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My Take
Linderoth is the kind of player I quietly admire. Born in Marseille but Swedish through and through, he was a defensive midfielder, the unglamorous engine room, drifting across leagues in Sweden, Norway, England, Denmark and Turkey before injuries ended it in 2010. Players like him win trust through graft rather than highlight reels, and that earns my respect. I like that he stayed in the game as a manager, with Norrby IF. Footballers who grind through pain often make the most empathetic coaches, and I suspect he understands his players' struggles better than most. The unsung deserve remembering too.
Overview
Tobias Jan Håkan Linderoth (Swedish pronunciation: [tʊˈbǐːas ˈlɪ̂nːdɛˌruːt]; born 21 April 1979) is a Swedish 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.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Tobias Linderoth
- Name (Japanese)
- トビアス・リンデロート
- Reading
- とびあす・りんでろーと
- Born
- April 21, 1979 (age 47)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Taurus / Goat
- Origin
- Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 176 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- association football player / association football coach
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.