Jóannes Jakobsen

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 Faroe Islands. He is currently head youth manager for the Faroese team B36.

Club career He played over 20 years with Faroese top team, HB Tórshavn, 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 Faroe Islands in an April 1989 friendly match against Canada, 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 Austria in 1990. His final international match was a September 1993 World Cup qualifying match against Romania. 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, 2005