John Anders Bjørkøy

John Anders Bjørkøy

Personal information
Date of birth	(1979-01-08) 8 January 1979
Place of birth	Oslo, Norway
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
	Gjelleråsen
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1998–1999	Skjetten	24	(0)
2000–2003	Raufoss	106	(23)
2004–2005	Hønefoss	40	(4)
2005–2007	Fredrikstad	63	(15)
2008–2009	Lillestrøm	39	(1)
2009	Odd Grenland	4	(0)
International career‡
2007	Norway	4	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 January 2010 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 January 2010

John Anders Bjørkøy (born 8 January 1979) is a retired Norwegian footballer. He was an industrious midfielder, but also played in either full-back position. He is the son of Norwegian tenor Svein Bjørkøy.

Club career

He came to Fredrikstad from Hønefoss BK in the Norwegian First Division July 2005. He made his debut against Lyn on 24 July 2005. Bjørkøy was one of the most consistent players in the team over the last years. He was selected to be Fredrikstad's captain in 2006. In March 2008, Bjørkøy transferred to Lillestrøm SK for a fee of 4 million kr.

International career

His solid performances and good progression has given him a chance to play for the Norwegian national team. His first international match was against Croatia on 6 February 2007. He earned four caps.

External links

• Player profile – Frederikstad club website at the Wayback Machine (archived 2008-01-06)
• John Anders Bjørkøy at National-Football-Teams.com
• Pictures at the Wayback Machine (archived 2006-05-15)
• Pictures at archive.today (archived 2013-02-23)