and Dame N'Doye.

Club career

He spent a large portion of his career at the Danish Superliga side FC Copenhagen, having arrived in 1997 from Lyngby BK together with the new CEO Flemming Østergaard. Todi, as he is known by the FC Copenhagen fans, is one of the all time leading goal scorers for the club and a member of the Hall of Fame as decided by fan club voting. From 1997 to 2005 Todi played 207 matches for FC Copenhagen and scored 68 goals.

On 25 June 2009, it was announced that he had rejoined KÍ Klaksvík, who whoever were unable to maintain their place in the Faroese top division. Jónsson ended his football career with the club where he started. He played his last match for KÍ Klaksvík on 3 October 2009 against EB/Streymur.

International career

In the Faroe Islands, Jónsson is the most successful football player of all time, having played on an internationally high level for the better part of a decade with the Danish Champions FC Copenhagen. Furthermore Todi was the most successful goalscorer for the Faroe Islands national football team with 9 goals in 45 caps, until Rógvi Jacobsen scored his 9th goal against Lithuania in September 2007, then fully overtaking Todi's record away to Italy two months later. Todi is also the only Faroese player to score a hat-trick in an international match. (Bergur Magnussen did score 6 times in the match against the Åland Islands back in 1989, but this match is not officially recognised.)

However, Todi is also remembered for his premature and controversial international retirement in the spring of 2001, as he decided to concentrate himself fully on his club career. After that Todi won only two more caps, both in 2005.

International goals

Scores and results list Faroe Islands' goal tally first.

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	15 July 1991	Gundadalur, Tórshavn, Faroe Islands	Turkey	1–0	1–1	Friendly
2	6 September 1995	Svangaskarð, Toftir, Faroe Islands	Russia	2–1	2–5	1996 Euro qualifying
3	11 October 1995	Stadio Olimpico, Serravalle, San Marino	San Marino	1–0	3–1	1996 Euro qualifying
4				2–0
5				3–1
6	4 September 1996	Svangaskarð, Toftir, Faroe Islands	Spain	1–1	2–6	1998 WC Qualifying
7	30 April 1997	Ta' Qali Stadium, Ta' Qali, Malta	Malta	2–1	2–1	1998 WC Qualifying
8	8 June 1997	Svangaskarð, Toftir, Faroe Islands	Malta	2–0	2–1	1998 WC Qualifying
9	4 February 2000	La Manga, Spain	Iceland	2–0	2–3	Friendly

Honours

KÍ Klaksvík

• Faroe Islands Premier League (1): 1991

FC København

• Danish Superliga (3): 2000–01, 2002–03, 2003–04
• Danish Cup (1): 2003–04
• Danish Super Cup (2): 2001, 2004

External links

• Todi Jónsson's profile on FaroeSoccer.com
• Todi Jónsson at National-Football-Teams.com