Thomas Pereira (footballer)
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Thomas Austin Pereira | ||
| Date of birth | 12 June 1973 | ||
| Place of birth | Sarpsborg, Norway | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Left-back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Yven IF | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| ?–1995 | Sarpsborg | ||
| 1994 | → Aalborg Chang (loan) | ||
| 1996–1997 | Moss | 23 | (1) |
| 1997–2009 | Viking | 230 | (3) |
| International career | |||
| 2002 | Norway B | 2 | (0) |
| 1997–2003 | Norway | 8 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2011 | Randaberg | ||
| 2016–2023 | Viking 2 | ||
| 2023–2024 | Sandnes Ulf | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
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.
He played several seasons for Sarpsborg FK. In 1994 he spent time on loan at Aalborg Chang while also attending the folk high school Nordjyllands Idrætshøjskole.[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]