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{{Short description|Danish footballer (born 1976)}}
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{{Infobox football biography
| name = Jon Dahl Tomasson
| image = Dahl Thomasson 2021 (cropped).jpg
| caption = Tomasson as [[Malmö FF|Malmö]] manager in 2021
| full_name = Jon Dahl Tomasson
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1976|08|29}}
| birth_place = [[Copenhagen]], Denmark
| height = 1.82 m
| position = [[Forward (association football)|Striker]], [[Forward (association football)|second striker]]
| currentclub = [[Sweden men's national football team|Sweden]] (manager)
| youthyears1 = 1984–1985
| youthclubs1 = Solrød
| youthyears2 = 1985–1992
| youthclubs2 = [[Køge BK|Køge]]
| years1 = 1992–1994
| clubs1 = [[Køge BK|Køge]]
| caps1 = 48
| goals1 = 28
| years2 = 1994–1997
| clubs2 = [[SC Heerenveen|Heerenveen]]
| caps2 = 78
| goals2 = 37
| years3 = 1997–1998
| clubs3 = [[Newcastle United F.C.|Newcastle United]]
| caps3 = 23
| goals3 = 3
| years4 = 1998–2002
| clubs4 = [[Feyenoord]]
| caps4 = 122
| goals4 = 55
| years5 = 2002–2005
| clubs5 = [[A.C. Milan|AC Milan]]
| caps5 = 76
| goals5 = 22
| years6 = 2005–2007
| clubs6 = [[VfB Stuttgart]]
| caps6 = 30
| goals6 = 8
| years7 = 2007
| clubs7 = → [[Villarreal CF|Villarreal]] (loan)
| caps7 = 11
| goals7 = 4
| years8 = 2007–2008
| clubs8 = [[Villarreal CF|Villarreal]]
| caps8 = 25
| goals8 = 3
| years9 = 2008–2011
| clubs9 = [[Feyenoord]]
| caps9 = 37
| goals9 = 20
| totalcaps = 450
| totalgoals = 180
| nationalyears1 = 1992
| nationalteam1 = Denmark U16
| nationalcaps1 = 3
| nationalgoals1 = 2
| nationalyears2 = 1992
| nationalteam2 = [[Denmark national under-17 football team|Denmark U17]]
| nationalcaps2 = 8
| nationalgoals2 = 8
| nationalyears3 = 1993–1995
| nationalteam3 = [[Denmark national under-19 football team|Denmark U19]]
| nationalcaps3 = 16
| nationalgoals3 = 12
| nationalyears4 = 1995–1997
| nationalteam4 = [[Denmark national under-21 football team|Denmark U21]]
| nationalcaps4 = 10
| nationalgoals4 = 5
| nationalyears5 = 1996
| nationalteam5 = Denmark B
| nationalcaps5 = 1
| nationalgoals5 = 0
| manageryears1 = 2011–2013
| managerclubs1 = [[Excelsior Rotterdam|Excelsior]] (assistant)
| manageryears2 = 2013–2014
| managerclubs2 = [[Excelsior Rotterdam|Excelsior]]
| manageryears3 = 2014
| managerclubs3 = [[Roda JC Kerkrade|Roda JC]]
| manageryears4 = 2015–2016
| managerclubs4 = [[SBV Vitesse|Vitesse]] (assistant)
| manageryears5 = 2016–2019
| managerclubs5 = [[Denmark national football team|Denmark]] (assistant)
| manageryears6 = 2020–2021
| managerclubs6 = [[Malmö FF]]
| manageryears7 = 2022–2024
| managerclubs7 = [[Blackburn Rovers F.C.|Blackburn Rovers]]
| nationalyears6 = 1997–2010
| nationalteam6 = [[Denmark national football team|Denmark]]
| nationalcaps6 = 112
| nationalgoals6 = 52
| manageryears8 = 2024–
| managerclubs8 = [[Sweden men's national football team|Sweden]]
}}
'''Jon Dahl Tomasson''' ({{IPA|da|ˈjoːn ˈtæːl ˈtsʰomæsʌn}}; born 29 August 1976) is a Danish [[association football|football]] manager and former player. He is the current manager of the [[Sweden men's national football team|Sweden national team]].

A [[forward (association football)|forward]], his most notable run of football came in his first stint at [[Feyenoord]], with whom he won the 2002 [[UEFA Europa League|UEFA Cup]], and Italian club [[A.C. Milan|AC Milan]], with whom he won the [[UEFA Champions League]] in [[2003 UEFA Champions League Final|2003]] and reached [[2005 UEFA Champions League Final|the final in 2005]]. He also played top-flight football in England, Germany and Spain. He is the joint all-time top goalscorer for the Denmark national team with 52 goals in [[List of men's footballers with 100 or more international caps|112 games]] and was also honoured with the [[Danish Football Player of the Year|Danish ''Player of the Year'']] award in both 2002 and 2004. He played at the [[UEFA European Championship]] in [[UEFA Euro 2000|2000]] and [[UEFA Euro 2004|2004]] and the [[FIFA World Cup]] in [[2002 FIFA World Cup|2002]] and [[2010 FIFA World Cup|2010]].

After his playing career, Tomasson went into coaching, being both assistant and manager in the Netherlands, before becoming assistant manager in the [[Denmark national football team|Denmark national team]] under [[Åge Hareide]]. In 2020, Tomasson became the manager of [[Malmö FF|Malmö]] and left two years later after winning the Swedish championship for two consecutive seasons. In June 2022, he was appointed the head coach of Blackburn Rovers. He left Blackburn by mutual consent in February 2024 and later that month was appointed as the new head coach of Sweden.

==Club career==

===Early career===
Born in [[Copenhagen]], son of Bjarne Tomasson and Leila Dahl Petersen, Tomasson first started playing football as a five-year-old in the youth team of Solrød. At nine years of age, he moved to the biggest club in the area, [[Køge BK|Køge]]. In November 1992, at 16, he made his senior debut for the club. During the next two years he helped the club to get promoted twice in a row: at the end of the 1993 season, when the club was promoted from the [[Denmark Series]] to the [[Danish 2nd Division|second Division]]; and at the end of the 1994 season, when the club was promoted to the [[Danish 1st Division|first Division]].<ref name="Køge BK">{{cite web |title=Køge Boldklubs historie 1927–2009 |url=http://www.koge-boldklub.dk/vishtml.asp?key=historie |author=Køge Boldklub A/S |year=2010 |language=da |access-date=13 April 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120206080222/http://www.koge-boldklub.dk/vishtml.asp?key=historie |archive-date=6 February 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

===Heerenveen===
In December 1994, aged 18, he agreed on a transfer from [[Køge BK|Køge]] to the Dutch club [[SC Heerenveen|Heerenveen]], of the [[Eredivisie]]. A first-team regular by the [[1995–96 Eredivisie|1995–96 season]], Tomasson was the club top scorer for the season as well, netting 14 goals in 30 league matches. He increased this tally in the [[1996–97 Eredivisie|1996–97 season]] to 18, and was top-scorer for the club once again. On top of that, he also won the ''[[Dutch Football Talent of the Year|Best Dutch Football Talent of 1996]]'', beating the likes of [[Boudewijn Zenden]] and [[Patrick Kluivert]] to the prize.

===Newcastle United===
His success attracted the interest of other clubs, and he completed a high-profile move to [[FA Premier League]] club [[Newcastle United F.C.|Newcastle United]] in July 1997. Newcastle's manager at the time, [[Kenny Dalglish]], saw Tomasson as the perfect link-up player to [[England national football team|England national team]] striker [[Alan Shearer]]. The partnership initially worked well, with Tomasson impressing during a pre-season friendly tournament in the Republic of Ireland. However, a career threatening injury to Shearer, combined with the transfer of striker [[Les Ferdinand]] to [[Tottenham Hotspur]], meant that Tomasson was moved from his traditional [[attacking midfield]] position to that of [[Forward (association football)|striker]]. He struggled to adapt to his new position on the field, and to the English game, due to his lack of physical strength.<ref name="BBC 2002-WC">{{cite web |date=8 April 2002 |title=2002 WORLD CUP Squad: Jon Dahl Tomasson |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport3/worldcup2002/hi/team_pages/denmark/squad/newsid_1779000/1779851.stm |access-date=3 June 2016 |work=BBC Sport |archive-date=5 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305212312/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport3/worldcup2002/hi/team_pages/denmark/squad/newsid_1779000/1779851.stm |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="plads">{{cite news|title=Jon Dahl tilbage på vant plads | work  = Berlingske Tidende|date=20 June 1998 | language = da}}</ref> He scored only four goals in 35 appearances in all competitions during the [[1997–98 FA Premier League|1997–98 season]].{{citation needed|date=June 2022}}

===Feyenoord===
Tomasson returned to the [[Eredivisie]] in July 1998, where he joined [[Feyenoord]], once again as an [[attacking midfielder]].<ref name="plads"/> The club won the Eredivisie championship for the [[1998–99 Eredivisie|1998–99 season]], and the [[Johan Cruijff-schaal|Dutch Super Cup]]. Although Feyenoord did not manage to remain as champions in the following years, they still performed well enough to capture third place in [[1999–2000 Eredivisie|1999–00]], second place in [[2000–01 Eredivisie|2000–01]], and third place again in [[2001–02 Eredivisie|2001–02]]. In his latter two seasons, Tomasson scored 15 and 17 Eredivisie goals respectively, forming a partnership with [[Pierre van Hooijdonk]], who was 2002's league top scorer with 24 goals.

In 2002, Tomasson was an integral player in the Feyenoord team, that won its first international trophy in 26 years, when the club triumphed in the [[2001–02 UEFA Cup]] tournament. He scored four goals in the tournament and also had an impressive collaboration on the field with [[Forward (association football)|striker]] Pierre van Hooijdonk. During the tournament, they defeated [[SC Freiburg]], [[Rangers F.C.|Rangers]], [[PSV Eindhoven]] and [[Internazionale Milano|Internazionale]], before meeting German team [[Borussia Dortmund]] in the final. Tomasson scored the goal to 3–1, in a game that ended 3–2 to Feyenoord, and he was subsequently voted [[man of the match]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Feyenoord boost Dutch |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/uefa_cup/1976438.stm |date=8 May 2002 |work=BBC News |access-date=13 April 2013 |archive-date=23 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180823042029/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/uefa_cup/1976438.stm |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Milan===
On 2 May 2002, as Tomasson's contract with Feyenoord was expiring before their UEFA Cup victory, he agreed a move to Italy on a four-year [[free transfer (soccer)|free transfer]], to play for [[Serie A]] club [[A.C. Milan]]. He joined compatriots [[Martin Laursen]] and [[Thomas Helveg]] at the [[San Siro]] club.<ref>{{cite news |title=Tomasson completes Milan move |url=https://www.uefa.com/insideuefa/news/025e-0f9059071e9d-2a47be89e57a-1000--tomasson-completes-milan-move/ |access-date=27 June 2022 |publisher=UEFA |date=1 May 2002 |archive-date=27 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220627161211/https://www.uefa.com/insideuefa/news/025e-0f9059071e9d-2a47be89e57a-1000--tomasson-completes-milan-move/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

The [[2002–03 Serie A|2002–03 season]], Tomasson's first at Milan, saw them winning the [[Coppa Italia|Italian Cup]]. Tomasson was most often used as a late substitute, but did manage to score three goals in the [[UEFA Champions League]]; and thereby also held his share of the trophy, when Milan won the prestigious tournament in May 2003. Tomasson missed the [[2003 UEFA Champions League Final|final]] because of an injury that he picked up in the first leg of the [[2003 Coppa Italia Final]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/0191-0e6aadff498c-e75542f7d178-1000--tomasson-misses-final-reckoning/ |title=Tomasson misses final reckoning |publisher=UEFA |date=22 May 2003 |access-date=26 March 2021 |archive-date=13 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220613115146/https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/0191-0e6aadff498c-e75542f7d178-1000--tomasson-misses-final-reckoning/ |url-status=live }}</ref> During the [[2003–04 Serie A|2003–04 season]], Tomasson was given more playing time and managed to score 12 Serie A goals in a title-winning campaign. In August 2004, he was also a part of the Milan team that won the [[2004 Supercoppa Italiana|Italian Super Cup]], with a 3–0 victory against the [[Coppa Italia]] champions [[S.S. Lazio|Lazio]].

For the next [[2004–05 Serie A|2004–05 season]], he struggled to secure a regular starting place in the line-up of Milan. He was once again in the role of substitute, and therefore also scored fewer goals compared to the previous season. At the [[2005 UEFA Champions League Final]] against [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]], he was again used by Milan as a late substitute, and when the final had to be decided in [[Penalty shootout (association football)|penalty shootout]], he was selected to kick. Tomasson scored on his attempt, but Milan lost as [[Sergio Claudio dos Santos|Serginho]], [[Andrea Pirlo]] and [[Andriy Shevchenko]] missed their shots. When striker [[Christian Vieri]] joined the club in July 2005, Tomasson was deemed as potential surplus, and he therefore agreed with Milan to be placed at their transfer list.

Years later, prior to the [[2010–11 UEFA Champions League]] round of 16 match between [[Chelsea FC|Chelsea]] and [[FC Copenhagen|Copenhagen]], former Milan manager [[Carlo Ancelotti]], now manager of Real Madrid, was asked about his view on Danish footballers: "Above all the Danish work ethic surprised me, their special ability to give everything in training. These were very professional and skilled players. The one who performed best and showed the most continuity, was Jon Dahl Tomasson, who always had to fight for playing time against world class [[Striker (association football)|strikers]]. He never had an easy time, but he never gave up and tried to take every chance he got".<ref name="ekstrabladet">{{cite news | url=http://ekstrabladet.dk/sport/fodbold/udenlandsk_fodbold/championsleague/article1506711.ece | title=Ancelotti: Drogba stadig bedre end N'Doye | work=eb.dk | date=21 February 2011 | access-date=21 February 2011 | language=da | archive-date=1 July 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130701043235/http://ekstrabladet.dk/sport/fodbold/udenlandsk_fodbold/championsleague/article1506711.ece | url-status=live }}</ref>

===VfB Stuttgart===
In July 2005, the German [[Bundesliga]] club [[VfB Stuttgart]] paid a transfer fee to Milan of €7.5 million, in order to sign Tomasson to a four-year contract.<ref>{{cite web |title=Transfercoup: Stuttgart holt Stürmerstar Tomasson |url=http://www.spiegel.de/sport/fussball/0,1518,365526,00.html |work=Der Spiegel |date=16 July 2005 |language=de |access-date=13 April 2013 |archive-date=17 July 2005 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050717232951/http://www.spiegel.de/sport/fussball/0,1518,365526,00.html |url-status=live }}</ref> He joined international teammate [[Jesper Grønkjær]] at the club but the upcoming [[2005–06 Bundesliga|2005–06 season]] was not successful for either of them. Even though Tomasson was the team's top scorer with eight Bundesliga goals, the team struggled throughout the season to create enough chances and goals,<ref>{{cite web|title=Tomasson hands Trapattoni a lifeline|url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=346507&cc=3888|publisher=ESPN Soccernet|date=21 October 2005|access-date=13 April 2013|archive-date=5 October 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121005060016/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=346507&cc=3888|url-status=dead}}</ref> and as a consequence Stuttgart only finished in ninth position of the Bundesliga. After the season, Grønkjær left the club, while Tomasson stayed and in the [[2006–07 Bundesliga|2006–07 season]] Stuttgart became the new champions of the Bundesliga.

===Villarreal===
On 24 January 2007, Tomasson was loaned to [[Villarreal CF|Villarreal]] in the Spanish [[La Liga|Primera División]] championship, to cover the place of the injured striker [[Nihat Kahveci]], for the remaining part of the [[2006–07 La Liga|2006–07 season]].<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.marca.com/edicion/marca/futbol/1a_division/villarreal/es/desarrollo/731769.html | title = El Villarreal cierra el fichaje de Tomasson | work = Marca | date = 24 January 2007 | language = es | access-date = 13 April 2013 | archive-date = 28 January 2007 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070128172042/http://www.marca.com/edicion/marca/futbol/1a_division/villarreal/es/desarrollo/731769.html | url-status = live }}</ref> When he made his Villarreal debut, in a game against [[Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid]],<ref>{{cite web|title=Villarreal vs Real Madrid in La Liga 2006–07|publisher=Football-Lineups.com|url=http://www.football-lineups.com/games/?game=3589|archive-url=https://archive.today/20071007220019/http://www.football-lineups.com/games/?game=3589|url-status=dead|archive-date=7 October 2007|date=27 January 2007|access-date=13 April 2013}}</ref> Tomasson became only the fifth player to have played in the Premier League, Serie A, Bundesliga and Primera División. This rare achievement had previously only been made by the four players: [[Florin Răducioiu]], [[Gheorghe Popescu (footballer, born 1967)|Gheorghe Popescu]], [[Abel Xavier]] and [[Pierre Womé]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Striker Tomasson heading to Villareal on loan|url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=404501&cc=3888|publisher=ESPN Soccernet|date=24 January 2007|access-date=13 April 2013|archive-date=25 May 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110525191851/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=404501&cc=3888|url-status=dead}}</ref>

His loan contract expired on 1 July 2007, but also featured a buying option, for which Villarreal paid Stuttgart the second half of a total transfer fee at €1 million in order to sign Tomasson to a two-year contract .<ref>{{cite web|title=Jon Dahl på kontrakt i Villarreal |url=http://www.dr.dk/Sporten/Fodbold/Int.fodbold/2007/07/10/162435.htm |publisher=DR Sporten |date=10 July 2007 |language=da |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070713110527/http://www.dr.dk/Sporten/Fodbold/Int.fodbold/2007/07/10/162435.htm |archive-date=13 July 2007 }}</ref> In the first match of the [[2007–08 La Liga]] season, he scored in a 3–0 victory against Valencia, but he mostly played the club's UEFA Cup games that season, and scored five goals in eight games. The season ended as the best ever for Villarreal, who were runners-up in La Liga.

===Return to Feyenoord===
Tomasson agreed with Villarreal in June 2008 to search the market for a possible transfer. The Spanish sportspaper Marca immediately linked him together with Dutch side [[Feyenoord]]. This was at first described by Tomasson as pure speculation.<ref>{{cite web|title=Jon Dahl kender ikke til Feyenoord-rygter|url=http://www.bold.dk/nyt/index.php?vis=85521|publisher=Bold.dk|date=25 June 2008|language=da|access-date=13 April 2013|archive-date=2 December 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081202001032/http://www.bold.dk/nyt/index.php?vis=85521|url-status=live}}</ref> The speculation, however, turned out to be true. In July 2008, he left Villarreal on a [[Free transfer (soccer)|free transfer]], and returned to Feyenoord on a new three-year contract.<ref>{{cite web | title = Jon Dahl Tomasson keert terug bij Feyenoord | url = http://www.feyenoord.nl/pages/newsdetail/S2/20080702joh_dahl_tomasson.aspx | publisher = Feyenoord.nl | date = 2 July 2008 | language = nl | access-date = 13 April 2013 | archive-date = 13 August 2012 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120813144259/http://www.feyenoord.nl/pages/newsdetail/S2/20080702joh_dahl_tomasson.aspx | url-status = live }}</ref> He made a fine start with four goals in three games. But this was followed by an injury from the end of September until the end of January, which meant he could only play a total of 14 games for Feyenoord in [[2008–09 Eredivisie|2008–09]].
[[File:Jdtomasson1.jpg|thumb|223x223px|Tomasson training with Feyenoord in August 2008]]

In the next [[2009–10 Eredivisie|2009–10 season]], he again had to battle with a couple of injuries. But during the season he was still able to play another 28 games for Feyenoord, where he scored a club-best 12 goals. With his good performance on the field, he helped Feyenoord to achieve a fourth place in the Eredivisie, and help the club to reach the final of the Dutch Cup. The final was played over two legs, and Feyenoord lost 6–1 on aggregate to Ajax, with Tomasson scoring the only goal for Feyenoord. During the 2010 World Cup, he was hit by another serious injury, that spoiled his first half of the [[2010–11 Eredivisie|2010–11 season]] for Feyenoord.<ref>{{cite web | title = Feyenoord coach Mario Been: Frustrated with Jon Dahl Tomasson's injury problems | url = http://www.goal.com/en/news/462/netherlands/2010/09/09/2110839/feyenoord-coach-mario-been-frustrated-with-jon-dahl | publisher = Goal.com | date = 9 September 2010 | access-date = 13 April 2013 | first = Stefan | last = Coerts | archive-date = 13 June 2022 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220613125304/https://www.goal.com/en/news/462/netherlands/2010/09/09/2110839/feyenoord-coach-mario-been-frustrated-with-jon-dahl | url-status = live }}</ref> According to the medical staff at Feyenoord, the injury was a lot worse than original thought. When they tried to get him ready for a game at 15 August, the injury had not entirely healed; and after a too hard training session, it therefore reappeared at its previous strength. Based upon further examination of the injury, the coach now feared that Tomasson only would be ready to play his first game of the season in January 2011.<ref>{{cite web|title=Grote zorgen om Tomasson |url=http://www.ad.nl/ad/nl/1429/Feyenoord/article/detail/513988/2010/09/22/Grote-zorgen-om-Tomasson.dhtml |publisher=Algemeen Dagblad |date=22 September 2010 |language=nl |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100925215542/http://www.ad.nl/ad/nl/1429/Feyenoord/article/detail/513988/2010/09/22/Grote-zorgen-om-Tomasson.dhtml |archive-date=25 September 2010 }}</ref>

==International career==
Tomasson  scored 10 goals in 16 games for the national under-19 team, and was awarded 1994 [[Danish Football Player of the Year#Young Players of the Year|Danish U-19 Player of the Year]]. In all, he scored 27 goals in 37 matches for various national youth selections.

After two good seasons with Heerenveen, Tomasson got a call-up to the [[Denmark national football team|Denmark national team]], and he made his debut on 29 March 1997, against [[Croatian national football team|Croatia]]. During his time at Newcastle, reduced playing time saw Tomasson dropped by the Denmark national team, and he was not selected to play at the [[1998 FIFA World Cup]]. When he moved to Feyenoord, Tomasson was once more called up for the Denmark national team in August 1998, and with six goals in seven matches of the [[UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying|Euro 2000 qualification]], he quickly became an important part of the Danish team, playing as an [[attacking midfielder]] behind [[Forward (association football)|striker]] [[Ebbe Sand]]. He played in all Denmark's three matches at the main [[UEFA Euro 2000|Euro 2000]] tournament, but did not score as Denmark were eliminated in the group stage. Before moving to Milan, he played for Denmark in the [[2002 FIFA World Cup]], where he scored four goals in as many games.

Tomasson played for Denmark at [[UEFA Euro 2004|Euro 2004]], where he scored three goals in four games and was selected for the [[UEFA Euro 2004#UEFA Team of the Tournament|Euro 2004 ''Team of the Tournament'']]. On 28 May 2010, Denmark coach [[Morten Olsen]] announced that the player would be part of the final squad of 23 participating in the [[2010 FIFA World Cup]] in [[South Africa]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.uefa.com/worldcup/news/newsid=1493391.html |title=Olsen names final Denmark squad |publisher=UEFA.com |date=28 May 2010 |access-date=13 April 2013 |archive-date=7 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160107232251/http://www.uefa.com/worldcup/news/newsid=1493391.html |url-status=live }}</ref> On 24 June, he scored against [[Japan national football team|Japan]] in a 3–1 defeat as Denmark went out of the competition.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/world_cup_2010/matches/match_43/default.stm |title=Denmark 1–3 Japan |date=24 June 2010 |work=BBC Sport |access-date=13 April 2013 |first=Sam |last=Sheringham |archive-date=20 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180620103831/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/world_cup_2010/matches/match_43/default.stm |url-status=live }}</ref> He was rated by [[FIFA]] as the best Danish player of the tournament.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.sporten.dk/vm-2010/jon-dahl-var-danmarks-bedste | title = Jon Dahl var Danmarks bedste i VM 2010 | publisher = Sporten.dk | date = 28 June 2010 | language = da | access-date = 13 April 2013 | archive-date = 7 March 2012 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120307231449/http://www.sporten.dk/vm-2010/jon-dahl-var-danmarks-bedste | url-status = live }}</ref>

Tomasson scored a total of 52 goals in 112 games for Denmark throughout his career, which spanned from March 1997 to June 2010, making him joint all time goal scorer of the Denmark national team with [[Poul Nielsen]]. He played at [[UEFA Euro 2000|Euro 2000]], the [[2002 FIFA World Cup|2002 World Cup]], [[UEFA Euro 2004|Euro 2004]] and the [[2010 FIFA World Cup|2010 World Cup]]. On 9 August 2010, having scored 52nd international goal in Denmark's final match at the 2010 World Cup, Tomasson decided to retire from the national team. "We say farewell to a terrific player and a fantastic person," national coach Olsen said, adding that Tomasson was "the ultimate team player".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/news/338586,tomasson-retires-national-team.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120804002008/http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/news/338586,tomasson-retires-national-team.html |url-status=dead |archive-date= 4 August 2012 |title=Denmark striker Tomasson retires from national team |work=Earth Times |date=9 August 2010 }}</ref>

==Coaching career==

===Early coaching career===
[[File:Jon_Dahl_Tomasson.jpg|thumb|upright|Tomasson with [[SBV Vitesse|Vitesse]] in 2016]]
Tomasson retired on 6 June 2011, and became assistant coach at Dutch club [[Excelsior Rotterdam|Excelsior]].<ref name="politiken.dk">{{cite web | url = http://politiken.dk/sport/fodbold/ECE1301902/tomasson-bliver-assistenttraener-i-excelsior/ | title = Tomasson bliver assistenttræner i Excelsior | language = da | publisher = politiken.dk | date = 7 June 2011 | access-date = 13 April 2013 | archive-date = 4 March 2016 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160304002659/http://politiken.dk/sport/fodbold/ECE1301902/tomasson-bliver-assistenttraener-i-excelsior/ | url-status = live }}</ref> He became the club's head coach at the beginning of the 2013–14 season.<ref name="Tomasson trainer Excelsior; een geweldige kans">{{cite news|title=Tomasson trainer Excelsior: 'Een geweldige kans'|url=http://www.ad.nl/ad/nl/5618/SVB-Excelsior/article/detail/3460469/2013/06/17/Tomasson-trainer-Excelsior-Een-geweldige-kans.dhtml|access-date=30 December 2013|newspaper=Algemeen Dagblad|date=17 June 2013|language=nl|archive-date=4 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304045534/http://www.ad.nl/ad/nl/5618/SVB-Excelsior/article/detail/3460469/2013/06/17/Tomasson-trainer-Excelsior-Een-geweldige-kans.dhtml|url-status=live}}</ref> His debut was a 2–2 [[Eerste Divisie]] draw at home to [[Helmond Sport]],<ref>{{cite news |title=Excelsior begint seizoen met gelijk spel, 2-2 |url=https://excelsiorrotterdam.nl/2013/08/excelsior-begint-seizoen-met-gelijk-spel-2-2/ |access-date=27 June 2022 |publisher=SBV Excelsior |date=2 August 2013 |language=Dutch |archive-date=27 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220627162612/https://excelsiorrotterdam.nl/2013/08/excelsior-begint-seizoen-met-gelijk-spel-2-2/ |url-status=live }}</ref> and he took the [[Rotterdam]]-based team to the last 16 of the [[KNVB Cup]] before losing 2–1 at home to [[PEC Zwolle]] on 17 December.<ref>{{cite news |title=Zwolle maatje te groot voor Excelsior in bekerduel |url=https://excelsiorrotterdam.nl/2013/12/zwolle-maatje-te-groot-voor-excelsior-in-bekerduel/ |access-date=27 June 2022 |publisher=SBV Excelsior |date=17 December 2013 |language=Dutch |archive-date=18 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230418072057/https://excelsiorrotterdam.nl/2013/12/zwolle-maatje-te-groot-voor-excelsior-in-bekerduel/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

Eredivisie side [[Roda JC Kerkrade|Roda JC]] sacked their head coach [[Ruud Brood]] on 15 December 2013,<ref>{{cite news|title=Roda JC ontslaat trainer Brood|url=http://www.ad.nl/ad/nl/1450/Roda-JC/article/detail/3562604/2013/12/15/Roda-JC-ontslaat-trainer-Brood.dhtml|access-date=30 December 2013|newspaper=Algemeen Dagblad|date=15 December 2013|language=nl|archive-date=3 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303212818/http://www.ad.nl/ad/nl/1450/Roda-JC/article/detail/3562604/2013/12/15/Roda-JC-ontslaat-trainer-Brood.dhtml|url-status=live}}</ref> and signed Tomasson eleven days later,<ref name="Roda JC vindt in Tomasson nieuwe trainer">{{cite news|title=Roda JC vindt in Tomasson nieuwe trainer|url=http://www.ad.nl/ad/nl/1450/Roda-JC/article/detail/3567981/2013/12/26/Roda-JC-vindt-in-Tomasson-nieuwe-trainer.dhtml|access-date=30 December 2013|newspaper=Algemeen Dagblad|date=26 December 2013|language=nl|archive-date=6 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151006140930/http://www.ad.nl/ad/nl/1450/Roda-JC/article/detail/3567981/2013/12/26/Roda-JC-vindt-in-Tomasson-nieuwe-trainer.dhtml|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Tomasson trainiert Kerkrade">{{cite news|title=Tomasson trainiert Kerkrade|url=http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/intligen/intwettbewerbe/597083/artikel_tomasson-trainiert-kerkrade.html|access-date=27 January 2014|newspaper=kicker|date=26 December 2013|archive-date=4 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304073458/http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/intligen/intwettbewerbe/597083/artikel_tomasson-trainiert-kerkrade.html|url-status=live}}</ref> on a 3{{frac|1|2}}-year deal, effective 3 January.<ref name="Roda JC vindt in Tomasson nieuwe trainer"/> He made his debut 15 days later in a 2–2 draw at his former club Heerenveen.<ref>{{cite news |last1=van Dam |first1=Erik |title=Roda JC snoept Heerenveen punt af in eerste duel onder Tomasson |url=https://www.voetbalzone.nl/doc.asp?uid=205516 |access-date=27 June 2022 |publisher=Voetbal Zone |date=18 January 2014 |language=Dutch |archive-date=8 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220808125623/https://www.voetbalzone.nl/doc.asp?uid=205516 |url-status=live }}</ref> After the second half of the season, which resulted in relegation, he was dismissed on 26 May 2014.<ref name="Tomasson Roda">{{cite news|title=Tomasson na dramatisch verlopen half jaar weg bij Roda JC|url=http://www.voetbalprimeur.nl/nieuws/384656/tomasson-na-dramatisch-verlopen-half-jaar-weg-bij-roda-jc.html|access-date=26 May 2014|newspaper=voetbalprimeur|date=26 May 2014|archive-date=11 March 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220311111249/https://www.voetbalprimeur.nl/nieuws/384656/tomasson-na-dramatisch-verlopen-half-jaar-weg-bij-roda-jc.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

On 19 June 2015, Tomasson was appointed as the new assistant manager of [[SBV Vitesse|Vitesse]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Jon Dahl Tomasson twee seizoenen assistent-trainer bij Vitesse|url=http://www.vitesse.nl/nl/nieuws/detail/5052/jon-dahl-tomasson-twee-seizoenen-assistent-trainer-bij-vitesse|access-date=19 June 2015|publisher=SBV Vitesse|date=19 June 2015|language=Dutch|archive-date=19 June 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150619174435/http://www.vitesse.nl/nl/nieuws/detail/5052/jon-dahl-tomasson-twee-seizoenen-assistent-trainer-bij-vitesse|url-status=dead}}</ref> On 7 March 2016, he was appointed as an assistant coach of the Danish national team.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.co.uk/football/denmark/story/2824173/jon-dahl-tomasson-appointed-as-denmark-assistant-coach|title=Jon Dahl Tomasson appointed as Denmark assistant coach|date=7 March 2016 |publisher=ESPN FC|access-date=29 June 2022|archive-date=29 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220629232950/https://www.espn.co.uk/football/denmark/story/2824173/jon-dahl-tomasson-appointed-as-denmark-assistant-coach|url-status=live}}</ref> During a 3{{frac|1|2}}-year tenure, he helped the Danish national team qualify for the 2018 FIFA World Cup and the 2020 UEFA European Championship. The team did not lose a game for three years.{{citation needed|date=May 2024}}

===Malmö===
On 5 January 2020, Tomasson was appointed as the new manager of Swedish [[Allsvenskan]] side [[Malmö FF|Malmö]].<ref name="aftonbladet.se"/> He led the team to the [[2020 Allsvenskan]] title in his first season with the club, winning Malmö its 21st [[List of Swedish football champions|Swedish Championship]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Jon Dahl Tomasson om guldsäsongen 2020: "Kan bli mycket bättre"|url=https://www.expressen.se/kvallsposten/sport/fotboll/allsvenskan/vi-ar-inte-fardiga-annu-kan-bli-mycket-battre/|access-date=3 December 2020|website=www.expressen.se|date=26 November 2020 |language=sv|archive-date=7 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211207072542/https://www.expressen.se/kvallsposten/sport/fotboll/allsvenskan/vi-ar-inte-fardiga-annu-kan-bli-mycket-battre/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="aftonbladet.se">{{Cite web|url=https://www.aftonbladet.se/sportbladet/fotboll/a/LABxWp/klart-jon-dahl-tomasson-tar-over-malmo-ff|title=Klart: Dahl Tomasson tar över MFF|date=5 January 2020 |access-date=5 January 2020|archive-date=13 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220613144853/https://www.aftonbladet.se/sportbladet/fotboll/a/LABxWp/klart-jon-dahl-tomasson-tar-over-malmo-ff|url-status=live}}</ref>

In his second season with Malmö, he took the club to the group stage of Champions League after succeeding in four qualification rounds, including beating [[Rangers F.C.|Rangers]] in the third round and [[PFC Ludogorets Razgrad|Ludogorets Razgrad]] in the fourth. In December 2021, Tomasson and Malmö won their second consecutive Allsvenskan league title.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mff.se/malmo-ff-svenska-mastare-2021/|title=MALMÖ FF SVENSKA MÄSTARE 2021!|trans-title=MALMÖ FF SWEDISH CHAMPION 2021!|website=www.mff.se|language=Swedish|date=4 December 2021|accessdate=13 June 2022|archive-date=17 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220117012915/https://www.mff.se/malmo-ff-svenska-mastare-2021/|url-status=live}}</ref> On 30 December, he left by his own request.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mff.se/jon-dahl-tomasson-lamnar-malmo-ff/|title=JON DAHL TOMASSON LÄMNAR MALMÖ FF|trans-title=JON DAHL TOMASSON LEAVES MALMÖ FF|website=www.mff.se|language=Swedish|date=30 December 2021|accessdate=13 June 2022|archive-date=31 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220531165145/https://www.mff.se/jon-dahl-tomasson-lamnar-malmo-ff/|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Blackburn Rovers===
On 14 June 2022, Tomasson was appointed as the new head coach of [[Blackburn Rovers F.C.|Blackburn Rovers]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rovers.co.uk/news/2022/june/14/velkommen-jon-/|title=Velkommen, Jon Dahl Tomasson!|date=14 June 2022 |access-date=14 June 2022|archive-date=14 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220614095335/https://www.rovers.co.uk/news/2022/june/14/velkommen-jon-/|url-status=live}}</ref> He signed a three-year deal at the club, stating: "I'm really proud and excited to be taking over as head coach of Blackburn Rovers – a club with a lot of tradition and also great ambition."<ref>{{cite news |title=Jon Dahl Tomasson: Blackburn Rovers appoint head coach on three-year deal |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/61795210 |access-date=16 June 2022 |work=BBC Sport |date=14 June 2022 |archive-date=14 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220614112111/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/61795210 |url-status=live }}</ref> In the club's first Championship match of the 2022–23 season, Blackburn won 1–0 at home to [[Queens Park Rangers F.C.|Queens Park Rangers]] with a long-range goal from [[Lewis Travis]]. Blackburn finished in 7th place in Tomasson's first season at the club, narrowly missing out on the playoffs for promotion to the Premier League due to [[goal difference]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Jackson |first1=Elliott |title=Jon Dahl Tomasson first words on Blackburn Rovers' victory over Queens Park Rangers |url=https://www.lancs.live/sport/football/football-news/tomasson-first-words-blackburn-rovers-24622318 |access-date=4 August 2022 |work=Lancs Live |date=30 July 2022 |archive-date=4 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220804173708/https://www.lancs.live/sport/football/football-news/tomasson-first-words-blackburn-rovers-24622318 |url-status=live }}</ref> Tomasson left Blackburn by mutual consent in February 2024, being replaced as head coach by [[John Eustace]].<ref>{{cite news |title=John Eustace named Blackburn Rovers head coach after Jon Dahl Tomasson leaves |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/68192976 |work=BBC Sport |date=9 February 2024 |access-date=9 February 2024 |archive-date=10 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240210031046/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/68192976 |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Sweden===
On 26 February 2024, Tomasson was named as the new head coach of [[Sweden men's national football team|Sweden national team]], replacing [[Janne Andersson]]. This resulted in Tomasson becoming the first non-Swede to coach the national team since the creation of this role.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-02-26 |title=Jon Dahl Tomasson hired as first foreign-born coach of Sweden |url=https://apnews.com/article/jon-dahl-tomasson-sweden-coach-0ef1449ed97f14e0dd84f5f4215ee1e4 |access-date=2024-03-18 |website=AP News |language=en |archive-date=18 March 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240318001302/https://apnews.com/article/jon-dahl-tomasson-sweden-coach-0ef1449ed97f14e0dd84f5f4215ee1e4 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Laul |first=Robert |date=2024-02-26 |title=En historisk förändring – något helt nytt |url=https://www.gp.se/sport/sportkronikan/jon-dahl-tomasson-innebar-en-historisk-forandring-nagot-helt-nytt-for-sverige.d83bc930-b25a-4328-815c-f34559638176 |access-date=2024-03-18 |website=Göteborgs-Posten |language=sv |archive-date=26 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240226190202/https://www.gp.se/sport/sportkronikan/jon-dahl-tomasson-innebar-en-historisk-forandring-nagot-helt-nytt-for-sverige.d83bc930-b25a-4328-815c-f34559638176 |url-status=live }}</ref>

== Personal life ==
Tomasson has two sons, Luca (born in 2008) and Liam (born in 2012), with his Danish wife Line Dahl Kongeskov Tomasson.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Olsen |first1=Søren |date=29 October 2014 |title=Jon Dahl har fået tilbud fra Langtbortistan |url=http://politiken.dk/sport/fodbold/ECE2438083/jon-dahl-har-faaet-tilbud-fra-langtbortistan/ |access-date=30 January 2015 |website=Politiken |publisher=JP Politikens hus A/S |language=da |archive-date=4 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304112138/http://politiken.dk/sport/fodbold/ECE2438083/jon-dahl-har-faaet-tilbud-fra-langtbortistan/ |url-status=live }}</ref> He lives with his family in the [[Netherlands]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://nyheter24.se/sport/1247141-allt-om-jon-dahl-tomasson|title=Allt om Jon Dahl Tomasson: Ålder, längd, fru, familj och barn|first=Alma|last=Yttergren|work=Nyhether24|publisher=|date=6 March 2024|access-date=25 March 2024|language=sv}}</ref>

Tomasson is of Danish, [[Finland|Finnish]] and [[Iceland]]ic heritage.<ref>{{cite news |date=17 January 2005 |title=Das Tor-Geheimnis |language=de |work=kicker.de |url=http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/wm/startseite/309633/artikel_Das-Tor-Geheimnis-.html |access-date=17 January 2005 |archive-date=11 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180811102248/http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/wm/startseite/309633/artikel_das-tor-geheimnis-.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Style of play==
Tomasson was known for his positional strength and fine finishing as a forward, despite his lack of notable pace or physicality.<ref name="BBC 2002-WC" /> He also drew praise from pundits and managers for his discipline in training, and for his work-rate and movement off the ball, as well as his ability to create space for his teammates with his runs.<ref name="ekstrabladet" /><ref name="Cercasi anima gemella per Sheva">{{cite news |last1=Schianchi |first1=Andrea |date=28 September 2004 |title=Cercasi anima gemella per Sheva |language=it |trans-title=Looking for a soulmate for Sheva |newspaper=La Gazzetta dello Sport |url=http://archiviostorico.gazzetta.it/2004/settembre/28/Cercasi_anima_gemella_per_Sheva_ga_10_0409287232.shtml |access-date=19 January 2017 |archive-date=15 October 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191015011250/http://archiviostorico.gazzetta.it/2004/settembre/28/Cercasi_anima_gemella_per_Sheva_ga_10_0409287232.shtml |url-status=live }}</ref> A versatile player, he was capable of playing both as a striker and as a second striker.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Battista |first1=Olivero Giovanni |date=30 January 2004 |title=Quanto conta Tomasson |language=it |work=La Gazzetta dello Sport |url=http://archiviostorico.gazzetta.it/2004/gennaio/30/Quanto_conta_Tomasson_ga_10_0401301036.shtml |access-date=15 October 2019 |archive-date=15 October 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191015012037/http://archiviostorico.gazzetta.it/2004/gennaio/30/Quanto_conta_Tomasson_ga_10_0401301036.shtml |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Career statistics==

===Club===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition{{citation needed|date=October 2024}}
|-
!rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season
!colspan="3"|League
!colspan="2"|National cup{{efn|Includes [[Danish Cup]], [[KNVB Cup]], [[FA Cup]], [[Coppa Italia]], [[DFB-Pokal]]}}
!colspan="2"|League cup{{efn|Includes [[Football League Cup]], [[DFL-Ligapokal]]}}
!colspan="2"|Continental
!colspan="2"|Other
!colspan="2"|Total
|-
!Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan="4"|[[Køge Boldklub|Køge]]
|1991–92<ref name="køge">{{cite web |title=Køge Boldklubs statistikbase |url=http://www.koge-boldklub.dk/stat_index.htm |publisher=Køge Boldklub A/S |website= Køge Boldklub |language=da |access-date=13 April 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110719125451/http://www.koge-boldklub.dk/stat_index.htm |archive-date=19 July 2011 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
|[[Danish 2nd Division]]
|2||0||0||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||2||0
|-
|1992–93<ref name="køge"/>
|[[Denmark Series]]
|15||5||5||5||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||20||10
|-
|1993–94<ref name="køge"/>
|Danish 2nd Division
|31||23||2||4||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||33||27
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!48!!28!!7!!9!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!55!!37
|-
|rowspan="4"|[[SC Heerenveen|Heerenveen]]
|[[1994–95 Eredivisie|1994–95]]
|[[Eredivisie]]
|16||5||2||1||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||18||6
|-
|[[1995–96 Eredivisie|1995–96]]
|Eredivisie
|30||14||1||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||31||14
|-
|[[1996–97 Eredivisie|1996–97]]
|Eredivisie
|32||18||6||6||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||38||24
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!78!!37!!9!!7!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!87!!44
|-
|[[Newcastle United F.C.|Newcastle United]]
|[[1997–98 Newcastle United F.C. season|1997–98]]<ref name="wf">{{cite web|title=Jon Dahl Tomasson: Club Matches|url=http://www.worldfootball.net/spieler_profil/jon-dahl-tomasson/2/|website=Worldfootball.net|access-date=13 April 2013|archive-date=7 August 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120807191148/http://www.worldfootball.net/spieler_profil/jon-dahl-tomasson/2/|url-status=live}}</ref>
|[[Premier League]]
|23||3||2||0||3||1||7{{efn|name=UCL|Appearances in [[UEFA Champions League]]}}||0||colspan="2"|–||35||4
|-
|rowspan="5"|[[Feyenoord]]
|[[1998–99 Eredivisie|1998–99]]
|Eredivisie
|33||13||3||1||colspan="2"|–||2{{efn|name=UC}}||2||colspan="2"|–||38||16
|-
|[[1999–2000 Eredivisie|1999–00]]
|Eredivisie
|28||10||1||0||colspan="2"|–||11||4||1{{efn|Appearance in [[Johan Cruyff Shield]]}}||1||40||14
|-
|[[2000–01 Feyenoord season|2000–01]]
|Eredivisie
|31||15||2||1||colspan="2"|–||2{{efn|name=UC}}||1||colspan="2"|–||35||17
|-
|[[2001–02 Feyenoord season|2001–02]]
|Eredivisie
|30||17||1||1||colspan="2"|–||7||4||colspan="2"|–||38||22
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!122!!55!!7!!3!!0!!0!!22!!11!!1!!1!!152!!70
|-
|rowspan="4"|[[AC Milan]]
|[[2002–03 AC Milan season|2002–03]]<ref name="wf"/>
|[[Serie A]]
|29||4||7||4||colspan="2"|–||11{{efn|name=UCL}}||3||colspan="2"|–||37||11
|-
|[[2003–04 AC Milan season|2003–04]]<ref name="wf"/>
|Serie A
|26||12||4||2||colspan="2"|–||6{{efn|name=UCL}}||0||1{{efn|Appearance in [[Intercontinental Cup (football)|Intercontinental Cup]]}}||1||37||15
|-
|[[2004–05 AC Milan season|2004–05]]<ref name="wf"/>
|Serie A
|30||6||3||2||colspan="2"|–||6{{efn|name=UCL}}||1||1{{efn|Appearance in [[Supercoppa Italiana]]}}||0||40||9
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!75!!22!!14!!8!!0!!0!!23!!5!!2!!0!!114!!35
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[VfB Stuttgart]]
|[[2005–06 VfB Stuttgart season|2005–06]]<ref name="wf"/>
|[[Bundesliga]]
|26||8||2||1||3||0||6{{efn|name=UC|Appearances in [[UEFA Cup]]}}||2||colspan="2"|–||37||11
|-
|[[2006–07 VfB Stuttgart season|2006–07]]<ref name="wf"/>
|Bundesliga
|4||0||2||1||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|–||6||1
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!30!!8!!4!!2!!3!!0!!6!!2!!0!!0!!43!!12
|-
|[[Villarreal CF|Villarreal]] (loan)
|[[2006–07 Villarreal CF season|2006–07]]<ref name="wf"/>
|[[La Liga]]
|11||4||0||0||colspan="2"|–||0||0||colspan="2"|–||11||4
|-
|Villarreal
|[[2007–08 Villarreal CF season|2007–08]]<ref name="wf"/>
|La Liga
|25||3||4||0||colspan="2"|–||8{{efn|name=UC}}||5||colspan="2"|–||37||8
|-
|rowspan="4"|Feyenoord
|[[2008–09 Feyenoord season|2008–09]]<ref name="wf"/>
|Eredivisie
|13||9||0||0||colspan="2"|–||1{{efn|name=UC}}||0||2{{efn|Appearances in Eredivisie Europa League play-offs}}||1||16||10
|-
|[[2009–10 Feyenoord season|2009–10]]<ref name="wf"/>
|Eredivisie
|24||11||4||1||colspan="2"|–||0||0||colspan="2"|–||28||12
|-
|[[2010–11 Feyenoord season|2010–11]]<ref name="wf"/>
|Eredivisie
|0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|–||0||0||colspan="2"|–||0||0
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!37!!20!!4!!1!!0!!0!!1!!0!!2!!1!!44!!22
|-
!colspan="3"|Career total
!449!!180!!51!!30!!6!!1!!67!!23!!5!!2!!578!!236
|}

{{notelist}}

===International===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year<ref name="DBU">{{cite web |title=Landsholdsdatabasen spiller information |url=http://www.dbu.dk/landshold/landsholdsdatabasen/PlayerInfo/1571%26teamtypeid%3D330#match |website=Dansk Boldspil Union |language=da |access-date=13 April 2013 |archive-date=9 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240409053106/https://www.dbu.dk/Error-500.html?aspxerrorpath=/landshold/landsholdsdatabasen/PlayerInfo/1571&teamtypeid=330#match |url-status=live }}</ref>
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!National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan="14"|[[Denmark national football team|Denmark]]
|1997||4||0
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|1998||3||0
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|1999||8||6
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|2000||11||3
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|2001||9||4
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|2002||12||10
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|2003||8||4
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|2004||14||8
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|2005||10||3
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|2006||6||5
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|2007||11||7
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|2008||6||1
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|2009||5||0
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|2010||5||1
|-
!colspan="2"|Total!!112!!52
|}

:''Scores and results list Denmark's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Tomasson goal.''

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ List of international goals scored by Jon Dahl Tomasson<ref name="DBU" />
|-
!scope="col"|No.
!scope="col"|Date
!scope="col"|Venue
!scope="col"|Opponent
!scope="col"|Score
!scope="col"|Result
!scope="col"|Competition
|-
| align="center"|1 || 9 June 1999 || [[Liverpool]], England || {{fb|WAL}} || align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|2–0 || [[UEFA Euro 2000 qualification]]
|-
| align="center"|2 || 4 September 1999 || [[Copenhagen]], Denmark || {{fb|SUI}} || align="center"|2–1 || align="center"|2–1 
|UEFA Euro 2000 qualification
|-
| align="center"|3 || 8 September 1999|| [[Napoli]], Italy || {{fb|ITA}} || align="center"|3–2 || align="center"|3–2 
|UEFA Euro 2000 qualification
|-
| align="center"|4 || rowspan="2"|13 November 1999 || rowspan="2"|[[Tel Aviv]], Israel || rowspan="2"|{{fb|ISR}} || align="center"|1–0 || rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|5–0 
| rowspan="2"|UEFA Euro 2000 qualification
|-
| align="center"|5 || align="center"|2–0 
|-
| align="center"|6 || 17 November 1999|| Copenhagen, Denmark || {{fb|ISR}} || align="center"|3–0 || align="center"|3–0 
|UEFA Euro 2000 qualification
|-
| align="center"|7 || 29 March 2000 || [[Leiria]], Portugal || {{fb|POR}} || align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|1–2 || [[Friendly game|Friendly]]
|-
| align="center"|8 || 3 June 2000 || Copenhagen, Denmark || {{fb|BEL}} || align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|2–2 || Friendly
|-
| align="center"|9 || 2 September 2000 || [[Reykjavík]], Iceland || {{fb|ISL}} || align="center"|1–1 || align="center"|2–1 || [[2002 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)#UEFA Group 3|2002 FIFA World Cup qualification]]
|-
| align="center"|10 || 25 May 2001 || Copenhagen, Denmark || {{fb|SLO}} || align="center"|2–0 || align="center"|3–0 || Friendly
|-
| align="center"|11 || 2 June 2001 || Copenhagen, Denmark || {{fb|CZE}} || align="center"|2–1 || align="center"|2–1 || [[2002 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)#UEFA Group 3|2002 FIFA World Cup qualification]]
|-
| align="center"|12 || rowspan="2"|5 September 2001 || rowspan="2"|[[Sofia]], Bulgaria || rowspan="2"|{{fb|BUL}} || align="center"|1–0 || rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|2–0 
| rowspan="2"|2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
|-
| align="center"|13 || align="center"|2–0 
|-
| align="center"|14 || 17 April 2002 || Copenhagen, Denmark || {{fb|ISR}} || align="center"|2–0 || align="center"|3–1 || Friendly
|-
| align="center"|15 || 17 May 2002 || Copenhagen, Denmark || {{fb|CMR}} || align="center"|2–0 || align="center"|2–1 || Friendly
|-
| align="center"|16 || rowspan="2"|1 June 2002 || rowspan="2"|[[Ulsan]], South Korea || rowspan="2"|{{fb|URU}} || align="center"|1–0 || rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|2–1 || rowspan="2"|[[2002 FIFA World Cup]]
|-
| align="center"|17 || align="center"|2–1 
|-
| align="center"|18 || 6 June 2002 || [[Daegu]], South Korea || {{fb|SEN}} || align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|1–1 
|2002 FIFA World Cup
|-
| align="center"|19 || 11 June 2002 || [[Incheon]], South Korea || {{fb|FRA}} || align="center"|2–0 || align="center"|2–0 
|2002 FIFA World Cup
|-
| align="center"|20 || rowspan="2"|7 September 2002 || rowspan="2"|[[Oslo]], Norway || rowspan="2"|{{fb|NOR}} || align="center"|1–0 || rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|2–2 || rowspan="2"|[[UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying|UEFA Euro 2004 qualification]]
|-
| align="center"|21 || align="center"|2–1 
|-
| align="center"|22 || 12 October 2002 || Copenhagen, Denmark || {{fb|LUX}} || align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|2–0 
|UEFA Euro 2004 qualification
|-
| align="center"|23 || 20 November 2002 || Copenhagen, Denmark || {{fb|POL}} || align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|2–0 || Friendly
|-
| align="center"|24 || 12 February 2003 || [[Cairo]], Egypt || {{fb|EGY}} || align="center"|2–1 || align="center"|4–1 || Friendly
|-
| align="center"|25 || 29 March 2003 || [[Bucharest]], Romania || {{fb|ROU}} || align="center"|3–2 || align="center"|5–2 || [[UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying|UEFA Euro 2004 qualification]]
|-
| align="center"|26 || 10 September 2003 || Copenhagen, Denmark || {{fb|ROU}} || align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|2–2 
|UEFA Euro 2004 qualification
|-
| align="center"|27 || 16 November 2003 || [[Manchester]], England || {{fb|ENG}} || align="center"|3–2 || align="center"|3–2 || Friendly
|-
| align="center"|28 || 30 May 2004 || [[Tallinn]], Estonia || {{fb|EST}} || align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|2–2 || Friendly
|-
| align="center"|29 || 18 June 2004 || [[Braga]], Portugal || {{fb|BUL}} || align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|2–0 || [[UEFA Euro 2004]]
|-
| align="center"|30 || rowspan="2"|22 June 2004 || rowspan="2"|[[Porto]], Portugal || rowspan="2"|{{fb|SWE}} || align="center"|1–0 || rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|2–2 
| rowspan="2"|UEFA Euro 2004
|-
| align="center"|31 || align="center"|2–1 
|-
| align="center"|32 || 9 October 2004 || [[Tirana]], Albania || {{fb|ALB}} || align="center"|2–0 || align="center"|2–0 || [[2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)#Group 2|2006 FIFA World Cup qualification]]
|-
| align="center"|33 || 13 October 2004 || Copenhagen, Denmark || {{fb|TUR}} || align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|1–1 
|2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
|-
| align="center"|34 || rowspan="2"|17 November 2004 || rowspan="2"|[[Tbilisi]], Georgia || rowspan="2"|{{fb|GEO}} || align="center"|1–0 || rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|2–2 
| rowspan="2"|2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
|-
| align="center"|35 || align="center"|2–1 
|-
| align="center"|36 || 17 August 2005 || Copenhagen, Denmark || {{fb|ENG}} || align="center"|2–0 || align="center"|4–1 || Friendly
|-
| align="center"|37 || 7 September 2005 || Copenhagen, Denmark || {{fb|GEO}} || align="center"|4–1 || align="center"|6–1 || [[2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)#Group 2|2006 FIFA World Cup qualification]]
|-
| align="center"|38 || 12 October 2005 || [[Almaty]], Kazakhstan || {{fb|KAZ}} || align="center"|2–0 || align="center"|2–1 
|2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
|-
| align="center"|39 || 27 May 2006 || [[Aarhus]], Denmark || {{fb|PAR}} || align="center"|1–1 || align="center"|1–1 || Friendly
|-
| align="center"|40 || 1 September 2006 || [[Brøndby]], Denmark || {{fb|POR}} || align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|4–2 || Friendly
|-
| align="center"|41 || 6 September 2006 || Reykjavík, Iceland || {{fb|ISL}} || align="center"|2–0 || align="center"|2–0 || [[2008 UEFA European Football Championship qualifying|UEFA Euro 2008 qualification]]
|-
| align="center"|42 || rowspan="2"|11 October 2006 || rowspan="2"|[[Vaduz]], Liechtenstein || rowspan="2"|{{fb|LIE}} || align="center"|3–0 || rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|4–0 
| rowspan="2"|UEFA Euro 2008 qualification
|-
| align="center"|43 || align="center"|4–0 
|-
| align="center"|44 || rowspan="2"|6 February 2007 || rowspan="2"|London, England || rowspan="2"|{{fb|AUS}} || align="center"|1–0 || rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|3–1 || rowspan="2"|Friendly
|-
| align="center"|45 || align="center"|3–0 
|-
| align="center"|46 || 2 June 2007 || Copenhagen, Denmark || {{fb|SWE}} || align="center"|2–3 || align="center"|0–3 [[Denmark v Sweden (UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying)|'''(a)''']] || [[UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying|UEFA Euro 2008 qualification]]
|-
| align="center"|47 || 12 September 2007 || Aarhus, Denmark || {{fb|LIE}} || align="center"|3–0 || align="center"|4–0 
|UEFA Euro 2008 qualification
|-
| align="center"|48|| 13 October 2007 || Aarhus, Denmark || {{fb|SPA}} || align="center"|1–2 || align="center"|1–3 
|UEFA Euro 2008 qualification
|-
| align="center"|49|| 17 October 2007 || Copenhagen, Denmark || {{fb|LAT}} || align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|3–1 
|UEFA Euro 2008 qualification
|-
| align="center"|50 || 21 November 2007 || Copenhagen, Denmark || {{fb|ISL}} || align="center"|2–0 || align="center"|3–0 
|UEFA Euro 2008 qualification
|-
| align="center"|51 || 6 February 2008 || [[Celje]], Slovenia || {{fb|SLO}} || align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|2–1 || Friendly
|-
| align="center"|52 || 24 June 2010 || [[Rustenburg]], South Africa || {{fb|JPN}} || align="center"|1–2 || align="center"|1–3 || [[2010 FIFA World Cup]]
|}
* '''(a):''' Match abandoned

===Managerial statistics===
{{updated|14 October 2024}}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|-
!rowspan="2"| Team
!rowspan="2"| From
!rowspan="2"| To
!colspan="9"| Record
|-
!{{Tooltip|G|Games managed}}
!{{Tooltip|W|Games won}}
!{{Tooltip|D|Games drawn}}
!{{Tooltip|L|Games lost}}
!{{Tooltip|GF|Goals for}}
!{{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}}
!{{Tooltip|GD|Goal difference}}
!{{Tooltip|Win %|Winning percentage}}
!{{Tooltip|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
| [[Excelsior Rotterdam|Excelsior]]
| 17 June 2013<ref name="Tomasson trainer Excelsior; een geweldige kans"/>
| 3 January 2014<ref name="Roda JC vindt in Tomasson nieuwe trainer"/>
{{WDL|25|10|9|6|for=37|against=29|diff=yes}}
| <ref>{{cite web|title=SBV Excelsior » Dates & results 2013/2014|url=http://www.worldfootball.net/teams/sbv-excelsior/2014/3/|publisher=World Football|access-date=27 January 2014|archive-date=19 April 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140419111747/http://www.worldfootball.net/teams/sbv-excelsior/2014/3/|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| [[Roda JC Kerkrade|Roda JC]]
| 3 January 2014<ref name="Tomasson trainiert Kerkrade"/>
| 26 May 2014<ref name="Tomasson Roda"/>
{{WDL|17|3|2|12|for=14|against=30|diff=yes}}
| <ref>{{cite web|title=Roda JC Kerkrade|url=http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/intligen/intwettbewerbe/eredivisie/2013-14/roda-jc-kerkrade/vereinstermine.html|publisher=kicker|access-date=27 January 2014|language=de|archive-date=7 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160107232251/http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/intligen/intwettbewerbe/eredivisie/2013-14/roda-jc-kerkrade/vereinstermine.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| [[Malmö FF|Malmö]] 
| 5 January 2020<ref name="JON DAHL BLIVER CHEFTRÆNER I MALMØ FF"/>
| 30 December 2021
{{WDL|93|52|21|20|for=187|against=104|diff=yes}}
| <ref name="JON DAHL BLIVER CHEFTRÆNER I MALMØ FF">{{cite web|title=JON DAHL BLIVER CHEFTRÆNER I MALMØ FF|date=May 2020 |url=https://www.dbu.dk/nyheder/2020/januar/jon-dahl-bliver-cheftraener-i-malmoe-ff/|publisher=DBU|access-date=25 June 2020|language=da|archive-date=25 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200625200946/https://www.dbu.dk/nyheder/2020/januar/jon-dahl-bliver-cheftraener-i-malmoe-ff/|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| [[Blackburn Rovers F.C.|Blackburn Rovers]]
| 14 June 2022
| 9 February 2024
{{WDL|90|40|14|36|for=137|against=132|diff=yes}}
|-
| [[Sweden men's national football team|Sweden]]
| 1 March 2024
| ''present''
{{WDL|8|4|1|3|for=15|against=13|diff=yes}}
|-
! colspan="3"| Total
{{WDLtot|230|107|46|77|for=382|against=305|diff=yes}}
!—
|}

==Honours==

=== Player ===
'''Feyenoord'''
* [[Eredivisie]]: [[1998–99 Eredivisie|1998–99]]
* [[Johan Cruijff Shield]]: [[1999 Johan Cruijff Schaal|1999]]
* [[UEFA Europa League|UEFA Cup]]: [[2001–02 UEFA Cup|2001–02]]

'''AC Milan'''
* [[Serie A]]: [[2003–04 Serie A|2003–04]]
* [[Coppa Italia]]: [[2002–03 Coppa Italia|2002–03]]
* [[Supercoppa Italiana]]: [[2004 Supercoppa Italiana|2004]]
* [[UEFA Champions League]]: [[2002–03 UEFA Champions League|2002–03]]
* [[UEFA Super Cup]]: [[2003 UEFA Super Cup|2003]]

'''Individual'''
* 1994 [[Danish Football Player of the Year#Young Players of the Year|Danish ''U19 Player of the Year'']]
* 1996 [[Dutch Football Talent of the Year]]
* 2002 [[World Cup Bronze Boot|World Cup Bronze shoe]] (4 goals)
* 2002 [[Danish Player of the Year|Danish ''Player of the Year'']]
* 2004 [[UEFA Euro 2004|UEFA Euro All-Star Team]]
* 2004 [[Danish Player of the Year|Danish ''Player of the Year'']]
* 1994 top-scorer of the [[Danish 2nd Division]] (23 goals) and [[Køge BK]] (27 goals)
* 1995–96 top-scorer of [[SC Heerenveen]] (14 goals)
* 1996–97 top-scorer of SC Heerenveen (24 goals)
* 2000–01 top-scorer of [[Feyenoord]] (17 goals)
* 2005–06 top-scorer of [[VfB Stuttgart]] (11 goals)
* 2009–10 top-scorer of Feyenoord (12 goals)

===Manager===
'''Malmö'''
* [[Allsvenskan]]: [[2020 Allsvenskan|2020]], [[2021 Allsvenskan|2021]]
* Allsvenskan Manager of the Year: [[2020 Allsvenskan|2020]]

== See also ==
{{portal|English football}}
* [[List of top international men's football goal scorers by country|List of top international men's football goalscorers by country]]
* [[List of men's footballers with 100 or more international caps]]
* [[List of men's footballers with 50 or more international goals]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category}}
* {{Soccerbase}}
* {{Soccerway}}
* {{NFT player}}

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