Tobias Linderoth

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Tobias Linderoth
Personal information
Full name	Tobias Jan Håkan Linderoth
Date of birth	April 21, 1979 (1979-04-21) (age 30)
Place of birth	Marseille, France
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Defensive Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Galatasaray S.K.
Number	6
Youth career
1985-1992 1992-1995 1995-1996	Mjällby Hässleholm Feyenoord
Senior career1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1996-1998 1998-2001 2001-2004 2004-2007 2007-	Elfsborg Stabæk Everton Copenhagen Galatasaray	57 (4) 68 (9) 40 (0) 82 (4) 14 (1)
National team2
1998-2001 1999-	Sweden U21 Sweden	22 (0) 76 (2)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10 May 2008. 2 National team caps and goals correct as of 7 September 2008. * Appearances (Goals)

Tobias Jan Håkan Linderoth (Swedish pronunciation: [tʊˈbiːɑs ˈlɪndɛˌruːt]; born April 21, 1979 in Marseille, France) is a Swedish football defensive midfielder playing for Galatasaray.

[edit] Club career

Linderoth played for Stabæk and then an unremarkable spell at Everton marred by injury before he joined Copenhagen in summer 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 with Linderoth as a key player.

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

[edit] International career

Linderoth is a midfield dynamo on the Swedish national team where he also is assistant captain. Tobias has competed in the UEFA European Football Championship for Sweden in the 2004 tournaments as well as the FIFA World Cups in the 2002 and 2006 tournaments. In one game at the World Cup in 2002, he ran 14.6 kilometres (9.07 miles) during the 96 minutes of the match - not an unusual feature for the always hard-working player. Another key feature is his tough, dangerous and effective tackling. He is also known for his powerful shot.

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

During a qualifier against Albania, he was injured and had to be subbed off in the 6th minute. He is still injured and at his new club Galatasaray, where he only played 14 games in two seasons.

[edit] 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 (Tobias is born in France during Anders' spell at Marseille). Linderoth is known for his extremely high work-rate as a defensive midfielder. On 25 October 2006, Tobias and his wife Maria became parents when she gave birth to their first child.

[edit] Honours

• Sweden
  • Best Swedish Midfielder: 2006, 2007
• Copenhagen
  • Danish Superliga winner: 2005-06 & 2006-07 (with Copenhagen)
  • FCK player of the year: 2006
  • UEFA Champions League Fans' Man of the Match: 2006-12-06 (Copenhagen vs. Celtic)
• Galatasaray
  • Turkish League: 1 (2007-08)
  • Turkish Super Cup: 1 (2008)

[edit] Career statistics

As of 1 June 2009.

[edit] External links

• Profile at galatasaray.org (Turkish) (English)
• Profile at TFF.org (Turkish)
• Profile at transfermarkt.de (German)
• Tobias Linderoth at National-Football-Teams.com

Tobias Linderoth - Navigation boxes and awards v • d • e Sweden squad – 2002 FIFA World Cup 1 Hedman • 2 Mellberg • 3 P. Andersson • 4 Mjällby • 5 Michael Svensson • 6 Linderoth • 7 Alexandersson • 8 A. Svensson • 9 Ljungberg • 10 Allbäck • 11 Larsson • 12 Kihlstedt • 13 Antonelius • 14 Edman • 15 Jakobsson • 16 Lucic • 17 Magnus Svensson • 18 Jonson • 19 Farnerud • 20 D. Andersson • 21 Ibrahimović • 22 A. Andersson • 23 Isaksson • Coach: Lagerbäck & Söderberg v • d • e Sweden squad – UEFA Euro 2004 1 Isaksson • 2 Lucic • 3 Mellberg • 4 Mjällby • 5 Edman • 6 Linderoth • 7 Nilsson • 8 Svensson • 9 Ljungberg • 10 Ibrahimović • 11 Larsson • 12 Hedman • 13 Hansson • 14 Östlund • 15 Jakobsson • 16 Källström • 17 Andersson • 18 Jonson • 19 Farnerud • 20 Allbäck • 21 Wilhelmsson • 22 Wahlstedt • 23 Kihlstedt • Coach: Lagerbäck & Söderberg v • d • e Sweden squad – 2006 FIFA World Cup 1 Isaksson • 2 Nilsson • 3 Mellberg • 4 Lucic • 5 Edman • 6 Linderoth • 7 Alexandersson • 8 A. Svensson • 9 Ljungberg • 10 Ibrahimović • 11 Larsson • 12 Alvbåge • 13 Hansson • 14 Stenman • 15 K. Svensson • 16 Källström • 17 Elmander • 18 Jonson • 19 Andersson • 20 Allbäck • 21 Wilhelmsson • 22 Rosenberg • 23 Shaaban • Coach: Lagerbäck v • d • e Sweden squad – UEFA Euro 2008 1 Isaksson • 2 Nilsson • 3 Mellberg • 4 Hansson • 5 Stoor • 6 Linderoth • 7 Alexandersson • 8 Svensson • 9 Ljungberg • 10 Ibrahimović • 11 Elmander • 12 Shaaban • 13 Wiland • 14 Majstorović • 15 Granqvist • 16 Källström • 17 H. Larsson • 18 S. Larsson • 19 Andersson • 20 Allbäck • 21 Wilhelmsson • 22 Rosenberg • 23 Dorsin • Coach: Lagerbäck Sporting positions Preceded by Bo Svensson F.C. Copenhagen captain 2005–2007 Succeeded by Michael Gravgaard Awards Preceded by Hjalte Nørregaard F.C. Copenhagen Player of the Year 2006 Succeeded by Marcus Allbäck