Tor Hogne Aarøy

Tor Hogne Aarøy
Personal information
Full name	Tor Hogne Aarøy
Date of birth	20 March 1977 (age 47)
Place of birth	Ålesund, Norway
Height	2.04 m (6 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team
1995–1997	Spjelkavik IL
1997	Aalesund
1998	Frigg
1998–1999	Spjelkavik IL
1999–2000	Rosenborg
2001–2011	Aalesund
2011–2012	JEF United Chiba
2013–2014	Aalesund
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Tor Hogne Aarøy (born 20 March 1977) is a Norwegian former 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[edit]

Early career[edit]

Aarøy began his career with Spjelkavik IL, He then had short spells at Aalesund and Frigg, before returning to Spjelkavik in August 1998. Aarøy was signed by Rosenborg in the summer of 1999, and spent little over a year at the club. However, his time with Rosenborg was marred by injuries.

Aalesund[edit]

At the start of the 2001 season he joined second-tier club Aalesund, having previously had a short spell with the club in the autumn of 1997. In his first season back, he scored 11 goals in 26 games. 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 top division games, scoring 6 goals.

Move to J. League[edit]

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. Aarøy returned to Norway and Aalesund in 2013, where he played his last two seasons of his career.^[3]

International career[edit]

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]

Club statistics[edit]

Club performance			League		Cup		Continental		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Norway			League		Norwegian Cup		Europe		Total
1999	Rosenborg	Tippeligaen	1	0	0	0	1	0	2	0
2000	Rosenborg	Tippeligaen	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2001	Aalesund	1. divisjon	26	12	0	0	0	0	26	12
2002		1. divisjon	30	17	4	2	0	0	34	19
2003		Tippeligaen	23	6	4	3	0	0	27	9
2004		1. divisjon	13	6	0	0	0	0	13	6
2005		Tippeligaen	20	4	3	4	0	0	23	8
2006		1. divisjon	27	12	2	0	0	0	29	12
2007		Tippeligaen	20	6	3	1	0	0	23	7
2008		Tippeligaen	26	9	4	4	0	0	30	17
2009		Tippeligaen	27	6	6	3	0	0	33	9
2010		Tippeligaen	30	12	2	0	2	0	34	12
Japan			League		Emperor's Cup		J.League Cup		Total
2011	JEF United Chiba	J2 League	20	5	0	0	–		20	5
2012	JEF United Chiba	J2 League	15	1	1	0	–		16	1
Norway			League		Norwegian Cup		Europe		Total
2013	Aalesund	Tippeligaen	13	0	2	0	0	0	15	0
2014	Aalesund	Tippeligaen	19	1	4	2	0	0	23	3
Total	Norway		274	91	34	21	3	0	311	114
Total	Japan		35	6	1	0	–		36	6
Career total			309	97	35	21	3	0	347	120

2008 season also includes play-off matches (2 games, 4 goals)
Blank space means zero games or goals. ? = number not verified

References[edit]

^ "Top five: World's tallest footballers". Give Me Sport. Archived from the original on 3 July 2013. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
^ "On the Gas: Chiba 3-0 FC Tokyo: J2 Matchday 2". Smp. 24 April 2011. Archived from the original on 23 August 2011. Retrieved 28 April 2011.
^ "Frustrert Aarøy ute i kulda i Japan". Archived from the original on 4 October 2012. Retrieved 6 October 2012.
^ Råve, Geir (27 January 2009). "Drillo tok Aarøy på senga". ABC Nyheter (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 9 March 2009. Retrieved 27 January 2009.
^ Løvoll, Karl-Petter (8 February 2009). "Melder forfall til Drillo". Smp (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 8 February 2009.

External links[edit]

Tor Hogne Aarøy at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)

[1] "Top five: World's tallest footballers". Give Me Sport. Archived from the original on 3 July 2013. Retrieved 4 August 2013.

[2] "On the Gas: Chiba 3-0 FC Tokyo: J2 Matchday 2". Smp. 24 April 2011. Archived from the original on 23 August 2011. Retrieved 28 April 2011.

[3] "Frustrert Aarøy ute i kulda i Japan". Archived from the original on 4 October 2012. Retrieved 6 October 2012.

[4] Råve, Geir (27 January 2009). "Drillo tok Aarøy på senga". ABC Nyheter (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 9 March 2009. Retrieved 27 January 2009.

[5] Løvoll, Karl-Petter (8 February 2009). "Melder forfall til Drillo". Smp (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 8 February 2009.

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