Michael Thurk

Michael Thurk

Michael Thurk in the jersey of Eintracht Frankfurt
Personal information
Full name	Michael Thurk
Date of birth	28 May 1976 (1976-05-28) (age 35)
Place of birth	Frankfurt, West Germany
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Deep-lying forward
Club information
Current club	Augsburg
Number	27
Youth career
0000–1995	Sportfreunde Frankfurt
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1995–1997	SpVgg Oberrad
1997–1999	TGM SV Jügesheim
1999–2004	1. FSV Mainz 05	139	(42)
2004	Energie Cottbus	8	(3)
2005–2006	1. FSV Mainz 05	45	(18)
2006–2007	Eintracht Frankfurt	36	(4)
2008–	FC Augsburg	104	(51)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of May 15, 2011. † Appearances (Goals).

Michael Thurk (born 28 May 1976 in Frankfurt am Main) is a German football player who plays for Augsburg although now he is suspended by his club.

Career

The offensive player Thurk went from Hessian Oberliga club SV Jügesheim in to 1. FSV Mainz 05 in 1999 on advice of Django Mann who already connected a transfer of Abderrahim Ouakili.

In 2005–06 Thurk marked 12 goals, being the third best player who would be eligible to play for Germany. Before the 2006–07 season he moved to Eintracht Frankfurt, a transfer that is much disputed among Eintracht supporters because Thurk was a long term player for local rivals Mainz and a cult figure at the 05ers. In January 2008, he moved to FC Augsburg. In the 2009–10 season, Augsburg finished just short of promotion to the Bundesliga with Thurk being the league's top goalscorer. The following season Augsburg won promotion, with Thurk being suspended from the club shortly before the beginning of the 2011-2012 season.

External links

• Michael Thurk at eintracht-archiv.de (German)
• Michael Thurk at fussballdaten.de (German)

Persondata
Name	Thurk, Michael
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	28 May 1976
Place of birth	Frankfurt, West Germany
Date of death
Place of death