Alex Tobin
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| Full name | Alexander Hugh Tobin | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 3 November 1965 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Adelaide, South Australia, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Centre-back | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| WT Birkalla | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Adelaide City | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1984–2000 | Adelaide City | 436 | (27) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2001–2002 | Parramatta Power | 48 | (4) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2002–2003 | Northern Spirit | 38 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 522 | (31) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1985 | Australia U20 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1988–1998 | Australia | 87 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Managerial career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008–2009 | Central Coast Mariners Youth | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009–2010 | Central Coast Mariners (Asst) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Alexander Hugh Tobin 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.[1]
Club career
[edit | edit source]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.[2]
The Alex Tobin Medal
[edit | edit source]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.[3]
Career statistics
[edit | edit source]Club
[edit | edit source]| Club | Season | League | NSL Cup | Oceania | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Adelaide City | 1984 | National Soccer League | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 0 | ||
| 1985 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 0 | ||||
| 1986 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 0 | ||||
| 1987 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 25 | 0 | |||
| 1988 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 1 | ||||
| 1989 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 0 | ||||
| 1989–90 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 25 | 0 | ||||
| 1990–91 | 27 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 1 | ||||
| 1991–92 | 30 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 3 | ||||
| 1992–93 | 30 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 2 | ||||
| 1993–94 | 31 | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 4 | ||||
| 1994–95 | 26 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 2 | ||||
| 1995–96 | 34 | 5 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 37 | 5 | ||||
| 1996–97 | 29 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 4 | ||||
| 1997–98 | 25 | 2 | — | — | — | 25 | 2 | |||||
| 1998–99 | 29 | 3 | — | — | — | 29 | 3 | |||||
| 1999–2000 | 31 | 0 | — | — | — | 31 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 436 | 27 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 454 | 27 | |||
| Parramatta Power | 2000–01 | National Soccer League | 26 | 2 | — | — | — | 26 | 2 | |||
| 2001–02 | 22 | 2 | — | — | — | 22 | 2 | |||||
| Total | 48 | 4 | — | — | — | 48 | 4 | |||||
| Northern Spirit | 2002–03 | National Soccer League | 32 | 0 | — | — | — | 32 | 0 | |||
| 2003–04 | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 38 | 0 | — | — | — | 38 | 0 | |||||
| Career total | 522 | 31 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 540 | 31 | |||
International
[edit | edit source]| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 1988 | 3 | 1 |
| 1989 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1990 | 3 | 0 | |
| 1991 | 6 | 0 | |
| 1992 | 15 | 0 | |
| 1993 | 10 | 0 | |
| 1994 | 6 | 0 | |
| 1995 | 9 | 0 | |
| 1996 | 10 | 1 | |
| 1997 | 16 | 0 | |
| 1998 | 9 | 0 | |
| Total | 87 | 2 | |
- Scores and results list Australia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Tobin goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1 | 9 March 1988 | Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide, Australia | File:Flag of Chinese Taipei (Olympics; 1986–2010).svg Chinese Taipei | 1–0 | 3–2 | 1988 Olympics qualification |
| 2 | 21 September 1996 | Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria, South Africa | File:Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya | 4–0 | 4–0 | Friendly |
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Honours
[edit | edit source]Adelaide City:
- NSL Championship: 1986, 1991–92, 1993–94
- NSL Cup: 1989, 1991–92
- Oceania Club Championship: 1987[6]
Australia
- FIFA Confederations Cup: runner-up, 1997[7]
- OFC Nations Cup: 1996;[8] runner-up, 1998[9]
Individual
- FFA Hall of Champions Inductee – 2007
- Joe Marston Medal: 1991–92, 1993–94 with Adelaide City
References
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Central Coast Mariners profile Archived 16 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- FFA – Hall of Fame profile
- Oz Football profile
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- 1965 births
- Living people
- Soccer players from Adelaide
- Australian men's soccer players
- Men's association football defenders
- Adelaide City FC players
- Parramatta Power SC players
- North West Sydney Spirit FC players
- National Soccer League (Australia) players
- Australia men's international soccer players
- Olympic soccer players for Australia
- Footballers at the 1988 Summer Olympics
- 1996 OFC Nations Cup players
- OFC Nations Cup–winning players
- 1997 FIFA Confederations Cup players
- 1998 OFC Nations Cup players
- Australian soccer managers
- Central Coast Mariners FC non-playing staff
- 20th-century Australian sportsmen