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

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. He is currently head youth manager for the Faroese team

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Club career

He played over 20 years with Faroese top team,

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, 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

in an April 1989 friendly match against

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, 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

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in 1990. His final international match was a September 1993

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match against

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. 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, 2005Rateyourmusic.com
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References

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