Tobias Jan Håkan Linderoth (; born 21 April 1979) is a Swedish professional

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and former player, who is the current manager of Swedish club

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. He played as a

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, and played professionally in Sweden, Norway, England, Denmark, and Turkey before injuries forced him to retire in 2010. A full international between 1999 and 2008, he won 76

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for the Sweden national team and represented them at two FIFA World Cups (

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and

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) and two

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(

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and

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Club career

Linderoth played for Stabæk and then an unremarkable spell at Everton marred by injury, where he scored once against Charlton Athletic in the League Cup, before he joined

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in the summer of 2004. He was a regular first team player for three seasons in Copenhagen and was made captain for the team that won two Danish championships and qualified for the group stage of the

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. On 12 June 2007, Linderoth signed a three-year contract with Turkish side

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, where he wore the number 6. On 22 January 2010, Linderoth was released by Galatasaray prematurely. On 12 November 2010, Linderoth officially announced the end of his career as a player."Linderoths karriär över"
(in Swedish).

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. 12 November 2010. Retrieved 24 January 2013. He stated he was aiming to become a coach like his father. He now works as a youth team coach at Elfsborg.

International career

Linderoth was a midfield dynamo for the Sweden national team where he also was assistant captain. Tobias played for Sweden in the

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and

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, as well as in the

and

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tournaments. In one game at the World Cup in 2002, he ran during the 96 minutes of the match – not an unusual feature for the hard-working midfielder. On 26 May 2008, Linderoth scored his second international goal, the only goal in a 1–0 win over

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in a pre-Euro 2008 friendly warm-up. On 6 September 2008, during a

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game against

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, he was injured and had to be substituted in the 6th minute – this was to be the last game he played for Sweden.

Managerial career

After retiring, Linderoth spent a decade as the manager for Elfsborg's youth academy. On 18 November 2020, Linderoth was named the manager of

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Personal life

He is the son of football coach

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, a former Swedish international who played in the

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in Argentina, and Tobias was born in France during Anders' spell at

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. On 25 October 2006, Tobias and his wife Maria became parents when she gave birth to their first child.

Career statistics

Club

*''Also played 22 ( 2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07)

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matches where he scored 1 goal.'' *''Also played 3 (

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) Tele2 LigaCup matches (unofficial).''

International

:''Scores and results list Sweden's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Linderoth goal''.

Managerial

Honours

IF Elfsborg *

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1996 1996 was designated as: * International Year for the Eradication of Poverty Events January * January 8 – A Zairean cargo plane crashes into a crowded market in the center of the capital city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo ...

FC Copenhagen *

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: 2005–06, 2006–07 *

: 2004–05, 2005–06 Galatasaray *

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: 2007–08 *

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Individual * Swedish midfielder of the year: 2006, 2007 *FC Copenhagen Spring Profile:

*Danish Superliga Player of the Year: 2005–06

Notes

References

External links

* *
Everton profile
* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Linderoth, Tobias Jan Hakan 1979 births Living people Footballers from Marseille Men's association football midfielders Swedish men's footballers Sweden men's international footballers Sweden men's under-21 international footballers Sweden men's youth international footballers French men's footballers French people of Swedish descent Allsvenskan players Eliteserien players Premier League players Danish Superliga players Süper Lig players Feyenoord players IFK Hässleholm players IF Elfsborg players Stabæk Fotball players Everton F.C. players F.C. Copenhagen players Galatasaray S.K. footballers 2002 FIFA World Cup players UEFA Euro 2004 players 2006 FIFA World Cup players UEFA Euro 2008 players Swedish football managers Skövde AIK managers IF Elfsborg non-playing staff Swedish expatriate men's footballers Swedish expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands Swedish expatriate sportspeople in Norway Expatriate men's footballers in Norway Swedish expatriate sportspeople in England Expatriate men's footballers in England Swedish expatriate sportspeople in Denmark Expatriate men's footballers in Denmark Swedish expatriate sportspeople in Turkey Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey