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Alex Tobin

{{Short description|Australian football player}}

{{Use Australian English|date=June 2015}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2021}}

{{Infobox football biography

| image = Alex Tobin.jpg

| name = Alex Tobin
{{nobold|{{post-nominals|country=AUS|OAM}}}}

| fullname = Alexander Hugh Tobin

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1965|11|3}}

| birth_place = Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

| height = 1.88 m

| position = Centre-back

| currentclub =

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 = WT Birkalla

| youthyears2 =

| youthclubs2 = Adelaide City

| years1 = 1984–2000

| clubs1 = Adelaide City

| caps1 = 436

| goals1 = 27

| years2 = 2001–2002

| clubs2 = Parramatta Power

| caps2 = 48

| goals2 = 4

| years3 = 2002–2003

| clubs3 = Northern Spirit

| caps3 = 38

| goals3 = 0

| totalcaps = 522

| totalgoals = 31

| nationalyears1 = 1985

| nationalteam1 = Australia U20

| nationalcaps1 =

| nationalgoals1 =

| nationalyears2 = 1988–1998

| nationalteam2 = Australia

| nationalcaps2 = 87

| nationalgoals2 = 2

| manageryears1 = 2008–2009

| managerclubs1 = Central Coast Mariners Youth

| manageryears2 = 2009–2010

| managerclubs2 = Central Coast Mariners (Asst)

| medaltemplates = {{MedalCountry|{{fb|AUS}}}}

{{MedalSport|Men's Association football}}

{{MedalCompetition|FIFA Confederations Cup}}

{{Medal|RU|1997 Saudi Arabia|}}

{{MedalCompetition|OFC Nations Cup}}

{{Medal|W|1996 Oceania|}}

{{Medal|RU|1998 Australia|}}

}}

Alexander Hugh Tobin {{post-nominals|country=AUS|OAM}} (born 3 November 1965) is an Australian former professional soccer player who played as a centre-back. He is the fifth-most capped player for the Australia national team with 87 'A' appearances, including 30 as captain. He made his international debut on 9 March 1988 in an Olympic qualifying match against Chinese Taipei (3–2) in Adelaide.{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/tobin-intl.html|title=Alex Tobin - International Appearances|publisher=Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation}}

Club career

Tobin spent his entire club career playing in Australia. He played most of his club career as a defender with Adelaide City in the National Soccer League. Alex left Adelaide City in 2000, after sixteen years with the club, to join Parramatta Power. He finished his career with Northern Spirit. Tobin played a total of 522 senior club games in Australia.

Tobin worked for the Central Coast Mariners as assistant first team coach.{{cite web|url=http://www.ccmariners.com.au/default.aspx?s=aleague_coachprofile&pid=516 |title=Central Coast Mariners Home |author=Jade Toomey |work=Central Coast Mariners |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100506074151/http://www.ccmariners.com.au/default.aspx?s=aleague_coachprofile&pid=516 |archive-date=6 May 2010 }}

The Alex Tobin Medal

In 2008, the PFA Alex Tobin OAM Medal was inaugurated by the Professional Footballers Australia (PFA). It is to be awarded annually by the PFA to a current, or a former, player based on four attributes demonstrated by Alex Tobin throughout his career and which reflect the philosophy of the PFA: Leadership, achievement as a player, commitment to ones fellow professionals and service and dedication to the game. The first two medals were conferred on Joe Marston and, posthumously, Johnny Warren.{{cite web|url=http://www.pfa.net.au/index.php?id=103&aid=131|title=Professional Footballers Australia}}

Career statistics

=Club=

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition{{cite web|url=http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/Players/THO.html#AlexTobin|title=Australia's Premier Football Player Archive – Alex Tobin|accessdate=24 July 2021|publisher=Aussie Footballers|website=OzFootball}}{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tableso/oceacup87.html|title=Oceania (Qantas Pacific) Champions' Cup 1987|website=RSSSF|date=6 September 2011}}

rowspan="2"|Club

!rowspan="2"|Season

!colspan="3"|League

!colspan="2"|NSL Cup

!colspan="2"|Oceania

!colspan="2"|Other

!colspan="2"|Total

DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
rowspan="18"|Adelaide City

|1984

|rowspan="17"|National Soccer League

|16

000colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—160
1985

|12

000colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—120
1986

|26

000colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—260
1987

|24

00010colspan="2"|—250
1988

|20

110colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—211
1989

|21

000colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—210
1989–90

|25

000colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—250
1990–91

|27

120colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—291
1991–92

|30

330colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—333
1992–93

|30

230colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—332
1993–94

|31

430colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—344
1994–95

|26

220colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—282
1995–96

|34

530colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—375
1996–97

|29

400colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—294
1997–98

|25

2colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—252
1998–99

|29

3colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—293
1999–2000

|31

0colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—310
colspan="2"|Total

!436

2717010colspan="2"|—45427
rowspan="3"|Parramatta Power

|2000–01

|rowspan="2"|National Soccer League

|26

2colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—262
2001–02

|22

2colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—222
colspan="2"|Total

!48

4colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—484
rowspan="3"|Northern Spirit

|2002–03

|rowspan="2"|National Soccer League

|32

0colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—320
2003–04

|6

0colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—60
colspan="2"|Total

!38

0colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—380
colspan="3"|Career total

!522

3117010colspan="2"|—54031

=International=

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year

National teamYearAppsGoals
rowspan="11"|Australia

|1988

31
198900
199030
199160
1992150
1993100
199460
199590
1996101
1997160
199890
colspan="2"|Total872

:Scores and results list Australia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Tobin goal.

{{International goals header|ref=no|above=List of international goals scored by Alex Tobin}}

{{Ig match

| n = 1

| d= 9 March 1988

| st=Hindmarsh Stadium| ci=Adelaide| co=Australia

| o=Chinese Taipei

| sc=1–0

| fr=3–2

| comp=1988 Olympics qualification}}

{{Ig match

| n = 2

| d = 21 September 1996

| st=Loftus Versfeld| ci=Pretoria| co=South Africa

| o=Kenya

| sc=4–0

| fr=4–0

| comp= Friendly}}

|}

Honours

Adelaide City:

Australia

  • FIFA Confederations Cup: runner-up, 1997{{Cite web |url=https://www.fifa.com/confederationscup/matches/round=1984/match=17489/index.html |title=Archived copy |access-date=October 14, 2024 |archive-date=June 18, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190618001151/https://www.fifa.com/confederationscup/matches/round%3D1984/match%3D17489/index.html |url-status=dead }}
  • OFC Nations Cup: 1996;{{Cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tables/96oc.html|title=Oceania Nations Cup 1996|access-date=October 14, 2024}} runner-up, 1998{{Cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tables/98oc.html|title=Oceania Nations Cup 1998|access-date=October 14, 2024}}

Individual

References

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External links

  • [http://www.ccmariners.com.au/default.aspx?s=ccfc_coachingstaff&pid=516 Central Coast Mariners profile] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716225545/http://www.ccmariners.com.au/default.aspx?s=ccfc_coachingstaff&pid=516 |date=16 July 2011 }}
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20140503225018/http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/InsideFFA/default.aspx?s=insideffa_hof_champions_profile&id=1585 FFA – Hall of Fame profile]
  • [http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/Players/T/TI.html Oz Football profile]
  • {{AOC profile|alexander-tobin}}
  • {{Olympics.com profile|alexander-tobin}}
  • {{Olympedia}}

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