Thor Jørgen Spurkeland

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Thor Jørgen Spurkeland

Personal information
Birth name	Thor Jørgen Haugland Spurkeland
Date of birth	(1987-05-12) 12 May 1987 (age 37)
Place of birth	Bergen, Norway
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Right winger, central midfielder
Youth career
	NBK
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2003—2006	SK Brann[1]	1	(3)
2006	→ Løv-Ham (loan)	1	(0)
2006—2007	→ Fyllingen (loan)	0	(0)
2008—2017	Førde	130	(23)
2019	Askvoll Holmedal	12	(13)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 January 2008

Thor Jørgen Spurkeland (born 12 May 1987) is an inactive Norwegian footballer who played midfielder and striker.^[2][3]

Biography

Spurkeland grew up in Knarvik, Norway^[4] and played for NBK's youth team.^[2]

In 2003, he was transferred to Brann^[5][2][6] and played his first game on 26 May 2004 against Norheimsund.^[2]

Brann won the Norwegian Cup the following season and Spurkeland was given the Kniksen Award.^[5][3][2]

He scored his first goal on 7 May 2005 in a Norwegian Cup game against Gneist.^[2]

In 2006, he was loaned to Løv-Ham, then signed a two-year contract with Brann and was sent to play for Fyllingen Fotball^[7][8]

In 2008, Spurkeland was selected to play for the Firdalaget team^[9] and was transferred to Førde, where he remained until 2017.^[5][3][10]

Following a two-year break from football, Spurkeland signed with Askvoll Holmedal in 2019.^[11]

He has been teaching kindergarten in Sunnfjord since 2016.^{[5][3][12][13]}

References

1. Nielsen, Atle (2008). Sportsklubben Brann: 100 år med tro, håp og kjærlighet (in Norwegian). Bergen: Schibsted Forlagene. pp. 257–258. ISBN 978-82-516-2658-3.
2. "Spillerprofil: Thor Jørgen Spurkeland" (in Norwegian). SK Brann. n.d. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
3. Svarstad, Solveig (8 April 2016). ""Spurken" trur på cupbombe mot Brann" (in Norwegian). NRK. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
4. "Spurkeland klar for Førde" (in Norwegian). FIRDA. 7 August 2008. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
5. Bøyum, Mads (13 April 2016). "Barnehagesjefen vant cupen med Brann – nå vil han slå dem ut" (in Norwegian). Aftenposten. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
6. Ebbesvik, Jan Inge (12 November 2009). "Aktuell for Sandefjord" (in Norwegian). NRK. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
7. Tomasgard, Jørn-arne (6 January 2006). "Tilbys ny Brann-kontrakt" (in Norwegian). Bergens Tidende. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
8. "Leikestue mot Førde" (in Norwegian). Firdaposten. 26 February 2014. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
9. "Fylkeslaget vann over Drillos" (in Norwegian). NRK. 6 September 2008. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
10. "Førde - Eid 7-2 (5-0)" (in Norwegian). Haugen Fotball. 16 February 2017. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
11. "No gjer «Spurken» comeback, men ikkje for klubben du trur" (in Norwegian). Nrodhordland. 27 March 2019. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
12. "Ansatte" (in Norwegian). Viebøen Barnehage SA. n.d. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
13. "Utval og medverknad" (in Norwegian). Sunnfjord kommune. 2021. Retrieved 24 August 2021.