Alex Tobin

Alex Tobin

Personal information
Full name	Alexander Hugh Tobin
Date of birth	(1965-11-03) 3 November 1965
Place of birth	Adelaide, 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)
International career‡
1985	Australia U-20
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, correct as of 27 November 2006 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 November 2006

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.

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.

International career

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

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition	Ref.
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. Honours With Australia: FIFA Confederations Cup: 1997 (Runners-Up) OFC Nations Cup: 1996 With Adelaide City: NSL Championship: 1986, 1991–92, 1993–94 NSL Cup: 1989, 1991–92 Personal honours: 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