Thomas Pereira (footballer)

Thomas Pereira
Personal information
Full nameThomas Austin Pereira
Date of birth12 June 1973
Place of birthSarpsborg, Norway
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing positionDefender, Left back
Youth career
Yven IF
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1995–1995Sarpsborg FK20(?)
1996-1997Moss FK23(1)
1997-2009Viking[1]230(3)
National team
Norway U212(0)
1997-2003Norway8(0)
Teams managed
2011Randaberg
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Thomas Austin Pereira (12 June 1973) is a retired Norwegian footballer who spent most of his career at Viking FK in the Norwegian Premier League. On club level, he played a total of 431 matches for Viking.

Club career

Thomas Pereira arrived at Viking from Moss FK in 1997, and stayed at the club the rest of his career. At the end of the 2008 season, he was ranked 7th on Viking's all time list of appearances. On October 10, 2008, he signed a new one-year contract with Viking, stating that it could never be another club.[2] After his thirteenth and last season in Viking he was awarded a testimonial game that was played on 21 November 2009 against SK Brann.[3] Testimonial games are very rare in Norwegian football.[4]

International career

He made his international debut against South Korea in 1997, and has a total of 8 senior international caps.[5]

Coaching career

After his retirement, he was hired as head coach of Randaberg, but after one season he came back to Viking to work as physical coach.[6]

Career statistics

Season Club Division League Cup Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1999 Viking Tippeligaen 15000150
2000 26050310
2001 26070330
2002 25051301
2003 25242294
2004 20030230
2005 24030270
2006 17030200
2007 22051271
2008 16010170
2009 301040
Career Total 21923742566

References