Jóannes Jakobsen

Jóannes Jakobsen (born 25 August 1961) is a former Faroese football defender, as well as musician and composer, having released three albums on the Faroe Islands and produced a number of albums for other artists. He is the former assistant coach of Faroe Islands. He is currently head youth manager for the Faroese team EB/Streymur.

Club career

He played over 20 years with Faroese top team, HB Tórshavn, where he also became player/coach in 1994. He was also player and manager of several other Faroese clubs.

International career

Jakobsen made his debut for the Faroe Islands in an April 1989 friendly match against Canada, immediately skippering them to their first ever win since joining FIFA. He remained captain of the team during those first years, most notably during their historic victory over Austria in 1990. His final international match was a September 1993 World Cup qualifying match against Romania. He has collected 25 caps, though never scoring any goals.

Career in music

Albums

• Hvat bagir, 1990
• Royn tínar veingir, 1995
• Myrkursins gongumenn, 1998

Appears on

• Vit herja á, 1990
• Reytt og svart, 1993
• Sangur til frælsi, 2000
• Hetta er eisini mítt land, M'as Blues Band, 2001
• Hetta er eisini mítt land II, M'as Blues Band, 2003
• Kyndil 50 ár, 2006

Compilation

• Tólvti maður, 1998
• Alt, Kim Hansen, 2005

External links

• Template:PAGENAMEBASE at National-Football-Teams.com
• Profile at B68

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