Full name Rogvi Jacobsen Role Footballer Position Midfielder Name Rogvi Jacobsen Career end January 1, 2011 | Years Team Weight 83 kg Current team Retired Height 1.94 m | |
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Date of birth (1979-03-05) 5 March 1979 (age 36) Place of birth Klaksvik, Faroe Islands Playing position Number 9 (IF Fuglafjorður / Midfielder), 10 (IL Hodd / Midfielder) | ||
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Rógvi Jacobsen (born 5 March 1979 in Klaksvík) is a former Faroese footballer who last played as a forward for ÍF. He is also the all-time top scorer of the Faroe Islands national football team.
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Club career
Jacobsen 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 did not end with a permanent contract so he continued playing with HB. During the trial he met and married his wife Sacha Crowther, who had previously been married to the Danish footballer Henrik Larsen. In 2008, he signed a professional contract with Norwegian First Division side IL Hødd.
International career
Jacobsen made his debut for Faroe Islands in an August 1999, in a friendly match against Iceland. He is known for having scored a 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, in a 1-3 away loss to Italy, hence breaking Todi Jónsson's record, and became all-time leading scorer of his country. He has 53 caps for the Faroe Islands national side and has scored 10 goals.
In 2007, Jacobsen was nicknamed Inzaghi Faroese by La Gazzetta dello Sport.