- John Petersen
Football player infobox
playername = John Petersen
fullname =
nickname =
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1972|4|22
cityofbirth =
countryofbirth =Faroe Islands
height = 1,85 m.
currentclub = retired
clubnumber =
position =striker
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 1988-1992 1993 1994 1995 1995-1996 1997-2000 2000 2001-2004 2005 2005 2005-2006
clubs =Skála ÍF B68 Toftir GÍ Gøta Skive IK GÍ Gøta B36 Tórshavn ÍF Leiftur B36Holstebro BK B68Skive IK
caps(goals) = ? (13) 8 (3) 18 (21) ? (?) 30 (19) 54 (54) 15 (5) 69 (49) 3 (0) 3 (2) 9 (3)
nationalyears = 1995-2004
nationalteam = flagicon|Faroe Islands Faroe Islands
nationalcaps(goals) = 57 (8)
manageryears =
managerclubs =Skála ÍF John Petersen (born on
22 April 1972 ) is a retiredFaroese footballstriker who is currently manager ofSkála ÍF .Club career
A prolific striker, Petersen has won Faroese league winner medals with
GÍ Gøta andB36 Tórshavn . He then moved to play with compatriots Jens Martin Knudsen, Sámal Joensen and Jens Erik Rasmussen atLeiftur in the Icelandic league only to return to the Faroe Islands after a disappointing season in which the team relegated. Petersen was Faroese league top goalscorer in the 1994 season. [ [http://www.rsssf.com/tablesf/fartops.html Faroe Islands - List of topscorers] - RSSSF] He also had a short spell with Danish sidesHolstebro BK andSkive IK .International career
Petersen made his debut for the Faroe Islands in an October 1995 European Championship qualifying match against San Marino, coming on as a substitite for
Todi Jónsson . He has collected 57 caps since, scoring 6 goals. [ [http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/far-recintlp.html Faroe Islands - Record International Players] - RSSSF]International goals
:"Scores and results list Faroe Islands' goal tally first."
References
External links
* [http://www.national-football-teams.com/php/spieler.php?id=2354 National football teams profile]
* [http://www.b68.fo/?id=304 Profile at B68]
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