Andrew av Fløtum
Andrew av Fløtum (2008)
Andrew av Fløtum ( born June 13, 1979 in Tórshavn ) is a Faroese football player who plays for HB Tórshavn. By 2010, he was also active for the Faroese national team.
Football
Association
Av Fløtum played as a child for HB Tórshavn. He had lost 31 March 1996 against arch-rivals KÍ Klaksvík in the Faroese Cup when he came on in the 72nd minute for Ingi Rasmussen, the match went with 1:3 His senior debut. In the cup him his first competitive goal was achieved in the group stage in the 8-0 victory against SÍ Sumba, he scored the 5-0. In the league he first ran on for the third and second team, made his debut in the first division he gave on matchday in the 1-2 home defeat against VB Vágur. He played from the beginning and was replaced in the 78th minute for Bogi Midjord. His first league goal he scored in the second division on the tenth Round for the second team in a 6-0 against B68 Toftir II, he scored the 5-0. In his second season he played alternately for the first and second team. In the first division he scored on the 13th match day 9-0 away win against B71 Sandur with the hits to make it 2-0 and 6-0 his first two goals.
The prolific footed wore in the following years a significant contribution to the league titles from HB. 1998 was achieved with a 2-0 cup win against KÍ Klaksvík the double this year he played among others with Jan Dam, Hans Hansen Fróði, locust Joensen, Allan Mørkøre and Jens Erik Rasmussen in a team. In 2002, he was with 18 -goal top scorer in the Faroe Islands and was also voted " Player of the Year ." In this and the following year he won the championship among others together with Uni Arge Jan Dam, Jón Rói Jacobsen, Jacobsen Rógvi and locust Joensen. In the 163 games for the HB in the league and the Cup until 2003, he scored a total of 84 goals (2004 # 5 on the list of goalscorers HB).
After his successes in the Faroe Islands, he moved in February 2004 to the Danish second division Fremad Amager. He made his debut on 21 March 2004 Brønshøj BK and quickly became regulars at Amager. He played at that time, among other things with his compatriots and Jann Ingi Petersen Hjalgrim Elttør in a team. At the beginning of the 2006/07 season he was often injured and could not play in the first team challenge for his club. In the B team he managed in the Kopenhagenserie 2006, four goals in two games. In the second part of the season, he participated in 13 of 15 possible games, but could not help together with his countrymen Todi Jónsson and Jónas Þór Næs to save Amager from relegation to the third tier.
Since his partner at the same time with their training was completed, he decided in the summer of 2007 to return to the Faroe Islands, where he has since re- plays for HB. 2009 and 2010 he was with other Fróði Benjaminsen, Christian R. Mouritsen and Símun Eiler Samuelsen again Faroese champions. He also won in two years with a 3-1 win over champions EB / Streymur as well with a 2-1 win against Cup Winners Víkingur Gøta each Faroese Supercup.
In the Supercup match 2011 Av Fløtum suffered a muscle strain and thus fell for the first seven games of the League from. In 2013 he won his next championship title with HB on the side of Fróði Benjaminsen, Jóhan Troest Davidsen, Christian R. Mouritsen and Símun Eiler Samuelsen. The match for the Supercup 2014 HB, however, lost with 1-2 against Cup Winners Víkingur Gøta.
European Cup
Av Fløtum can boast 20 European Cup bets. The first he had in 1996/97 for HB Tórshavn in the qualifying round of the European Cup Winners' Cup when he came on in the second leg against FC Dinamo Batumi during final score of 0-3 in the 81st minute for Rúni Nolsøe, the first leg had HB already abroad with 0:6 lost.
National
As a national player of the Faroe Islands Av gave Fløtum in the framework of the Nordic Cup against Sweden, Vaxjo, together with Christian Høgni Jacobsen and Súni Olsen on January 31, 2001, his debut when he came on in the 77th minute for Øssur Hansen. In 34 games, he scored his only goal on 29 April 2003 in Tórshavn in the 2-1 friendly win against Kazakhstan, as he scored the 1-1 draw. His last international match he graduated on June 4, 2010 at goalless friendly against Luixemburg in Hesperingen.
Achievements
- 6 × Faroese champions: 1998, 2002, 2003, 2009, 2010, 2013
- 1 × Faroese Cup Winners: 1998
- 2 × Faroese Supercup Winner: 2009, 2010
- 1 × scorer of the first Faroese League: 2002
- 1 × Player of the Year: 2002
Personal
Andrew av Fløtum is the cousin of Rókur Jespersen, who also plays for HB Tórshavn since 2001.