Thomas Bjerk is a retired Norwegian

Norway

Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...

 football midfielder.

He first came into the spotlight when he scored the goal that secured the Norway Cup

Norway Cup

Norway Cup is an international youth football tournament held annually in Oslo, Norway since 1972.The world's largest arenaNorway Cup has in modern times developed into the world's biggest football tournament with 1400 - 1600 participating teams every year...

 victory for Lillestrøm's junior team in 2003. At that time he had already spent time on loan at the senior team of Sørumsand IF

Sørumsand IF

Sørumsand Idrettsforening is a Norwegian sports club from Sørumsand, founded on 21 November 1917. It has sections for association football, team handball and skiing....

. He eventually made his way into Lillestrøm's senior B team, playing in the Norwegian Second Division

Norwegian Second Division

The Norwegian Second Division is the third highest division of the Norwegian football league system. Since 2009, the official name of the league has been Fair Play-ligaen....

. Also, he got one Norwegian Premier League

Norwegian Premier League

Tippeligaen is a Norwegian professional league for association football clubs. At the top of the Norwegian football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. The league is also unofficially known under its neutral name Eliteserien , although the name has never been official...

 game in 2004

Norwegian Premier League 2004

The 2004 season of the Norwegian Premier League began on April 12, 2004 and ended on 30 October 2004.26 games are played with 3 points given for wins and 1 for draws...

, without scoring. By then he was the fourth generation of his family to play first-team football for Lillestrøm.

In the summer of 2005 he was transferred to Ullensaker/Kisa IL

Ullensaker/Kisa IL

Ullensaker/Kisa IL is a Norwegian sports club from Jessheim in Ullensaker. Founded in 1894, it has sections for association football, team handball and athletics....

 together with Mato Grubisic

Mato Grubisic

Mato Grubisic is a Norwegian football striker who plays for Valdres FK.-Career:In the Norwegian Second Division season of 2003, Grubisic scored 19 goals for his club Skjetten SK. He received transfer offers from Kongsvinger IL and Pors Grenland, but opted to stay in Skjetten. However, he trained...

. He later played in Skjetten SK during their victorious 2007 Third Division

2007 Norwegian Third Division

The 2007 season of the 3. divisjon, the fourth highest association football league for men in Norway.Between 18 and 26 games were played in 24 groups, with 3 points given for wins and 1 for draws...

 campaign. After spending the 2008 season in Gjerdrum IL

Gjerdrum IL

Gjerdrum Idrettslag is a Norwegian sports club from Gjerdrum, Akershus. It has sections for association football, team handball, alpine skiing, Nordic skiing, biathlon, floorball and volleyball.It was founded as Gjerdrum IF on 25 January 1920...

, he returned to Skjetten in 2009. After the season he went on to Flisbyen BK

Flisbyen BK

Flisbyen Ballklubb is a Norwegian football club from Lillestrøm. It was founded in 1991.The men's team currently resides in the Third Division , having won promotion from the 2010 Fourth Division...

. He was not on the roster for the 2011 season because of studies.