Rógvi Jacobsen

Infobox Football biography
playername = Rógvi Jacobsen
fullname = Rógvi Jacobsen
nickname =


dateofbirth = birth date and age|1979|3|5
cityofbirth = Klaksvík
countryofbirth = Faroe Islands
height = height|m=1.94
currentclub = IL Hødd
clubnumber = 10
position = attacking midfielder or striker
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 1996-2000 2001-2004 2005 2005-2006 2006 2006-2007 2008-present
clubs = KÍ Klaksvík HB Tórshavn KR Reykjavík SønderjyskE KR Reykjavík HB Tórshavn IL Hødd
caps(goals) = 66 (32) 70 (26) 17 (3) 5 (0) 9 (1) 11 (5) 10 (3)
nationalyears = 1999-present
nationalteam = flagicon|Faroe Islands Faroe Islands
nationalcaps(goals) = 49 (10)
pcupdate = 9 March 2008
ntupdate = 21 July 2008

Rógvi Jacobsen (born March 5, 1979 in Klaksvík) is a Faroese football forward who plays 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 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 didn't end up with a permanent contract so he continued playing with HB. 2008, he signed a professional contract with the Norwegian side IL Hødd who currently plays in Adeccoligaen.

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, hence breaking Todi Jónsson's record.

International goals

:"Scores and results list Faroe Islands' goal tally first."

External links

*fo icon [http://hb.fo.linux3.123hotel.dk/index.php?pid=107 Player profile]
*it icon [http://www.gazzetta.it/Calcio/Nazionale/Primo_Piano/2007/06_Giugno/02/Jacobsen%20FarOer.shtml Jacobsen, the Faroese Inzaghi (Gazzetta.it)]