Jákup á Borg (born 26 October 1979) is a Faroese football manager and former footballer (

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or striker) He last played for

Faroe Islands Premier League The Faroe Islands Premier League (also known as ''Betri deildin menn'' for sponsorship reasons) is the top level of football in the Faroe Islands. It was founded in 1942 as Meistaradeildin, and it is played in current format since 2005, when Prem ...

team

B36 Tórshavn B36 Tórshavn ( fo, Bóltfelagið 1936 Tórshavn) is a Faroe Islands, Faroese semi professional Association football, football club based in the capital of Tórshavn, playing in the Faroe Islands Premier League, the top tier of Faroese football. ...

where he now is manager.

Club career

Once hailed as Faroe Islands biggest talent, he made his debut in Faroese football with

as a defender on 28 April 1996 and soon became a prolific striker. His goals earned him trials at

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and

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B36's Á Borg on Faroese record and Liverpool
- UEFA and eventually a loan move to Danish league side

Odense BK Odense Boldklub (; also known as Odense BK or the more commonly used OB) is a Danish professional football club based in the city Odense. The club has won three Danish championships and five Danish Cup trophies. OB play in the Danish Superliga ...

but he returned home after only one unsuccessful season. á Borg was Faroese league top goalscorer in the 1998 and 1999 seasons. In 2006, Borg was named the Faroese Premier League Footballer of the Year. In 2015, he started his 20th season in the Faroese league. á Borg became the Faroese Premier League leading goal scorer on 12 April 2015 when he scored his 148th goal, in his 20th season in the Faroese league.

International career

á Borg made his debut for the

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in an August 1998 European Championship qualifying match against Bosnia. He has earned 62 caps, scoring 2 goals and has represented his country in 23

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matches. He usually played on the right wing for the national team. He announced his retirement from International football in July 2010 and had final appearance in a Faroese shirt against

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in August 2010. However, in early 2012 he made himself available for a possible selection again.

International goals

:''Scores and results list Faroe Islands' goal tally first.''

References

External links

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Profile at Odense BK

Profile at HB Torshavn
{{DEFAULTSORT:Borg, Jakup A 1979 births Living people People from Tórshavn Association football wingers Faroese footballers Faroe Islands international footballers Odense Boldklub players B36 Tórshavn players Havnar Bóltfelag players Faroe Islands youth international footballers