Todi Jónsson

Todi Jónsson

Personal information
Full name	Todi Adam Jónsson
Date of birth	(1972-02-02)2 February 1972
Place of birth	Vejle,Denmark
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Team information
Current team	Frederikssund IK(Manager)
Youth career
	KÍ Klaksvík
	Lyseng
	AGF
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1989–1992	KÍ	50	(18)
1993	B36	10	(3)
1994–1997	Lyngby	76	(18)
1997–2005	Copenhagen	167	(54)
2005–2006	Start	36	(4)
2007	FC Amager	7	(0)
2009	KÍ	8	(1)
Total		338	(93)
International career
1991–2005	Faroe Islands	45	(9)
Managerial career
2008–2009	FC Amager(sporting director)
2022	NSÍ Runavík
2022–	Frederikssund IK
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Todi Adam Jónsson(born 2 February 1972) is aFaroeseformer professionalfootballerwho played as astrikerfor Danish premier league clubsLyngby FCandFC Copenhagen,Norwegian clubStartand Danish clubFremad Amager.He started and ended his football career at Faroese sideKÍ Klaksvík.

He has played 45 matches forFaroe Islands national football teamand is currently (2018) number two on the top goal scorer's list with 9 goals.Jónsson is the highest scoring foreign football player in the Danish Superliga (Premier League) with 72 goals.He was previously the all-time top scorer for FC København together withLars Højer Nielsen,they both scored 54 goals for FCK,but they have later been surpassed byCesar SantinandDame N'Doye.

Club career

Jónsson spent a large portion of his career at theDanish SuperligasideFC Copenhagen,having arrived in 1997 fromLyngby BKtogether with the new CEOFlemming Østergaard.Todi, as he is known by the FC Copenhagen fans, is one of the all-time leading goal scorers for the club and a member of the Hall of Fame as decided by fan club voting. From 1997 to 2005 he played 207 matches for FC Copenhagen and scored 68 goals.

On 25 June 2009, it was announced that Jónsson had rejoinedKÍ Klaksvík,who, however, were unable to maintain their place in theFaroese top division.He ended his football career with the club where he started. He played his last match for KÍ Klaksvík on 3 October 2009 againstEB/Streymur.

International career

In theFaroe Islands,Jónsson is arguably the most successful football player of all time, having played at an internationally high level for the better part of a decade with the Danish ChampionsFC Copenhagen.Furthermore, Todi was the most successful goalscorer for theFaroe Islands national football teamwith 9 goals in 45 caps, untilRógvi Jacobsenscored his 9th goal againstLithuaniain September 2007, then fully overtaking Todi's record away to Italy two months later. Todi is also the only Faroese player to score a hat-trick in an international match. (Bergur Magnussen scored 6 times in the match against the Åland Islands back in 1989, but this match is not officially recognised.)

Todi is remembered for his premature and controversial international retirement in the spring of 2001, as he decided to concentrate fully on his club career. After that he won only two more caps, both in 2005.

Career statistics

Scores and results list Faroe Islands' goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Jónsson goal.

List of international goals scored by Todi Jónsson

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	15 July 1991	Gundadalur,Tórshavn,Faroe Islands	Turkey	1–0	1–1	Friendly
2	6 September 1995	Svangaskarð,Toftir,Faroe Islands	Russia	2–1	2–5	UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying
3	11 October 1995	Stadio Olimpico,Serravalle,San Marino	San Marino	1–0	3–1	UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying
4				2–0
5				3–1
6	4 September 1996	Svangaskarð,Toftir,Faroe Islands	Spain	1–1	2–6	1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
7	30 April 1997	Ta' Qali Stadium,Ta' Qali,Malta	Malta	2–1	2–1	1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
8	8 June 1997	Svangaskarð,Toftir,Faroe Islands	Malta	2–0	2–1	1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
9	4 February 2000	La Manga,Spain	Iceland	2–0	2–3	Friendly

Honours

KÍ Klaksvík

• Faroe Islands Premier League:1991

FC Copenhagen

• Danish Superliga:2000–01,2002–03,2003–04
• Danish Cup:2003–04
• Danish Super Cup:2001, 2004

External links

• Todi Jónsson's profile on FaroeSoccer
• Todi Jónssonat National-Football-Teams