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

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. 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 World Cup qualifying 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

External links

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1961 births Living people People from Tórshavn Faroese men's footballers Faroe Islands men's international footballers Faroese football managers Faroese male singers Men's association football defenders Vágs Bóltfelag players Havnar Bóltfelag players Klaksvíkar Ítróttarfelag players B68 Toftir players Klaksvíkar Ítróttarfelag managers B36 Tórshavn managers Argja Bóltfelag managers 20th-century Danish sportsmen {{Faroes-footy-bio-stub