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{{Short description|Australian football player}}
{{Use Australian English|date=June 2015}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2021}}
{{Infobox football biography
| image = Alex Tobin.jpg
| name = Alex Tobin<br/>{{nobold|{{post-nominals|country=AUS|OAM}}}}
| fullname = Alexander Hugh Tobin
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1965|11|3}}
| birth_place = [[Adelaide]], [[South Australia]], Australia
| height = 1.88 m
| position = [[Centre-back]]
| currentclub = 
| youthyears1 = 
| youthclubs1 = [[West Torrens Birkalla|WT Birkalla]]
| youthyears2 = 
| youthclubs2 = [[Adelaide City]]
| years1 = 1984–2000
| clubs1 = [[Adelaide City]]
| caps1 = 436
| goals1 = 27
| years2 = 2001–2002
| clubs2 = [[Parramatta Power]]
| caps2 = 48
| goals2 = 4
| years3 = 2002–2003
| clubs3 = [[Northern Spirit FC|Northern Spirit]]
| caps3 = 38
| goals3 = 0
| totalcaps = 522
| totalgoals = 31
| nationalyears1 = 1985
| nationalteam1 = [[Australia national under-20 football team|Australia U20]]
| nationalcaps1 = 
| nationalgoals1 = 
| nationalyears2 = 1988–1998
| nationalteam2 = [[Australia men's national soccer team|Australia]]
| nationalcaps2 = 87
| nationalgoals2 = 2
| manageryears1 = 2008–2009
| managerclubs1 = [[Central Coast Mariners Academy|Central Coast Mariners Youth]]
| manageryears2 = 2009–2010
| managerclubs2 = [[Central Coast Mariners FC|Central Coast Mariners]] (Asst)
| medaltemplates = {{MedalCountry|{{fb|AUS}}}}
{{MedalSport|Men's [[Association football]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[FIFA Confederations Cup]]}}
{{Medal|RU|[[1997 FIFA Confederations Cup|1997 Saudi Arabia]]|}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[OFC Nations Cup]]}}
{{Medal|W|[[1996 OFC Nations Cup|1996 Oceania]]|}}
{{Medal|RU|[[1998 OFC Nations Cup|1998 Australia]]|}}
}}

'''Alexander Hugh Tobin''' {{post-nominals|country=AUS|OAM}} (born 3 November 1965) is an Australian former professional [[association football|soccer]] player who played as a [[centre-back]]. He is the [[Australia national soccer team records#Most appearances|fifth-most capped]] player for the [[Australia men's national soccer team|Australia national team]] with 87 'A' appearances, including 30 as captain. He made his international debut on 9 March 1988 in an Olympic qualifying match against [[Chinese Taipei national football team|Chinese Taipei]] (3–2) in [[Adelaide]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/tobin-intl.html|title=Alex Tobin - International Appearances|publisher=Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation}}</ref>

==Club career==
Tobin spent his entire club career playing in Australia. He played most of his club career as a defender with [[Adelaide City]] in the [[National Soccer League (Australia)|National Soccer League]]. Alex left Adelaide City in 2000, after sixteen years with the club, to join [[Parramatta Power]]. He finished his career with [[Northern Spirit FC|Northern Spirit]]. Tobin played a total of 522 senior club games in Australia.

Tobin worked for the [[Central Coast Mariners]] as assistant first team coach.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ccmariners.com.au/default.aspx?s=aleague_coachprofile&pid=516 |title=Central Coast Mariners Home |author=Jade Toomey |work=Central Coast Mariners |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100506074151/http://www.ccmariners.com.au/default.aspx?s=aleague_coachprofile&pid=516 |archive-date=6 May 2010 }}</ref>

==The Alex Tobin Medal==
In 2008, the [[PFA Footballer of the Year Awards#Alex Tobin OAM Medal|PFA Alex Tobin OAM Medal]] was inaugurated by the [[Professional Footballers Australia]] (PFA). It is to be awarded annually by the PFA to a current, or a former, player based on four attributes demonstrated by Alex Tobin throughout his career and which reflect the philosophy of the PFA: Leadership, achievement as a player, commitment to ones fellow professionals and service and dedication to the game. The first two medals were conferred on [[Joe Marston]] and, posthumously, [[Johnny Warren]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pfa.net.au/index.php?id=103&aid=131|title=Professional Footballers Australia}}</ref>

==Career statistics==

===Club===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/Players/THO.html#AlexTobin|title=Australia's Premier Football Player Archive – Alex Tobin|accessdate=24 July 2021|publisher=Aussie Footballers|website=OzFootball}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tableso/oceacup87.html|title=Oceania (Qantas Pacific) Champions' Cup 1987|website=[[RSSSF]]|date=6 September 2011}}</ref>
|-
!rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season
!colspan="3"|League
!colspan="2"|[[NSL Cup]]
!colspan="2"|Oceania
!colspan="2"|Other
!colspan="2"|Total
|-
!Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan="18"|[[Adelaide City FC|Adelaide City]]
|1984
|rowspan="17"|[[National Soccer League]]
|16||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||16||0
|-
|1985
|12||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||12||0
|-
|1986
|26||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||26||0
|-
|1987
|24||0||0||0||1||0||colspan="2"|—||25||0
|-
|1988
|20||1||1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||21||1
|-
|1989
|21||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||21||0
|-
|1989–90
|25||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||25||0
|-
|1990–91
|27||1||2||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||29||1
|-
|1991–92
|30||3||3||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||33||3
|-
|1992–93
|30||2||3||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||33||2
|-
|1993–94
|31||4||3||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||34||4
|-
|1994–95
|26||2||2||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||28||2
|-
|1995–96
|34||5||3||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||37||5
|-
|1996–97
|29||4||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||29||4
|-
|1997–98
|25||2||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||25||2
|-
|1998–99
|29||3||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||29||3
|-
|1999–2000
|31||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||31||0
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!436!!27!!17!!0!!1!!0!!colspan="2"|—!!454!!27
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[Parramatta Power SC|Parramatta Power]]
|2000–01
|rowspan="2"|National Soccer League
|26||2||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||26||2
|-
|2001–02
|22||2||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||22||2
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!48!!4!!colspan="2"|—!!colspan="2"|—!!colspan="2"|—!!48!!4
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[North West Sydney Spirit FC|Northern Spirit]]
|2002–03
|rowspan="2"|National Soccer League
|32||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||32||0
|-
|2003–04
|6||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||6||0
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!38!!0!!colspan="2"|—!!colspan="2"|—!!colspan="2"|—!!38!!0
|-
!colspan="3"|Career total
!522!!31!!17!!0!!1!!0!!colspan="2"|—!!540!!31
|}

===International===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year
|-
!National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan="11"|[[Australia men's national soccer team|Australia]]
|1988||3||1
|-
|1989||0||0
|-
|1990||3||0
|-
|1991||6||0
|-
|1992||15||0
|-
|1993||10||0
|-
|1994||6||0
|-
|1995||9||0
|-
|1996||10||1
|-
|1997||16||0
|-
|1998||9||0
|-
!colspan="2"|Total!!87!!2
|}

:''Scores and results list Australia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Tobin goal.''

{{International goals header|ref=no|above='''List of international goals scored by Alex Tobin'''}}
{{Ig match
| n = 1
| d= 9 March 1988
| st=Hindmarsh Stadium| ci=Adelaide| co=Australia
| o=Chinese Taipei
| sc=1–0
| fr=3–2
| comp=[[Football at the 1988 Summer Olympics#Qualification|1988 Olympics qualification]]}}
{{Ig match
| n = 2
| d = 21 September 1996
| st=Loftus Versfeld| ci=Pretoria| co=South Africa
| o=Kenya
| sc=4–0
| fr=4–0
| comp= Friendly}}
|}

==Honours==
'''Adelaide City:'''
* [[National Soccer League|NSL Championship]]: 1986, 1991–92, 1993–94
* [[NSL Cup]]: [[1989 NSL Cup|1989]], [[1991–92 NSL Cup|1991–92]]
* [[OFC Champions League|Oceania Club Championship]]: [[1987 Oceania Club Championship|1987]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tableso/oceacup87.html|title=Oceania (Qantas Pacific) Champions' Cup 1987|last=Howe|first=Andrew|website=[[RSSSF]]|date=6 September 2011}}</ref>

'''Australia'''
*[[FIFA Confederations Cup]]: runner-up, [[1997 FIFA Confederations Cup|1997]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.fifa.com/confederationscup/matches/round=1984/match=17489/index.html |title=Archived copy |access-date=October 14, 2024 |archive-date=June 18, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190618001151/https://www.fifa.com/confederationscup/matches/round%3D1984/match%3D17489/index.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>
*[[OFC Nations Cup]]: [[1996 OFC Nations Cup|1996]];<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tables/96oc.html|title=Oceania Nations Cup 1996|access-date=October 14, 2024}}</ref> runner-up, [[1998 OFC Nations Cup|1998]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tables/98oc.html|title=Oceania Nations Cup 1998|access-date=October 14, 2024}}</ref>

'''Individual'''
* [[Football Hall of Fame (Australia)|FFA Hall of Champions]] Inductee – 2007
* [[Joe Marston Medal]]: 1991–92, 1993–94 with [[Adelaide City FC|Adelaide City]]

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.ccmariners.com.au/default.aspx?s=ccfc_coachingstaff&pid=516 Central Coast Mariners profile] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716225545/http://www.ccmariners.com.au/default.aspx?s=ccfc_coachingstaff&pid=516 |date=16 July 2011 }}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20140503225018/http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/InsideFFA/default.aspx?s=insideffa_hof_champions_profile&id=1585 FFA – Hall of Fame profile]
* [http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/Players/T/TI.html Oz Football profile]
* {{AOC profile|alexander-tobin}}
* {{Olympics.com profile|alexander-tobin}}
* {{Olympedia}}

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