Alex Tobin

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Alexander Hugh Tobin
(1965-11-03) 3 November 1965
Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Centre-back
WT Birkalla
Adelaide City
Team	Apps	(Gls)
Adelaide City	436	(27)
Parramatta Power	48	(4)
Northern Spirit	38	(0)
	522	(31)
Australia U20
Australia	87	(2)
Central Coast Mariners Youth
Central Coast Mariners (Asst)
	Runner-up	1997 Saudi Arabia		Winner	1996 Oceania		Runner-up	1998 Australia
Runner-up	1997 Saudi Arabia
Winner	1996 Oceania
Runner-up	1998 Australia
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Alexander Hugh Tobin OAM (born 3 November 1965) is an Australian former professional soccer player who played as a centre-back. He is the fifth-most capped player for the Australia national team with 87 'A' appearances, including 30 as captain. He made his international debut on 9 March 1988 in an Olympic qualifying match against Chinese Taipei (3–2) in Adelaide.

Tobin spent his entire club career playing in Australia. He played most of his club career as a defender with Adelaide City in the National Soccer League. Alex left Adelaide City in 2000, after sixteen years with the club, to join Parramatta Power. He finished his career with Northern Spirit. Tobin played a total of 522 senior club games in Australia.

Tobin worked for the Central Coast Mariners as assistant first team coach.

In 2008, the PFA Alex Tobin OAM Medal was inaugurated by the Professional Footballers Australia (PFA). It is to be awarded annually by the PFA to a current, or a former, player based on four attributes demonstrated by Alex Tobin throughout his career and which reflect the philosophy of the PFA: Leadership, achievement as a player, commitment to ones fellow professionals and service and dedication to the game. The first two medals were conferred on Joe Marston and, posthumously, Johnny Warren.

Separately, the broadcaster's A-League Men player of the season award is also named the Alex Tobin Medal. The medal winner is selected by a panel of experts from the league's broadcast partner (Network 10 as of 2026) by awarding points after each regular season game, with the best player on the pitch given 3 points, the second-best given 2 points, and third-best 1 point. At the end of the season, the points are tallied and the player with the most points overall is awarded the Alex Tobin Medal. The winner receives a cash prize, and also nominates a junior club to receive prizes from the league sponsors.

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Australia	1988	3	1
1989	0	0
1990	3	0
1991	6	0
1992	15	0
1993	10	0
1994	6	0
1995	9	0
1996	10	1
1997	16	0
1998	9	0

Scores and results list Australia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Tobin goal.

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	9 March 1988	Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide, Australia	Chinese Taipei	1–0	3–2	1988 Olympics qualification
2	21 September 1996	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria, South Africa	Kenya	4–0	4–0	Friendly

Adelaide City:

• NSL Championship: 1986, 1991–92, 1993–94
• NSL Cup: 1989, 1991–92
• Oceania Club Championship: 1987

Australia

• FIFA Confederations Cup: runner-up, 1997
• OFC Nations Cup: 1996; runner-up, 1998

Individual

• FFA Hall of Champions Inductee – 2007
• Joe Marston Medal: 1991–92, 1993–94 with Adelaide City

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• Central Coast Mariners profile Archived 16 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
• FFA – Hall of Fame profile
• Oz Football profile
• Alex Tobin at the Australian Olympic Committee
• Alex Tobin at Olympics.com
• Alex Tobin at Olympedia