Alex Tobin

Alex Tobin
Tobin (2009)
Personnel
Surname	Alexander Hugh Tobin
birthday	November 3, 1965
place of birth	Adelaide ,  Australia
size	188 cm
position	Center-back / Libero
Men's
Years	station	Games (goals) 1
1983	West Torrens Birkalla
1984-2000	Adelaide City	415 (27)
2000-2002	Parramatta power	48 0(4)
2002-2004	Northern Spirit FC	38 0(0)
National team
Years	selection	Games (goals)
1988-1998	Australia	87 (2)
1 Only league games are given.

Alexander Hugh Tobin (born November 3, 1965 in Adelaide ) is a former Australian football player who acted as a defender. With 87 appearances for the Australian national team , he was Australia's record player until he was replaced by Mark Schwarzer as a record national player.

He only played for Australian clubs in his career: he played for Adelaide City for 16 years and then for Parramatta Power and Northern Spirit FC .

In the national team he played from 1988 to 1998, from 1996 as captain. In 1994 Australia made it into the relegation round to qualify for the soccer World Cup in the USA. There they met vice world champion Argentina. The first leg in Sydney ended 1: 1, the second leg in Argentina they lost 0: 1 through an own goal by Tobin. The greatest success with the national team was for Tobin reaching the final of the Confederations Cup, where they won against North and Central American champions Mexico and South American champions Uruguay and won a draw in the preliminary round of world champions Brazil.

successes

• Three times Australian champion and twice Australian cup winner with Adelaide City 1986, 1992, 1994 (championships); 1989, 1992
• Winner of the 1996 Oceania Championship
• Vice-Champion at the 1997 Confederations Cup