Jákup Mikkelsen

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Personal information
Jákup Mikkelsen
Date of birth	August 14, 1970 (1970-08-14) (age 37)
Place of birth	Klaksvík, Faroe Islands
Height	1,83 m.
Playing position	goalkeeper
Club information
Current club	KÍ Klaksvík
Number	1
Youth clubs
	KÍ Klaksvík
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1992-1994 1995-2001 2001-2003 2003-2004 2004 2005-2007 2007-present	KÍ Klaksvík Herfølge BK Molde FK Partick Thistle KÍ Klaksvík B36 Tórshavn KÍ Klaksvík	40 (3) 136 (2) 11 (0) 5 (0) 13 (0) 53 (0) 6 (0)
National team²
1995-present	Faroe Islands	51 (0)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 4 November 2007. ² National team caps and goals correct as of 14 October 2007. * Appearances (Goals)

Jákup Mikkelsen (born 14 August 1970 in Klaksvík) is a Faroese football goalkeeper, currently playing for local team B36 Tórshavn. He signed a new deal with his youth club Kí Klaksvík in late 2007

1 Club career
2 International career
3 External links
4 References

[edit] Club career

Mikkelsen started as a goalkeeper and midfielder at KÍ Klaksvík, before moving abroad to play for several years in Denmark and Norway. After a short spell at Scottish side Partick Thistle he returned to the Faroe Islands. In the 1999/2000 season, he only missed 2 games in Herfølge BK's title winning season and he played both games against Rangers in their 2000/2001 Champions League qualifying round and 4 more games in the UEFA Cup that season.