Tobias Jan Håkan Linderoth (; born 21 April 1979) is a professional football manager and former player, who is the current manager of Swedish club Norrby IF. He played as a midfielder, and played professionally in Sweden, Norway, England, Denmark, and Turkey before injuries forced him to retire in 2010. Born in France, he won 76 caps for the Sweden national team and represented them at two FIFA World Cups (2002 and 2006) and two UEFA European Championships (2004 and 2008).
Club career Linderoth played for Stabæk and then an unremarkable spell at Everton marred by injury, where he scored once against Charlton Athletic in the League Cup, before he joined Copenhagen in the summer of 2004. He was a regular first team player for three seasons in Copenhagen and was made captain for the team that won two Danish championships and qualified for the group stage of the UEFA Champions League.
On 12 June 2007, Linderoth signed a three-year contract with Turkish side Galatasaray, where he wore the number 6.
On 22 January 2010, Linderoth was released by Galatasaray prematurely."Tobias Linderoth released" (in Turkish). Galatasaray SK. 22 January 2010. Retrieved 24 January 2013. On 12 November 2010, Linderoth officially announced the end of his career as a player."Linderoths karriär över" (in Swedish). Aftonbladet. 12 November 2010. Retrieved 24 January 2013. He stated he was aiming to become a coach like his father. He now works as a youth team coach at Elfsborg."U17". Elfsborg.
International career Despite Linderoth was eligible for the French National Team, but he chose for Swedish National Team.
Linderoth was a midfield dynamo for the Sweden national team where he also was assistant captain. Tobias played for Sweden in the Euro 2004 and Euro 2008, as well as in the 2002 and 2006 FIFA World Cup tournaments. In one game at the World Cup in 2002, he ran during the 96 minutes of the match – not an unusual feature for the hard-working midfielder.
On 26 May 2008, Linderoth scored his second international goal, the only goal in a 1–0 win over Slovenia in a pre-Euro 2008 friendly warm-up.
On 6 September 2008, during a 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification game against Albania, he was injured and had to be substituted in the 6th minute – this was to be the last game he played for Sweden.
Managerial career After retiring, Linderoth spent a decade as the manager for Elfsborg's youth academy. On 18 November 2020, Linderoth was named the manager of Skövde AIK.
Personal life He is the son of football coach Anders Linderoth, a former Swedish international who played in the 1978 FIFA World Cup in Argentina, and Tobias was born in France during Anders' spell at Marseille. On 25 October 2006, Tobias and his wife Maria became parents when she gave birth to their first child.
Career statistics
Club + Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueCupIncludes English League Cup (1 in 2002–03 and 2 in 2003–04)EuropeTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsIFK Hässleholm1995Division 1 Södra70–70Elfsborg1996Division 1 Södra100–1001997Allsvenskan251–2511998Allsvenskan223–223Total57400—574Stabæk1999Tippeligaen23330202832000Tippeligaen24400312752001Tippeligaen21230–242Total68960517910Everton2001–02Premier League8030–1102002–03Premier League5010–602003–04Premier League27021–291Total40061—461Copenhagen2004–05Danish Superliga29040003302005–06Danish Superliga29120403512006–07Danish Superliga24330101374Total824901411055Galatasaray2007–08Süper Lig7000511212008–09Süper Lig200010302009–10Süper Lig403030100Total1303091251Career total2671724128331921
Also played 22 (2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07) Royal League matches where he scored 1 goal. Also played 3 (2005, 2006) Tele2 LigaCup matches (unofficial).
International + Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsSweden19991020002020011312002120200330200414020051002006110200770200831Total762
Scores and results list Sweden's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Linderoth goal.
+ List of international goals scored by Tobias LinderothNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition1 17 February 2001 Supachalasai Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand 2–0 3–0 2001 King's Cup2 26 May 2008 Ullevi, Gothenburg, Sweden 1–0 1–0 Friendly Managerial
+ Managerial record by team and tenure Team Nat From To Record Skövde 18 November 2020 31 December 2023 Varberg 1 January 2024 1 August 2024 Norrby 1 January 2025 Present Career total
Honours IF Elfsborg Division 1 Södra: 1996
FC Copenhagen Danish Superliga: 2005–06, 2006–07 Royal League: 2004–05, 2005–06
Galatasaray Süper Lig: 2007–08 Turkish Super Cup: 2008
Individual Swedish midfielder of the year: 2006, 2007 FC Copenhagen Spring Profile: 2006 Danish Superliga Player of the Year: 2005–06
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External links
Everton profile