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.
| 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 | |||
Club career
editHe 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
editHe made his international debut against South Korea in 1997, and has a total of 8 senior international caps.[5]
Coaching career
editAfter 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
editHis 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
References
edit- ^ Karlsen, Pål A. (9 June 1994). "Pereira tilbake i SFK". Sarpsborg Arbeiderblad (in Norwegian).
- ^ Pereira forlenger Archived 2008-10-13 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 22 December 2017.
- ^ "– Stort å sette punktum på denne måten | bt.no". Archived from the original on 24 November 2009. Retrieved 7 July 2011.
- ^ Lasse Bjarte Hove (18 November 2009). "Får historisk testimonial etter 13 år i Viking". Dagbladet (in Norwegian). Retrieved 22 December 2017.
- ^ Søfting, Thomas. "Landslaget". Archived from the original on 19 February 2012. Retrieved 10 February 2012.
- ^ "Pereira tilbake til Viking". tv2.no (in Norwegian). TV 2. 19 October 2011. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
- ^ "Thomas Pereira". viking-fk.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 22 December 2017.