Tobias Linderoth

Tobias Linderoth

Personal information
Full name	Tobias Jan Håkan Linderoth
Date of birth	21 April 1979
Place of birth	Marseille, France
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 9 ^1⁄2 in)
Playing position	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
1998–2001	Sweden U21	22	(0)
1999–2008	Sweden	76	(2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

Tobias Jan Håkan Linderoth (Swedish pronunciation: [tʊˈbiːɑs ˈlɪndɛˌruːt]; born 21 April 1979 in Marseille, France) is a former Swedish football player.

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,^[1] 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.^[2] On 12 November 2010 Linderoth officially announced the end of his career as a player.^[3] He stated he was aiming to become a coach like his father.^[3] He now works as a youth team coach at Elfsborg.^[4]

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.

International goals

Linderoth – goals for Sweden[5]
#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	17 February 2001	Supachalasai Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand	China PR	0–2	0–3	King's Cup
2.	26 May 2008	Ullevi, Gothenburg, Sweden	Slovenia	1–0	1–0	Friendly

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, 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

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Club	Season	League		Cup[nb 1]		Europe		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Sweden		League		Svenska Cupen		Europe		Total
Hässleholm	1995	7	0			–		7	0
	Total	7	0	0	0	—		7	0
Elfsborg	1996	10	0			–		10	0
	1997	25	1			–		25	1
	1998	22	3			–		22	3
	Total	57	4	0	0	—		57	4
Norway		League		Norwegian Cup		Europe		Total
Stabæk	1999	23	3	3	0	2	0	28	3
	2000	24	4	0	0	3	1	27	5
	2001	21	2	3	0	–		24	2
	Total	68	9	6	0	5	1	79	10
England		League		FA Cup		Europe		Total
Everton	2001–02	8	0	3	0	–		11	0
	2002–03	5	0	1	0	–		6	0
	2003–04	27	0	2	1	–		29	1
	Total	40	0	6	1	—		46	1
Denmark		League		Danish Cup		Europe		Total
Copenhagen	2004–05	29	0	4	0	0	0	33	0
	2005–06	29	1	2	0	4	0	35	1
	2006–07	24	3	3	0	10	1	37	4
	Total	82	4	9	0	14	1	105	5
Turkey		League		Türkiye Kupası		Europe		Total
Galatasaray	2007–08	7	0	0	0	5	1	12	1
	2008–09	2	0	0	0	1	0	3	0
	2009–10	4	0	3	0	3	0	10	0
	Total	13	0	3	0	9	1	25	1
Career totals		267	17	24	1	28	3	319	21

• Also played 22 (2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07) Royal League matches where he scored 1 goal.
• Also played 3 (2005, 2006) Tele2 LigaCup matches (unofficial).

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Sweden national team
Year	Apps	Goals
1999	1	0
2000	2	0
2001	13	1
2002	12	0
2003	3	0
2004	14	0
2005	10	0
2006	11	0
2007	7	0
2008	3	1
Total	76	2

Honours

Club FC Copenhagen Danish Superliga: 2005–06, 2006–07 Royal League: 2004–05, 2005–06 Galatasaray Süper Lig: 2007–08 Turkish Super Cup: 2008

Individual Best Swedish Midfielder: 2006, 2007 FC Copenhagen player of the year: 2006

Notes

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

References

1. "Everton 1–0 Charlton". BBC Sport. 29 October 2003. Retrieved 27 November 2009.
2. "Tobias Linderoth released" (in Turkish). Galatasaray SK. 22 January 2010. Retrieved 24 January 2013.
3. "Linderoths karriär över" (in Swedish). Aftonbladet. 12 November 2010. Retrieved 24 January 2013.
4. "U17". Elfsborg.
5. "Tobias Linderoth". Eu-football.info. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
6. "Tobias Linderoth career stats". Football Database.eu. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
7. "Tobias Linderoth København stats". FCK.dk. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
8. "Tobias Linderoth Turkey stats". TFF. Retrieved 24 January 2013.
9. "Tobias Linderoth". National Football Teams. Retrieved 24 January 2013.
10. "Tobias Linderoth UEFA stats". UEFA. Retrieved 24 January 2013.

External links

Tobias Linderoth – FIFA competition record Galatasaray profile Everton profile Premier League profile Tobias Linderoth profile at Soccerway