Alex_Tobin
Alex Tobin
Australian soccer player
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]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alexander Hugh Tobin | ||
| Date of birth | (1965-11-03) 3 November 1965 (age 58) | ||
| 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 | |||
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]
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]
Club
| Club | Season | League | NSL Cup | 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 | |||
International
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 4–0 | 4–0 | Friendly |
Adelaide City:
- NSL Championship: 1986, 1991–92, 1993–94
- NSL Cup: 1989, 1991–92
- Oceania Club Championship: 1987[6]
Australia
Individual
- FFA Hall of Champions Inductee – 2007
- Joe Marston Medal: 1991–92, 1993–94 with Adelaide City
- "Alex Tobin - International Appearances". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation.
- Jade Toomey. "Central Coast Mariners Home". Central Coast Mariners. Archived from the original on 6 May 2010.
- "Australia's Premier Football Player Archive – Alex Tobin". OzFootball. Aussie Footballers. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
- "Oceania (Qantas Pacific) Champions' Cup 1987". RSSSF. 6 September 2011.
- Howe, Andrew (6 September 2011). "Oceania (Qantas Pacific) Champions' Cup 1987". RSSSF.
