72 caps. He was on the bench as early as in August 1988, when the Faroes played their first match since becoming a member of FIFA, in a friendly against Iceland in Akranes. Although having retired after the 2010 World Cup qualification, he was called up out of retirement for the Euro 2012 qualifying matches against Slovenia and Northern Ireland in October 2010, because of an injury to Gunnar Nielsen. Honours Individual Effodeildin Best Goalkeeper: 2012 Effodeildin Team of the Season: 2012 References External links Jákup Mikkelsen at Footballdatabase 1970 births Living people Association football goalkeepers Faroese footballers Faroe Islands international footballers Herfølge Boldklub players Molde FK players Partick Thistle F.C. players Faroese expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Norway Expatriate footballers in Scotland Danish Superliga players Eliteserien players Scottish Premier League players KÍ Klaksvík players B36 Tórshavn players Faroese expatriate sportspeople in Norway Faroese expatriate sportspeople in Scotland ÍF Fuglafjørður players People from Klaksvík