Jacob Karl Anders Rinne (born 20 June 1993) is a Swedish professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

Djurgårdens IF Djurgårdens Idrottsförening, commonly known simply as Djurgårdens IF, Djurgården (), and (especially locally) Djurgår'n (), Dif or DIF – is a Swedish sports association with several sections, located in Stockholm. Djurgårdens IF is an s ...

Club career

Early career

In 2010, Rinne joined Division 1 side

BK Forward Bollklubben Forward, commonly known as BK Forward, is a football team from Örebro, Sweden. They play in Div 2 Norra Götaland. The club plays in a small multipurpose stadium called Trängens IP. The base of the club is in the western end of dow ...

from sixth division side Laxå IF. In January 2013, Rinne went on a two-week trial with

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club Everton. On 30 May 2013, Rinne signed for

Örebro SK Örebro Sportklubb, more commonly known as Örebro SK, Örebro or (especially locally) ÖSK, is a Swedish professional football club based in Örebro. The club are affiliated to Örebro Läns Fotbollförbund and play their home games at Behrn ...

on a three-and-a-half-year contract and was immediately loaned back to BK Forward for the rest of the

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season.

Örebro SK

Rinne made his professional debut for Örebro SK in the first round of the

on 30 March 2014, coming on as a half-time substitute for

Oscar Jansson Oscar Erik Jansson (born 23 December 1990) is a Swedish professional association football, footballer who plays as a Goalkeeper (association football), goalkeeper for BK Häcken. Career Jansson was born and raised in Örebro where he played f ...

and keeping a clean sheet while playing in Örebro's 2−1 come from behind victory over

Halmstads BK Halmstads Bollklubb, also known simply as Halmstad () or (especially locally) HBK or Bollklubben, is a Swedish professional Association football, football club located in Halmstad in the county of Halland. The club, formed 7 February 1914 and app ...

. Rinne once again came off the bench on 8 May, replacing the injured Jansson and preserving the clean sheet in a 0−0 draw with

Falkenbergs FF Falkenbergs Fotbollsförening, also known simply as Falkenbergs FF, Falkenberg or (especially locally) FFF, is a Swedish football club based in Falkenberg. Formed on 3 January 1928, the club plays in the second highest Swedish league, Superetta ...

. His first start for the club came three days later, conceding two goals as Örebro fell to

IFK Göteborg Idrottsföreningen Kamraterna Göteborg (officially IFK Göteborg Fotboll), commonly known as IFK Göteborg, IFK (especially locally) or Blåvitt, is a Swedish professional Football team, football club based in Gothenburg. Founded in 1904, it ...

2−1. Rinne played in the

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of the

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on 20 August 2014, keeping a clean sheet as Örebro defeated

Eskilstuna City FK Eskilstuna City FK is a Swedish football club located in Eskilstuna. The club is playing in Division 2. IK City from Eskilstuna, who got promoted to the top league in 1925 in Sweden, in the original match kit: light and dark blue striped s ...

2−0.

Al-Fateh

On 30 June 2022, Rinne joined Saudi Arabian club

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on a two-year deal. He left the club on 6 August 2024, making him a

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Personal life

Rinne is a supporter of

since childhood.

Career statistics

International

Honours

Sweden U21 *

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References

External links

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at Whoscored.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Rinne, Jacob 1993 births Living people Swedish men's footballers Swedish expatriate men's footballers Sweden men's under-21 international footballers Sweden men's youth international footballers Sweden men's international footballers People from Laxå Municipality Men's association football goalkeepers Footballers from Örebro County Allsvenskan players Superettan players Belgian Pro League players Danish Superliga players Saudi Pro League players Örebro SK players BK Forward players K.A.A. Gent players AaB Fodbold players Al Fateh SC players Swedish expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Swedish expatriate sportspeople in Denmark Swedish expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium Expatriate men's footballers in Denmark Expatriate men's footballers in Saudi Arabia Swedish people of Finnish descent 21st-century Swedish sportsmen Djurgårdens IF Fotboll players