Michael Thurk

Michael Thurk

Personal information
Full name	Michael Thurk
Date of birth	(1976-05-28) 28 May 1976
Place of birth	Frankfurt, West Germany
Height
Position(s)	Deep-lying forward
Team information
Current team	Free agent
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	FC Energie Cottbus	8	(3)
2005–2006	1. FSV Mainz 05	45	(18)
2006–2007	Eintracht Frankfurt	36	(4)
2008–2011	FC Augsburg	104	(51)
2012–2014	1. FC Heidenheim	68	(13)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 June 2014

Michael Thurk (born 28 May 1976 in Frankfurt) is a German footballer who is currently a free agent.

Career

The offensive player Thurk went from Hessian Oberliga club SV Jügesheim 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 2011–12 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.

External links

• Michael Thurk profile at Fussballdaten
• Michael Thurk at weltfussball.de (German)
• Michael Thurk at eintracht-archiv.de (German)