Tobias is the transliteration of the Koinē Greek: Τωβίας which is a translation of the Hebrew biblical name טוֹבִיה, Toviyah, 'God is good'. With the biblical Book of Tobit being present in the Deuterocanonical books and Biblical apocrypha, Tobias is a popular male given name for both Christians and Jews in English-speaking countries, German-speaking countries, the Low Countries, and Scandinavian countries. In English-speaking countries, it is often shortened to Toby. In German, this name appears as Tobias or Tobi; in French as Tobie; and in Swedish as Tobias or Tobbe. Tobias has also been a surname.
Tobias Rau is a German former professional footballer who played as a left back.
Tobias Schweinsteiger is a retired German footballer, who is the head coach of VfL Osnabrück. As player he was deployed as a midfielder or forward. He is the older brother of former German international Bastian Schweinsteiger.
Tobias Levels is a German former footballer of Dutch descent who played as a defender.
Tobias Rathgeb is a German retired football midfielder.
Tobias Sippel is a German professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Bundesliga club Borussia Mönchengladbach.
Tobias Weis is a German retired footballer.
Tobias Werner is a German former professional footballer who played as a left midfielder or winger.
Tobias Damm is a German football manager and a former player who is the manager of KSV Hessen Kassel. He spent two seasons in the Bundesliga with 1. FSV Mainz 05.
Tobias Kempe is a German professional footballer who plays for 2. Bundesliga side SV Darmstadt 98. His father, Thomas was a professional footballer, as is his older brother, Dennis.
Tobias Jänicke is a German professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for 1. FC Saarbrücken.
Tobias Tigjani Sana is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Allsvenskan club BK Häcken.
Tobias Strobl is a German professional footballer who plays as a defender and midfielder for Bundesliga club FC Augsburg.
Tobias Pereira Figueiredo is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a central defender for EFL Championship club Hull City.
Tobias Stieler is a football referee who is based in Hamburg. He referees for SG Rosenhöhe of the Hessian Football Association. He is a FIFA referee, and is ranked as a UEFA elite category referee.
Tobias Müller is a German footballer who plays as a midfielder for Chemnitzer FC.
Tobias Welz is a German football referee who is based in Wiesbaden. He referees for SpVgg Nassau Wiesbaden of the Hessian Football Association. He was a FIFA referee between 2013 and 2019.
Tobias Müller is a German professional footballer who plays as a defender for 2. Bundesliga club SC Paderborn.
Tobias Mohr is a German footballer who plays as a left midfielder for Schalke 04.
Tobias Fleckstein is a German professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for MSV Duisburg.
