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{{Short description|Faroese footballer and manager (born 1972)}}
{{Other people|John Petersen}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2020}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = John Petersen
| fullname =
| image =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1972|4|22}}
| birth_place = [[Faroe Islands]]
| height = {{convert|1.85|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}}
| position = [[Forward (association football)|Striker]]
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 =
|  years1 =   1988–1992
| years2 =  1993
| years3 =  1994
| years4 =  1995
| years5 =  1995–1996
| years6 =  1997–2000
| years7 =  2000
| years8 =  2001–2004
| years9 =  2005
| years10 =  2005
| years11 =  2005–2006
|  clubs1 =   [[Skála ÍF]]
| clubs2 =  [[B68 Toftir]]
| clubs3 =  [[GÍ Gøta]]
| clubs4 =  [[Skive IK]]
| clubs5 =  [[GÍ Gøta]]
| clubs6 =  [[B36 Tórshavn]]
| clubs7 =  [[Leiftur|ÍF Leiftur]]
| clubs8 =  [[B36 Tórshavn|B36]]
| clubs9 =  [[Holstebro BK]]
| clubs10 =  [[B68 Toftir|B68]]
| clubs11 =  [[Skive IK]]
| caps1 =   32
| caps2 =   9
| caps3 =  48
| caps4 =   ?
| caps5 =  30
| caps6 =  54
| caps7 =  15
| caps8 =  69
| caps9 =   3
| caps10 =   3
| caps11 =   9
| goals1 =  21
| goals2 =  3
| goals3 =  40
| goals4 =  ?
| goals5 =  19
| goals6 =  54
| goals7 =  5
| goals8 =  49
| goals9 =  0
| goals10 =  2
| goals11 =  3
| nationalyears1 =   1995–2004
| nationalteam1 =   [[Faroe Islands national football team|Faroe Islands]]
| nationalcaps1 =    57
| nationalgoals1 =   6
|  manageryears1 =   2007–2008
| manageryears2 =  2011
| manageryears3 = 2019–
|  managerclubs1 =   [[Skála ÍF]]
| managerclubs2 =  [[B36 Tórshavn]]
| managerclubs3 = [[Faroe Islands women's national football team|Faroe Islands (women)]]
}}
'''John Petersen''' (born 22 April 1972) is a retired [[Faroese people|Faroese]] football [[Forward (association football)|striker]] and the current manager for the [[Faroe Islands women's national football team]].
==Club career==
A prolific striker, Petersen has won Faroese league winner medals with [[GÍ Gøta]] and [[B36 Tórshavn]]. He then moved to play with compatriots [[Jens Martin Knudsen (footballer)|Jens Martin Knudsen]], Sámal Joensen and Jens Erik Rasmussen at [[Leiftur]] in the Icelandic league only to return to the Faroe Islands after a disappointing season in which the team relegated. Petersen was Faroese league top goalscorer in the 1994 season.<ref>[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesf/fartops.html Faroe Islands - List of topscorers] - RSSSF</ref> He also had a short spell with Danish sides [[Holstebro BK]] and [[Skive IK]]. John Petersen is the second most scoring footballer in the Faroese league, with 147 goals.
==International career==
Petersen made his debut for the [[Faroe Islands national football team|Faroe Islands]] in an October 1995 [[UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying|European Championship qualifying]] match against [[San Marino national football team|San Marino]], coming on as a substitute for [[Todi Jónsson]]. On 7 September 2002, Petersen scored 2 goals within the first 8 minutes in a [[UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying|European Championship qualifying]] match, to give the Faroe Islands a 2–0 lead against [[Scotland]]. Given the chance to extend Faroe Islands lead to 3-0 after half time, alone with the goalie, Petersens attempt went above the post, as the ball hit a trench before impact. The final score ended 2-2. In total, he collected 57 caps, scoring six goals.<ref>[https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/far-recintlp.html Faroe Islands - Record International Players] - RSSSF</ref>
==International goals==
:''Scores and results list Faroe Islands' goal tally first.''
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{| class="wikitable sortable"
! # !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition
|-
| 1. || 24 April 1996||[[Stadion Crvena Zvezda]], [[Belgrade]], [[Serbia]] || {{fb|FRY}} || 1–3|| 1–3 || [[1998 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)#Group 6|1998 FIFA World Cup Qualifying]]
|-
| 2. || 14 October 1998||[[Pittodrie Stadium]], [[Aberdeen]], [[Scotland]] || {{fb|SCO}}|| 1–2|| 1–2 || [[UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying#Group 9|2000 Euro qualifying]]
|-
| 3. || 7 October 2000||[[Letzigrund]], [[Zürich]], [[Switzerland]] || {{fb|SUI}} || 1–0|| 1–5 || [[2002 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)#Group 1|2002 FIFA World Cup qualifying]]
|-
| 4. || rowspan=2 | 7 September 2002|| rowspan=2 | [[Svangaskarð]], [[Toftir]], [[Faroe Islands]] || rowspan=2 | {{fb|SCO}} || 1–0|| rowspan=2 | 2–2 || rowspan=2 | [[UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying#Group 5|2004 Euro qualifying]]
|-
| 5. || 2–0
|-
| 6. || 27 April 2003||[[Svangaskarð]], [[Toftir]], [[Faroe Islands]] || {{fb|KAZ}} || 2–0|| 3–2 || [[Friendly match|Friendly]]
|}
== Manager career ==
Petersen was head coach of [[B36 Tórshavn]] in 2011.<ref>[http://www.sportal.fo/?lg=78252 Sportal.fo, John og Mikkjal skulu venja B36]</ref> He was coach of [[Skála ÍF]] for one and a half years in 2007 and 2008.<ref>[http://www.sportal.fo/?lg=38226 Sportal.fo, John skal venja Skála]</ref> He was assisting coach for [[AB Argir]] in 2009 and assisting coach for [[Viborg FF]] in 2007.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.b68.fo/?id=304 |title=B68.fo |access-date=16 October 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160916043352/http://www.b68.fo/?id=304 |archive-date=16 September 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Petersen was assisting coach for [[Faroe Islands national football team]] in the period 2006 to 2008. He was the head coach of the Faroe Islands U19 women's national team.<ref name="U19">{{cite web|url=http://www.fsf.fo/Default.aspx?ID=415&Action=1&NewsId=941&currentPage=128&PID=698|title=John Petersen skal venja U19-genturnar|date=28 February 2013|publisher=Faroe Islands Football Association|language=Faroese|accessdate=14 April 2017}}</ref> and since January 2019 he has been the head coach for the [[Faroe Islands women's national football team]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://nordlysid.fo/tidindi/58037/john-petersen-nyggjur-landslidsvenjari |title=John Petersen nýggjur landsliðsvenjari |last=Ósá |first=Jákup |date=17 January 2019 |website= |publisher=Norðlýsið |access-date=7 October 2020}}</ref>
== Handball career ==
Petersen has played on the [[Faroe Islands men's national handball team|national handball team of the Faroe Islands]]. He played for the clubs [[StÍF]] and [[Neistin]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.b68.fo/?id=304 |title=B68.fo |access-date=16 October 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160916043352/http://www.b68.fo/?id=304 |archive-date=16 September 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
==References==
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==External links==
* {{NFT|2303|John Petersen}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20160916043352/http://www.b68.fo/?id=304 Profile at B68]
{{Faroese Footballer of the Year}}
{{Faroe Islands Premier League top scorers}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Petersen, John}}
[[Category:1972 births]]
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[[Category:Faroese men's footballers]]
[[Category:Faroe Islands men's international footballers]]
[[Category:Skive IK players]]
[[Category:Holstebro Boldklub players]]
[[Category:Faroese football managers]]
[[Category:B36 Tórshavn players]]
[[Category:Knattspyrnufélag Fjallabyggðar players|John Petersen]]
[[Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Iceland]]
[[Category:Faroese male handball players]]
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[[Category:B36 Tórshavn managers]]
[[Category:Men's association football forwards]]