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
Position(s)	Centre Back
Team information
Current team	Central Coast Mariners (Youth)
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–present	Central Coast Mariners (Youth)
*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 (born 3 November 1965), better known as Alex Tobin is a former Australian football (soccer) player. Tobin is the fourth-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 the Central Coast Mariners as assistant first team coach.

Currently playing Over 35's with Castle Hill United in the Granville District.

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

International goals

Goal	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.

Honours

With Australia:

• FIFA Confederations Cup: 1997 (Runners-Up)
• OFC Nations Cup: 1996

With Adelaide City:

• NSL Championship: 1986, 1991–1992, 1993–1994
• NSL Cup: 1989, 1991–1992

Personal Honours:

• FFA Hall of Champions Inductee - 2007
• Joe Marston Medal: 1991-1992, 1993–1994 with Adelaide City

External links

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