Rógvi Jacobsen
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Rógvi Jacobsen | ||
| Date of birth | 5 March 1979 | ||
| Place of birth | Klaksvík, Faroe Islands | ||
| Height | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Playing position | attacking midfielder or striker | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Retired | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1996–2000 | KÍ Klaksvík | 59 | (34) |
| 2001–2004 | HB Tórshavn | 71 | (26) |
| 2005 | KR Reykjavík | 17 | (3) |
| 2005–2006 | SønderjyskE | 5 | (0) |
| 2006 | KR Reykjavík | 9 | (1) |
| 2006–2007 | HB Tórshavn | 37 | (17) |
| 2008 | IL Hødd | 10 | (3) |
| 2008 | KÍ Klaksvík | 9 | (3) |
| 2009–2010 | ÍF Fuglafjørður | 18 | (10) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 1994 | Faroe Islands U-17 | 2 | (0) |
| 1996–1997 | Faroe Islands U-19 | 5 | (2) |
| 1999–2009 | Faroe Islands | 53 | (10) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 7 August 2010. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 25 July 2009 |
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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.
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.
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.
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