Alex Tobin
OAM
Personal information
Full name Alexander Hugh Tobin
Date of birth (1965-11-03) 3 November 1965
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)
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)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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 Taiwan (3–2) in Adelaide.[1]

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.[2]

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[3][4]
Club Season League NSL Cup Oceania Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Adelaide City 1984 National Soccer League 16000——160
1985 12000——120
1986 26000——260
1987 2400010—250
1988 20110——211
1989 21000——210
1989–90 25000——250
1990–91 27120——291
1991–92 30330——333
1992–93 30230——332
1993–94 31430——344
1994–95 26220——282
1995–96 34530——375
1996–97 29400——294
1997–98 252———252
1998–99 293———293
1999–2000 310———310
Total 4362717010—45427
Parramatta Power 2000–01 National Soccer League 262———262
2001–02 222———222
Total 484———484
Northern Spirit 2002–03 National Soccer League 320———320
2003–04 60———60
Total 380———380
Career total 5223117010—54031

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Australia 198831
198900
199030
199160
1992150
1993100
199460
199590
1996101
1997160
199890
Total872
Scores and results list Australia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Tobin goal.
List of international goals scored by Alex Tobin
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
19 March 1988Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide, Australia Taiwan1–03–21988 Olympics qualification
221 September 1996Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria, South Africa Kenya4–04–0Friendly

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.[5]

Honours

Adelaide City:

Australia

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "Alex Tobin - International Appearances". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation.
  2. ↑ Jade Toomey. "Central Coast Mariners Home". Central Coast Mariners. Archived from the original on 6 May 2010.
  3. ↑ "Australia's Premier Football Player Archive – Alex Tobin". OzFootball. Aussie Footballers. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  4. ↑ "Oceania (Qantas Pacific) Champions' Cup 1987". RSSSF. 6 September 2011.
  5. ↑ "Professional Footballers Australia".
  6. ↑ Howe, Andrew (6 September 2011). "Oceania (Qantas Pacific) Champions' Cup 1987". RSSSF.
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