Jón Rói Jacobsen (born 7 April 1983) is a former Faroese football defender.

Club career

Once hailed as Faroese most promising football talent, Jacobsen started his career as a striker for

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, scoring 12 goals in the 2002 league season to end up 3rd in that seasons' goalscorers chart. His versatility gave him the chance to play in the Danish league, where he played for Brøndby IF and BK Frem before signing up for AaB Aalborg in 2006. He moved back to BK Frem in July 2008 with the hope to have more playing chances.

International career

Jacobsen made his debut for the Faroese national team in a June 2001 World Cup qualifying match against Switzerland, coming on as a substitute for Uni Arge. He collected 36 caps in total. In 2008, 25-year-old Jacobsen retired from professional football, to fully concentrate on his medical studies in

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Honours

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Boldklubben Frem Boldklubben Frem (also known as Frem, BK Frem or BK Frem Copenhagen) is a Danish sports club based in the Valby-Sydhavnen area of Copenhagen. It is best known for its semi-professional football team. Since its foundation in 1886, Frem has won t ...

Player of the Year (1) : 2005

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Aalborg BK profile

Career stats
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1983 births Living people Faroese footballers Faroe Islands international footballers Brøndby IF players Boldklubben Frem players AaB Fodbold players Danish Superliga players Association football defenders Havnar Bóltfelag players Faroe Islands youth international footballers {{Faroes-footy-bio-stub