Michael Thurk

Michael Thurk (born 28 May 1976) is a German former professional footballer who played as a striker.[1]

Michael Thurk
Personal information
Full name Michael Thurk
Date of birth (1976-05-28) 28 May 1976
Place of birth Frankfurt, West Germany
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
0000–1995 Sportfreunde Frankfurt
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1995–1997 SpVgg Oberrad
1997–1999 TGM SV Jügesheim
1999–2004 Mainz 05 139 (42)
2004 Energie Cottbus 8 (3)
2005–2006 Mainz 05 45 (18)
2006–2007 Eintracht Frankfurt 36 (4)
2008–2011 FC Augsburg 104 (51)
2012–2014 1. FC Heidenheim 68 (13)
2018 FC Stätzling 3 (1)
Teams managed
2018–2019 FC Stätzling
2019 Mainz 05 (assistant)
2020– Mainz 05 (supervisor)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

Born in Frankfurt, Thurk joined 1. FSV Mainz 05 from Hessian Oberliga club SV Jügesheim in 1999[2] 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 2011–12 season. He signed for 1. FC Heidenheim in January 2012. He left Heidenheim at the end of the 2013–14 season as his contract was not renewed.[3]

After departing Heidenheim, Thurk was close to agreeing moves to India and the United States, namely Columbus Crew, but no transfer went through due to his injury problems.[4] A move to Gibraltarian club Europa also fell through in early 2015.[5]

References
  1. "Thurk, Michael" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
  2. Arnhold, Matthias (19 November 2015). "Michael Thurk - Matches and Goals in Bundesliga". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
  3. "FCH Stürmer Michael Thurk verlässt die Rot-Blau-Weißen". www.fc-heidenheim.de. 27 May 2014. Archived from the original on 30 May 2014. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
  4. "Deutschland? USA? Indien? Thurk auf Klubsuche". www.kicker.de. 15 December 2014. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
  5. "Wechselt Michael Thurk auf den Affenfelsen?". www.augsburger-allgemeine.de/. 23 January 2015. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
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