Thomas Pereira (footballer) explained

Thomas Pereira
Fullname:Thomas Austin Pereira
Birth Date:12 June 1973
Birth Place:Sarpsborg, Norway
Position:Left-back
Youthclubs1:Yven IF
Years1:?–1995
Clubs1:Sarpsborg
Years2:1994
Clubs2:Aalborg Chang (loan)
Years3:1996–1997
Clubs3:Moss
Caps3:23
Goals3:1
Years4:1997–2009
Clubs4:Viking
Caps4:230
Goals4:3
Nationalyears1:2002
Nationalteam1:Norway B
Nationalcaps1:2
Nationalgoals1:0
Nationalyears2:1997–2003
Nationalteam2:Norway
Nationalcaps2:8
Nationalgoals2:0
Manageryears1:2011
Managerclubs1:Randaberg
Manageryears2:2016–2023
Managerclubs2:Viking 2
Manageryears3:2023–2024
Managerclubs3:Sandnes Ulf

Thomas Austin Pereira (12 June 1973) is a retired Norwegian footballer who was recently the manager of Sandnes Ulf. He spent most of his career at Viking FK in Eliteserien, playing a total of 433 official matches for the club.

Club career

He played several seasons for Sarpsborg FK. In 1994 he spent time on loan at Aalborg Chang while also attending the folk high school .[1]

Thomas Pereira arrived at Viking from Moss 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]

Pereira became the manager of Viking FK's reserve team, Viking 2, in 2016.[7]

Personal life

His father was born in Uganda but was raised in Goa while his mother is Norwegian.

In 2017 his son Adrian Pereira made his debut for Viking FK's senior team aged 17. Adrian is currently playing for Rosenborg BK

Notes and References

  1. News: Pereira tilbake i SFK. Karlsen. Pål A.. 9 June 1994. Sarpsborg Arbeiderblad. no.
  2. http://fotball.aftenbladet.no/eliteserien/article120007.ece Pereira forlenger
  3. Web site: – Stort å sette punktum på denne måten | bt.no . 2011-07-07 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20091124045459/http://fotball.bt.no/incoming/article156083.ece . 2009-11-24 .
  4. News: Får historisk testimonial etter 13 år i Viking. Dagbladet. Lasse Bjarte Hove. no. 18 November 2009. 22 December 2017.
  5. Web site: Landslaget. 10 February 2012. Thomas. Søfting. https://web.archive.org/web/20120219143331/http://www.home.no/greenriver/landslaget.html. 19 February 2012. dead.
  6. Web site: Pereira tilbake til Viking. no. tv2.no. TV 2. 19 October 2011. 22 December 2017.
  7. Web site: Thomas Pereira. no. viking-fk.no. 22 December 2017.