Personal information | |||
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Full name | Todi Adam Jónsson | ||
Date of birth | 2 February 1972 | ||
Place of birth | Vejle, Denmark | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Playing position | Striker | ||
Youth career | |||
KÍ Klaksvík | |||
IF Lyseng | |||
Aarhus GF | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1991 | KÍ | 17 | (9) |
1992 | KÍ | 17 | (4) |
1993 | B36 | 10 | (3) |
1994–1997 | Lyngby FC | 76 | (18) |
1997–2005 | FC København | 167 | (54) |
2005–2006 | Start | 36 | (4) |
2007 | Fremad Amager | 7 | (0) |
2009 | KÍ | 8 | (1) |
Total | 338 | (93) | |
National team‡ | |||
1991–2005 | Faroe Islands | 45 | (9) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 28 August 2010. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 10 October 2007 |
Todi Adam Jónsson (born 2 February 1972) is a retired Danish-born Faroese former professional football striker who has been playing for Danish premier league clubs Lyngby FC and FC København, Norwegian club Start and Danish club Fremad Amager. He started and ended his football career at Faroese side KÍ.
He has played 45 matches for Faroe Islands national football team and is currently (2012) number two on the top goal scorer's list with 9 goals. Jónsson is the most scoring foreign football player in the Danish Superliga (Premier League) with 72 goals. He was previously top scorer for FC København at all times together with Lars Højer Nielsen, they both scored 54 goals for FCK, but they have later been surpassed by Cesar Santin and Dame N'Doye.
He spent a large portion of his career at the Danish Superliga side FC Copenhagen, having arrived in 1997 from Lyngby BK together with the new CEO Flemming Østergaard. Todi, as he is known by the FC Copenhagen fans, is one of the all-time leading goal scorers for the club and a member of the Hall of Fame as decided by fan club voting. From 1997 to 2005 Todi played 207 matches for FC Copenhagen and scored 68 goals.
On 25 June 2009, it was announced that he had rejoined KÍ Klaksvík, who whoever were unable to maintain their place in the Faroese top division. Jónsson ended his football career with the club where he started. He played his last match for KÍ Klaksvík on 3 October 2009 against EB/Streymur.