Tobias Linderoth

Tobias Jan Håkan Linderoth (Swedish pronunciation: [tʊˈbǐːas ˈlɪ̂nːdɛˌruːt]; born 21 April 1979) is a Swedish professional football manager and former player, who is the current manager of Swedish club Skövde AIK. He played as a midfielder, and played professionally in Sweden, Norway, England, Denmark, and Turkey before injuries forced him to retire in 2010. He won 76 caps for the Sweden national team, representing them at two FIFA World Cups (2002 and 2006) and two UEFA European Championships (2004 and 2008).

Tobias Linderoth
Linderoth with Team Sweden during the FIFA World Cup in Germany in 2006
Personal information
Full name Tobias Jan Håkan Linderoth[1]
Date of birth (1979-04-21) 21 April 1979
Place of birth Marseille, France
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Youth career
1985–1992 Mjällby
1992–1995 Hässleholm
1995–1996 Feyenoord
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1995 Hässleholm 7 (0)
1996–1998 Elfsborg 57 (4)
1998–2001 Stabæk 68 (9)
2001–2004 Everton 40 (0)
2004–2007 Copenhagen 82 (4)
2007–2010 Galatasaray 13 (0)
Total 267 (17)
National team
1994–1995 Sweden U17 15 (1)
1997–1998 Sweden U19 11 (0)
1998–2001 Sweden U21 22 (0)
1999–2008 Sweden 76 (2)
Teams managed
2020– Skövde
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career

Linderoth played for Stabæk and then an unremarkable spell at Everton marred by injury, where he scored once against Charlton Athletic in the League Cup,[2] before he joined Copenhagen in the summer of 2004. He was a regular first team player for three seasons in Copenhagen and was made captain for the team that won two Danish championships and qualified for the group stage of the UEFA Champions League.

On 12 June 2007, Linderoth signed a three-year contract with Turkish side Galatasaray, where he wore the number 6.

On 22 January 2010, Linderoth was released by Galatasaray prematurely.[3] On 12 November 2010, Linderoth officially announced the end of his career as a player.[4] He stated he was aiming to become a coach like his father.[4] He now works as a youth team coach at Elfsborg.[5]

International career

Linderoth was a midfield dynamo on the Swedish national team where he also was assistant captain. Tobias played for Sweden in the Euro 2004 and Euro 2008, as well as in the 2002 and 2006 FIFA World Cup tournaments. In one game at the World Cup in 2002, he ran 14.6 kilometres (9.1 mi) during the 96 minutes of the match – not an unusual feature for the hard-working midfielder.

On 26 May 2008, Linderoth scored his second international goal, the only goal in a 1–0 win over Slovenia in a pre-Euro 2008 friendly warm-up.

On 6 September 2008 during a 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification game against Albania, he was injured and had to be substituted in the 6th minute – this was to be the last game he played for Sweden.

Managerial career

After retiring, Linderoth spent a decade as the manager for IF Elfsborg's youth academy. On 18 November 2020, Linderoth was named the manager of Skövde AIK.[6]

Personal life

He is the son of football coach Anders Linderoth, a former Swedish international who played in the 1978 FIFA World Cup in Argentina,[7] and Tobias was born in France during Anders' spell at Marseille. On 25 October 2006, Tobias and his wife Maria became parents when she gave birth to their first child.

Career statistics

Club
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[8][9][10][11][12]
Club Season League Cup[nb 1] Europe Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Hässleholm 1995 70–70
Elfsborg 1996 100–100
1997 251–251
1998 223–223
Total 57400—574
Stabæk 1999 2333020283
2000 2440031275
2001 21230–242
Total 68960517910
Everton 2001–02 8030–110
2002–03 5010–60
2003–04 27021–291
Total 40061—461
Copenhagen 2004–05 2904000330
2005–06 2912040351
2006–07 24330101374
Total 824901411055
Galatasaray 2007–08 700051121
2008–09 20001030
2009–10 403030100
Total 1303091251
Career total 2671724128331921
Appearances and goals by national team and year[11]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Sweden 199910
200020
2001131
2002120
200330
2004140
2005100
2006110
200770
200831
Total762
Scores and results list Sweden's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Linderoth goal.[13]
List of international goals scored by Tobias Linderoth
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1.17 February 2001Supachalasai Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand China PR2–03–02001 King's Cup
2.26 May 2008Ullevi, Gothenburg, Sweden Slovenia1–01–0Friendly

Honours

FC Copenhagen

Galatasaray

Individual

Notes
  1. Includes English League Cup (1 in 2002–03 and 2 in 2003–04)

References
  1. "Tobias Jan Hakan Linderoth" (in Turkish). Turkish Football Federation. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
  2. "Everton 1–0 Charlton". BBC Sport. 29 October 2003. Retrieved 27 November 2009.
  3. "Tobias Linderoth released" (in Turkish). Galatasaray SK. 22 January 2010. Retrieved 24 January 2013.
  4. "Linderoths karriär över" (in Swedish). Aftonbladet. 12 November 2010. Retrieved 24 January 2013.
  5. "U17". Elfsborg.
  6. "Välkommen till Skövde AIK, Tobias!". Skövde AIK.
  7. "World Cup Trivia - Fathers, Sons and Brothers, Uncles and Nephews". RSSSF. 2 October 2014. Archived from the original on 26 February 2015.
  8. "Tobias Linderoth career stats". Football Database.eu. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
  9. "Tobias Linderoth København stats". FCK.dk. Archived from the original on 10 June 2008. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
  10. "Tobias Linderoth Turkey stats". TFF. Retrieved 24 January 2013.
  11. "Tobias Linderoth". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 24 January 2013.
  12. "Tobias Linderoth UEFA stats". UEFA. Retrieved 24 January 2013.
  13. "Tobias Linderoth". Eu-football.info. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
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