He started his career with AGF Aarhus, with whom he won two Danish Cups, and most notably went on to play for German clubs Hamburger SV and MSV Duisburg, as well as Bolton Wanderers in England.

With Thomas Gravesen, Tøfting formed a fearsome midfield duo on the national team from 1998 to 2002, playing the Euro 2000 and 2002 FIFA World Cup together.

In June 1993, Tøfting moved from AGF to German team Hamburger SV (HSV) in a transfer deal worth DEM 500,000.

Tøfting returned to AGF on a permanent contract in June 1995 in a transfer deal worth DKK 1.2 million.

[4] He was named Man of the Match as he won his second Danish Cup triumph with AGF, and was called up for Denmark once again, after a three-year hiatus.

As his contract expired in the summer 1997, Tøfting moved from AGF to league rivals Odense BK on a free transfer.

[6] Despite being a newly promoted team in the 1997–98 Bundesliga season, Duisburg reached the 1998 German Cup final, where they were defeated by Bayern Munich.

In moving to Bolton, Tøfting hoped to secure his place in the Danish national team for the up-coming 2002 FIFA World Cup tournament.

Tøfting was released early from prison in July 2003, in order to move to China to play for Tianjin Taida.

In July 2004, Tøfting was once more under charges for violence after he pushed a man in the chest following a traffic dispute,[9] and received two fines of DKK 1,000 each.

While playing for AGF Aarhus, Tøfting was among the players selected to represent the Denmark under-21 national team at the 1992 Summer Olympics.

He made his debut with the Denmark senior national team on 30 January 1993, in a 2–2 friendly match draw with the United States.

He made his debut under Denmark coach Richard Møller Nielsen, who dubbed Tøfting Plæneklipperen (the Lawn mower).

This time he took part in all Denmark's matches, but to no avail, as the team was eliminated in the group stage, having conceded eight goals in three games.

During the 2002 World Cup, Danish weekly gossip magazine Se & Hør ran a story that Tøfting had returned home from school to find the bodies of his parents.