Ole Tobiasen
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Ole Tobiasen is a Danish
former footballer, who played professionally for a number of clubs in Denmark
, the Netherlands
, and Norway
. He most prominently won the Dutch Eredivisie
championship with Ajax and the Danish Superliga
championship with F.C. Copenhagen
. He played in the right back and centre back position. Tobiasen was capped six times for the Danish national football team.
in the Copenhagen
area, before joining Danish Superliga
club F.C. Copenhagen
(FCK) in 1992. He got his senior debut for FCK in a June 1993 match against Pogon Szczecin
in the 1993 Intertoto Cup, and made his Superliga debut in April 1994. He was praised for his marking of Mark Strudal
in FCK's 2-1 victory against Brøndby IF
on 24 April, and Tobiasen established himself as a central defender in the 3-5-2 formation
of manager Benny Johansen
.
In February 1996, Tobiasen moved on to the Dutch Eredivisie
club SC Heerenveen, as he hoped to emulate the success of fellow Dane Jon Dahl Tomasson
. Tobiasen had initially agreed a free transfer
move effective from his contract expiry in the Summer 1996. Following FCK director Karsten Aabrink's public outrage that FCK was not informed of the deal beforehand, FCK and Heerenveen agreed a transfer fee in excess of DKK
500,000 to allow Tobiasen an immediate transfer. At Heerenveen, he adapted to a new position as a right full back. After one-and-a-half years and 34 matches for Heerenveen, big Eredivise team Ajax Amsterdam
spotted his talent.
Ajax' Danish manager Morten Olsen
brought Tobiasen into his squad for the 1997-98 Eredivisie squad. He joined the club in June 1997, as Ajax allegedly paid a DKK7.5 million transfer fee. Having immediately established himself in the starting line-up, Tobiasen suffered a knee injury in November 1997, and did not return to fitness until July 1998. He managed to play 13 games and score two goals as Ajax won the 1997-98 Eredivisie championship that season. He also won the 1998 and 1999 Dutch Cup trophies with the club. In November 1998, Tobiasen suffered another knee injury, and following several recurring knee problems, he would not play another Eredivisie game for Ajax.
Tobiasen underwent a long period of injury lay-off, sitting in the stands for three full seasons; 1999-2002. When his contract ran out in the Summer 2002, Tobiasen moved to Eredivise rivals AZ Alkmaar on a one-year contract. He established himself in the right back position, and played 13 matches in the first half of the 2002-03 Eredivisie season. In January 2003, he returned to his former club F.C. Copenhagen.
Back at FCK, he was set to compete with Swedish international
Tomas Antonelius
for the right back position. Following new injury problems, Tobiasen eventually found centre back Bo Svensson
had taken over the right back position for the remaining 2002-03 Danish Superliga season, as FCK won the championship. For the following season, Tobiasen reclaimed the right back position, but as FCK brought in new right back Lars Jacobsen
in January 2004, Tobiasen eventually settled as a central defender. Tobiasen played 26 of 33 games as FCK won the 2003-04 Danish Superliga championship, and he also helped the club win the 2004 Danish Cup Final
by beating AaB 1-0.
In the Summer 2005 transfer window
, Ole Tobiasen was loaned out to AaB for six months, where he played regularly in the central defender position through the first half of the Danish Superliga 2005-06
season. When his FCK contract expired in January 2006, Tobiasen signed a one-year contract with newly promoted Norwegian Premier League
team Sandefjord
. He played 24 games, as Sandefjord finished the 2006 Norwegian Premier League season in 9th place. Tobiasen left Sandefjord as his contract ran out in December 2006.
In February 2007, Tobiasen returned to the Netherlands and joined MVV Maastricht
in the second-tier Eerste Divisie
league. In September 2009, Tobiasen had a dispute with MVV coach Fuat Capa
, as he had arranged a vote of confidence in Capa amongst the players, and Tobiasen was suspended from the team. Even as Capa was later fired, Tobiasen did not return to the first team. MVV was contractually obligated to offer him a position in the technical staff upon the expiry of his playing contract in the Summer 2010, but did not honor the obligation. Instead, Tobiasen agreed to become youth team coach at Roda JC and played in the 2010/11 season at Hoofdklasse
side EHC Hoensbroek
before retiring from the game.
in July 1994. He played a total 24 games for under-19 and under-21 teams, and also represented the Denmark League XI national football team
for a single game in April 1996.
After his move to Ajax, Tobiasen was called up for the Denmark national football team
. He made his international debut against Croatia
in September 1997, earning him rave reviews. He featured in the Danish qualification campaigns for the 1998 FIFA World Cup
and Euro 2000
, but due to injury he missed out on both final tournaments. He was often seen raiding up the sideline from his right back position. He scored his only international goal in the 1-1 draw with Switzerland
in October 1998, which was to be his last game for Denmark. Tobiasen earned a total six caps for his country, before his persisting injury problems saw him dropped from the team.
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
former footballer, who played professionally for a number of clubs in Denmark
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
, the Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
, and Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
. He most prominently won the Dutch Eredivisie
Eredivisie
The Eredivisie is the highest football league in the Netherlands. The league was founded in 1956 two years after the start of professional football in the Netherlands. It is currently ranked the ninth best league in Europe by UEFA....
championship with Ajax and the Danish Superliga
Danish Superliga
The Danish Superliga is the current Danish football championship tournament, and administered by the Danish Football Association. It is the highest association football league in Denmark and is currently contested by 12 teams each year, with 2 teams to be relegated, which proves to be one of the...
championship with F.C. Copenhagen
F.C. Copenhagen
F.C. Copenhagen is a professional Danish football club in Copenhagen, Denmark. It is part of the Parken Sport & Entertainment....
. He played in the right back and centre back position. Tobiasen was capped six times for the Danish national football team.
Club career
Tobiasen started his career with lower-league clubs B 1908, Fremad Amager, and KBKjøbenhavns Boldklub
Kjøbenhavns Boldklub or KB is a Danish sports club based in Copenhagen. The club was founded April 26, 1876 on the grassy fields in outer Copenhagen which later became Fælledparken. Football and cricket has been played in KB since 1879, making KB the oldest football club on Continental Europe and...
in the Copenhagen
Copenhagen
Copenhagen is the capital and largest city of Denmark, with an urban population of 1,199,224 and a metropolitan population of 1,930,260 . With the completion of the transnational Øresund Bridge in 2000, Copenhagen has become the centre of the increasingly integrating Øresund Region...
area, before joining Danish Superliga
Danish Superliga
The Danish Superliga is the current Danish football championship tournament, and administered by the Danish Football Association. It is the highest association football league in Denmark and is currently contested by 12 teams each year, with 2 teams to be relegated, which proves to be one of the...
club F.C. Copenhagen
F.C. Copenhagen
F.C. Copenhagen is a professional Danish football club in Copenhagen, Denmark. It is part of the Parken Sport & Entertainment....
(FCK) in 1992. He got his senior debut for FCK in a June 1993 match against Pogon Szczecin
Pogon Szczecin
MKS Pogoń Szczecin is a Polish professional football club, based in Szczecin, Poland. The club was founded by Poles from Lwów , who had been transferred west after the Soviet annexation of Poland's eastern territories in 1945. The founders of Pogoń Szczecin had previously been supporters of Pogoń...
in the 1993 Intertoto Cup, and made his Superliga debut in April 1994. He was praised for his marking of Mark Strudal
Mark Strudal
Mark Agner Boecking Strudal is a retired Danish footballer who played as a striker and scored three goals in nine games for the Danish national team...
in FCK's 2-1 victory against Brøndby IF
Brøndby IF
Brøndby IF is a Danish professional football club based in Brøndbyvester, Brøndby, on the western outskirts of Copenhagen and is the biggest football club in Denmark with almost 2000 members. The club is also known as Brøndbyernes Idrætsforening, or Brøndby and BIF for short...
on 24 April, and Tobiasen established himself as a central defender in the 3-5-2 formation
Formation (association football)
In association football, the formation describes how the players in a team are positioned on the pitch. Different formations can be used depending on whether a team wishes to play more attacking or defensive football....
of manager Benny Johansen
Benny Johansen
Benny Johansen is a Danish former football player and manager. He won the Danish championship twice as a player for B 1903 and once as a manager of FC Copenhagen...
.
In February 1996, Tobiasen moved on to the Dutch Eredivisie
Eredivisie
The Eredivisie is the highest football league in the Netherlands. The league was founded in 1956 two years after the start of professional football in the Netherlands. It is currently ranked the ninth best league in Europe by UEFA....
club SC Heerenveen, as he hoped to emulate the success of fellow Dane Jon Dahl Tomasson
Jon Dahl Tomasson
Jon Dahl Tomasson is a retired Danish footballer and assistant manager at the Dutch football club SBV Excelsior....
. Tobiasen had initially agreed a free transfer
Free transfer
In professional association football, a free transfer, also known as a Bosman transfer, involves a professional association football club releasing a player once the player's contract has expired or made available just before the end of the contract....
move effective from his contract expiry in the Summer 1996. Following FCK director Karsten Aabrink's public outrage that FCK was not informed of the deal beforehand, FCK and Heerenveen agreed a transfer fee in excess of DKK
Danish krone
The krone is the official currency of the Kingdom of Denmark consisting of Denmark, the Faroe Islands and Greenland. It is subdivided into 100 øre...
500,000 to allow Tobiasen an immediate transfer. At Heerenveen, he adapted to a new position as a right full back. After one-and-a-half years and 34 matches for Heerenveen, big Eredivise team Ajax Amsterdam
Ajax Amsterdam
Amsterdamsche Football Club Ajax , also referred to as AFC Ajax, Ajax Amsterdam or simply Ajax , is a professional football club from Amsterdam, Netherlands...
spotted his talent.
Ajax' Danish manager Morten Olsen
Morten Olsen
Morten Per Olsen is a Danish football manager and former football player. He has been the head coach of the Danish national team since 2000, guiding Denmark to the 2002 FIFA World Cup, 2004 European Championship and 2010 FIFA World Cup...
brought Tobiasen into his squad for the 1997-98 Eredivisie squad. He joined the club in June 1997, as Ajax allegedly paid a DKK7.5 million transfer fee. Having immediately established himself in the starting line-up, Tobiasen suffered a knee injury in November 1997, and did not return to fitness until July 1998. He managed to play 13 games and score two goals as Ajax won the 1997-98 Eredivisie championship that season. He also won the 1998 and 1999 Dutch Cup trophies with the club. In November 1998, Tobiasen suffered another knee injury, and following several recurring knee problems, he would not play another Eredivisie game for Ajax.
Tobiasen underwent a long period of injury lay-off, sitting in the stands for three full seasons; 1999-2002. When his contract ran out in the Summer 2002, Tobiasen moved to Eredivise rivals AZ Alkmaar on a one-year contract. He established himself in the right back position, and played 13 matches in the first half of the 2002-03 Eredivisie season. In January 2003, he returned to his former club F.C. Copenhagen.
Back at FCK, he was set to compete with Swedish international
Sweden national football team
The Swedish national football team represents Sweden in association football and is controlled by the Swedish Football Association, the governing body for Football in Sweden. Sweden's home ground is Råsunda Stadium in Stockholms län and their head coach is Erik Hamrén. Sweden made their first...
Tomas Antonelius
Tomas Antonelius
Tomas Antonelius, née Gustafsson, is a Swedish ex-footballer, who became an economics student since his retirement. He began his footballing career playing as "Tomas Gustafsson" before changing his name in 2001...
for the right back position. Following new injury problems, Tobiasen eventually found centre back Bo Svensson
Bo Svensson
Bo Svensson is a Danish professional football player, who plays as a defender for Mainz 05 in the German Bundesliga. He has played two games for the Denmark national football team.- Biography :...
had taken over the right back position for the remaining 2002-03 Danish Superliga season, as FCK won the championship. For the following season, Tobiasen reclaimed the right back position, but as FCK brought in new right back Lars Jacobsen
Lars Jacobsen
Lars Christian Jacobsen, , and raised in Odense on Funen, is a Danish footballer. He currently plays for F.C. Copenhagen.-Odense Boldklub:Jacobsen started his career with local top-flight team Odense Boldklub...
in January 2004, Tobiasen eventually settled as a central defender. Tobiasen played 26 of 33 games as FCK won the 2003-04 Danish Superliga championship, and he also helped the club win the 2004 Danish Cup Final
2004 Danish Cup Final
The 2004 Danish Cup Final was the final and deciding match of the Danish Cup 2003-04. It took place on Thursday 20 May 2004 at Parken Stadium in Copenhagen and saw the Superliga leaders F.C. Copenhagen beat no. 5 in the league Aalborg Boldspilklub ....
by beating AaB 1-0.
In the Summer 2005 transfer window
Transfer window
The transfer window is the period during the year in which a football club can transfer players from other countries into their playing staff. Such a transfer is completed by registering the player into the new club through FIFA...
, Ole Tobiasen was loaned out to AaB for six months, where he played regularly in the central defender position through the first half of the Danish Superliga 2005-06
Danish Superliga 2005-06
The 2005-06 Danish Superliga season was the 16th season of the Danish Superliga league championship, governed by the Danish Football Association. It took place from the first match on July 19, 2005 to the final match on May 14, 2006....
season. When his FCK contract expired in January 2006, Tobiasen signed a one-year contract with newly promoted Norwegian Premier League
Norwegian Premier League
Tippeligaen is a Norwegian professional league for association football clubs. At the top of the Norwegian football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. The league is also unofficially known under its neutral name Eliteserien , although the name has never been official...
team Sandefjord
Sandefjord Fotball
Sandefjord Fotball is a Norwegian professional football club, founded on September 10, 1998. The club plays in the Adeccoligaen. Their home ground is the Komplett.no Arena, located in Sandefjord, Vestfold....
. He played 24 games, as Sandefjord finished the 2006 Norwegian Premier League season in 9th place. Tobiasen left Sandefjord as his contract ran out in December 2006.
In February 2007, Tobiasen returned to the Netherlands and joined MVV Maastricht
MVV Maastricht
MVV Maastricht is a Dutch professional football club from the city of Maastricht, founded on April 2, 1902...
in the second-tier Eerste Divisie
Eerste Divisie
The Eerste Divisie is the second-highest division of football in the Netherlands. It is linked with the top-level Eredivisie via a promotion/relegation system. It is also known as the Jupiler League due to sponsorship, which is the same name as the top league in Belgium...
league. In September 2009, Tobiasen had a dispute with MVV coach Fuat Capa
Fuat Capa
Fuat Çapa is a Belgian-Turkish football manager.Çapa coached in Belgium before moving on to Turkey. His career in Belgium spanned four years as he held positions with K.V. Turnhout, K. Patro Maasmechelen, K. Beringen-Heusden-Zolder, Verbroedering Geel, and most recently VW Hamme...
, as he had arranged a vote of confidence in Capa amongst the players, and Tobiasen was suspended from the team. Even as Capa was later fired, Tobiasen did not return to the first team. MVV was contractually obligated to offer him a position in the technical staff upon the expiry of his playing contract in the Summer 2010, but did not honor the obligation. Instead, Tobiasen agreed to become youth team coach at Roda JC and played in the 2010/11 season at Hoofdklasse
Hoofdklasse
The Hoofdklasse is the 2nd highest league of amateur football in the Netherlands, and the fourth tier in general.-Background:The league is divided into two sections: Saturday and Sunday. This is a result of the traditional pillarisation , the segregation of Dutch society. The Saturday-clubs are by...
side EHC Hoensbroek
EHC Hoensbroek
EHC Norad is a Third Division, Dutch Football Club based on the Dutch town Hoensbroek, Heerlen, Netherlands. The club was founded at September 27, 1917. The team currently plays in the Hoofdklasse....
before retiring from the game.
International career
Following his breakthrough for FCK, Tobiasen was called up for the Denmark national under-21 football teamDenmark national under-21 football team
The Denmark national under-21 football team has played since 1976 and is controlled by the Danish Football Association. Before 1976, the age limit was 23 years.-U-21 European Championship:*1978 – Quarterfinals*1980 to 1984 – Did not qualify...
in July 1994. He played a total 24 games for under-19 and under-21 teams, and also represented the Denmark League XI national football team
Denmark League XI national football team
The Denmark League XI national football team is an unofficial national football team run by the Danish Football Association.The team generally consists of Danish players playing in the Danish Superliga, or other leagues if the clubs there agree to release them...
for a single game in April 1996.
After his move to Ajax, Tobiasen was called up for the Denmark national football team
Denmark national football team
The Denmark national football team represents Denmark in association football and is controlled by the Danish Football Association , the governing body for the football clubs which are organized under DBU...
. He made his international debut against Croatia
Croatia national football team
The Croatia national football team represents Croatia in international football. The team is controlled by the Croatian Football Federation, the governing body for football in the country, and has been managed since 2006 by former player Slaven Bilić...
in September 1997, earning him rave reviews. He featured in the Danish qualification campaigns for the 1998 FIFA World Cup
1998 FIFA World Cup
The 1998 FIFA World Cup, the 16th FIFA World Cup, was held in France from 10 June to 12 July 1998. France was chosen as host nation by FIFA on 2 July 1992. The tournament was won by France, who beat Brazil 3-0 in the final...
and Euro 2000
2000 UEFA European Football Championship
The 2000 UEFA European Football Championship, or Euro 2000, was the 11th UEFA European Football Championship, which is held every four years and organized by UEFA, association football's governing body in Europe....
, but due to injury he missed out on both final tournaments. He was often seen raiding up the sideline from his right back position. He scored his only international goal in the 1-1 draw with Switzerland
Switzerland national football team
The Swiss national football team is the national football team of Switzerland...
in October 1998, which was to be his last game for Denmark. Tobiasen earned a total six caps for his country, before his persisting injury problems saw him dropped from the team.
Honours
- Dutch EredivisieEredivisieThe Eredivisie is the highest football league in the Netherlands. The league was founded in 1956 two years after the start of professional football in the Netherlands. It is currently ranked the ninth best league in Europe by UEFA....
: 1998 - Dutch Cup: 1998, 1999
- Danish SuperligaDanish SuperligaThe Danish Superliga is the current Danish football championship tournament, and administered by the Danish Football Association. It is the highest association football league in Denmark and is currently contested by 12 teams each year, with 2 teams to be relegated, which proves to be one of the...
: 2003, 2004, 2006 - Danish CupDanish CupThe Danish Cup is the official "knockout" cup competition in Danish football, run by the Danish Football Association. The cup has been contested annually since 1955...
: 2004