Tor Hogne Aarøy

Tor Hogne Aarøy
Personal information
Full name Tor Hogne Aarøy
Date of birth (1977-03-20) 20 March 1977
Place of birth Ålesund, Norway
Height 2.04 m (6 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
Playing position Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1995–1997 Spjelkavik IL 1 (3)
1997–1999 Frigg 78 (34)
1999–2001 Rosenborg 1 (0)
2001–2011 Aalesund 242 (90)
2011–2012 JEF United Chiba 35 (6)
2013–2014 Aalesund 32 (1)
Total 389 (134)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10 November 2014.


Tor Hogne Aarøy (born 20 March 1977) is a Norwegian football forward. Standing 2.04 m (6 ft 8 1⁄2 in) tall, Aarøy is one of the world's tallest professional footballers. In a video game by EA Sports, FIFA 15, he is credited as the tallest player in the game, at 6'8.[1]

Club career

Early career

After spells with Spjelkavik IL and Frigg, Aarøy tried his luck at Rosenborg BK from 1999 to 2001. His time at the champions was marred by injuries.

Aalesund

At the start of the 2001 season he joined second tier club Aalesunds FK, scoring 11 goals in 26 games during the first season. The next season he would help Aalesund win promotion to the Norwegian top league for the first time in their history, ending second top goalscorer with 17 goals. The 2003 season was a failure, despite 6 goals for Aarøy, the team finished second last and was relegated. In 2004 he had a decent season and Aalesund was promoted back. 2005 was another poor season, with Aalesund once again relegated. Right before the 2006 season he got a new partner, Dedé Anderson with whom he formed a great striking partnership. During the 2006 season he managed to score 12 goals while Dedé scored 14. In 2007, Aarøy played 20 Premier League games, scoring 6 goals.

Move to J. League

In 2011 Aarøy moved to Japan to play for J2 League team JEF United Chiba. On 6 March 2011, he scored his debut goal for Chiba against Giravanz Kitakyushu. On 24 April, his second league goal against FC Tokyo came from Australia international Mark Milligan's long throw.[2] On 3 October 2012 he announced that he was leaving JEF United Chiba at the end of 2012 season. He is not being used by Chiba manager, Takashi Kiyama. It's supposed that Aaroy is going to return to Norway in 2013.[3]

International career

Aarøy was called up to the Norwegian national team on 27 January 2009, as a part of caretaker coach Egil Olsen's first squad.[4] He eventually opted to withdraw from the squad to stay home awaiting the birth of his second child.[5]

But he has been named by Drillo as a possible secret weapon because of his large stature and heading skills.

Club statistics

Club performance League Cup Continental Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Norway League Norwegian Cup Europe Total
1999RosenborgTippeligaen10001020
200000000000
2001AalesundAdeccoligaen261200002612
2002301742003419
2003Tippeligaen2364300279
2004Adeccoligaen1360000136
2005Tippeligaen2043400238
2006Adeccoligaen271220002912
2007Tippeligaen2063100237
200826944003017
20092766300339
2010301220203412
Japan League Emperor's Cup J.League Cup Total
2011JEF United ChibaJ2 League20500–205
201215110–161
Norway League Norwegian Cup Europe Total
2013AalesundTippeligaen1302000150
20141914200233
Total Norway 27491342130311114
Japan 35610–366
Career total 30997352130347120

References

  1. ↑ "Top five: World's tallest footballers". Give Me Sport. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
  2. ↑ "On the Gas: Chiba 3-0 FC Tokyo: J2 Matchday 2". Smp. 24 April 2011. Retrieved 28 April 2011.
  3. ↑ "Frustrert Aarøy ute i kulda i Japan".
  4. ↑ Råve, Geir (27 January 2009). "Drillo tok Aarøy på senga". ABC Nyheter (in Norwegian). Retrieved 27 January 2009.
  5. ↑ Løvoll, Karl-Petter (8 February 2009). "Melder forfall til Drillo". Smp (in Norwegian). Retrieved 8 February 2009.
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