Tor Hogne Aarøy

Football player infobox
playername = Tor Hogne Aarøy
fullname = Tor Hogne Aarøy


dateofbirth = Birth date and age|1977|3|20|mf=y
cityofbirth = Ålesund
countryofbirth = Norway
height = height|meters=2.04
currentclub = Aalesund
clubnumber = 8
position = Striker
youthyears =
youthclubs = Spjelkavik IL
years = 1999-2001 2005 2007 2001-present
clubs = Frigg Rosenborg Aalesund Aalesund Aalesund
caps(goals) = ? (?) 1 (0) 20 (4) 20 (6) 171 (?)
pcupdate = 9 November 2007

Tor Hogne Aarøy (born 20 March 1977 in Ålesund) is a Norwegian football striker who currently plays for Norwegian team Aalesunds FK. Standing 204 cm tall, Aarøy is regarded as one of the taller players in professional football, [cite news |url=http://football.guardian.co.uk/theknowledge/story/0,13854,1443457,00.html |title=Tallest footballers ever |work=The Guardian |date=23 March 2005 |first=Sean |last=Ingle |accessdate=2008-04-17 ] .

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 and little time on the pitch.

Aalesund

At the start of the 2001 season he joined second division club Aalesunds FK, scoring 11 goals in 26 games during the first season. The next season he would help Aalesund win promotion to the Premier 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 strike partnership, during that season he managed to score 12 goals while Dedé scored 14. In 2007, Aarøy played 20 Premier League games, scoring 6 goals.

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