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Alexander Hugh Tobin OAM (born 3 November 1965) is a former Australian footballer. Tobin is the fifth-most capped player for the Australia national football team with 87 'A' appearances, including 30 as captain. He made his international debut on 9 March 1988 in an Olympic qualifying match against Taiwan (3–2) in Adelaide.[1]

Alex Tobin
OAM

Personal information
Full name	Alexander Hugh Tobin
Date of birth	(1965-11-03) 3 November 1965 (age 56)
Place of birth	Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	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)
–	Career Total	522	(31)
National team‡
1985	Australia U20
1988–1998	Australia	87	(2)
Teams managed
2008–2009	Central Coast Mariners Youth
2009–2010	Central Coast Mariners (Asst)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 November 2006 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 November 2006

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 currently works for Hills United FC as their Technical Director.

Currently playing Over 45's with Kellyville United in the Hills Association.

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[2][3]

Club	Season	League			National Cup[lower-alpha 1]		Oceania		Other		Total
		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

Notes

International

Australia national team
Year	Apps	Goals
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

International goals

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	9 March 1988	Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide, Australia	Taiwan	1–0	3–2	1988 Olympics qualification
2	21 September 1996	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria, South Africa	Kenya	0–4	0–4	Friendly

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.[4]

Honours

Adelaide City:

• NSL Championship: 1986, 1991–92, 1993–94
• NSL Cup: 1989, 1991–92
• Oceania Club Championship: 1987[5]

Australia

• OFC Nations Cup: 1996

Individual

• FFA Hall of Champions Inductee – 2007
• Joe Marston Medal: 1991–92, 1993–94 with Adelaide City

References

External links

• Central Coast Mariners profile
• FFA – Hall of Fame profile
• Oz Football profile

На других языках

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- [en] Alex Tobin

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[fr] Alex Tobin

Alex Tobin est un footballeur puis entraîneur australien né le 3 novembre 1965 à Adélaïde. International australien, il détient le record du nombre de sélections australiennes (87 sélections pour 2 buts).

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[it] Alex Tobin

Alex Tobin (Adelaide, 3 novembre 1965) è un ex calciatore australiano.

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[ru] Тобин, Алекс

Алекса́ндр «А́лекс» Хью Тоби́н (англ. Alexander «Alex» Hugh Tobin; родился 3 ноября 1965 года в Аделаиде, Австралия) — австралийский футболист, игравший на позициях защитника. Выступал за сборную Австралии. Ныне работает в структуре клуба «Сентрал Кост Маринерс», выступающего в чемпионате Австралии.

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