Eirik Bakke

Quick Facts

Full Name	Eirik Bakke
Occupation	Association Football Player
Date Of Birth	Sep 13, 1977(1977-09-13)
Age	47
Birthplace	Sogndal
Country	Norway
Birth City	Sogndal
Horoscope	Capricorn

Eirik Bakke Biography

Eirik Bakke is one of the most popular and richest Association Football Player who was born on September 13, 1977 in Sogndal, Sogndal, Norway. Eirik Bakke (born 13 September 1977 in Sogndal) is a Norwegian retired football player. He played on the right-hand side or centre of midfield.

Bakke debuted for Brann on 11 September 2006 against Stabæk, in a match best remembered for a two-feet tackle by Joakim Persson of Stabæk on Bakke that could easily have ended Bakke’s career.

Speculation continued as to Bakke’s future when he was left out of the Leeds United squad for the match against Sheffield Wednesday on 27 August 2006 with some in the press and supporters speculating that this was due to an imminent transfer. A club statement was released on 29 August 2006 by Leeds United effectively stating that Bakke had played his last game in Leeds United colours. Bakke however stated he would like to stay at the club, and still trained with the club, despite not playing, not wanting to return to playing in Norway at that point in time. The problem arose due to his £23,000 a week wages and £4,000 appearance fees, which were originally agreed during Ridsdale’s “Living The Dream” era, but which the club could no longer afford to pay in the league they were currently playing in. Leeds United tried to resolve the issue by attempting to meet Bakke half way so that the player could stay at the club on lesser wages but Bakke’s agent stated he wanted the contractually agreed wage. The situation did not look good for Bakke, with Leeds chairman Ken Bates having already terminated Seth Johnson’s contract due to excessive wages as part of a determined effort to make Leeds a successful and profitable club once more. Bakke left, being the third last ‘O’Leary player’ left at Leeds.

Bakke started the 2007 season playing for Brann 2 in a bid to regain full fitness from his injury problems. He has experienced a bit of a stop-start season, making his first full Tippeliga start on 26 June 2007. Eirik Bakke has been mostly noticed for his no-nonsense approach and English inspired tackling in midfield, but also managed to score the winning goal against arch-rivals Rosenborg BK on 11 August 2007.

Bakke’s career has been blighted by recurrent knee injuries. Patella tendinitis kept him out of the team for the start of the 2004-05 season and he was struck with a torn cruciate ligament on his return in January 2005. In August 2005, having recovered from his injury, Bakke was loaned to Aston Villa. The loan however was ended early after Leeds told Villa that they would only let Bakke go permanently, not on loan and Doug Ellis, Villa’s chairman at the time, decided that it was not worth permanently acquiring his services.

Eirik Bakke Net Worth

Eirik Bakke is one of the richest Association Football Player from Norway. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Eirik Bakke 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He made his debut for Norway in a January 1999 friendly match against Israel, coming on as a substitute for Egil Østenstad and earned 26 caps since, scoring no goals. His last international match was an March 2008 friendly match against Montenegro, coming on as a substitute for Martin Andresen.

Bakke was bought by Leeds United in 1999 from Sogndal for £1.75 million. After an encouraging start to his career at Leeds in 1999 and 2000, injuries and poor form meant that he never quite became a mainstay of the Leeds squad, even after the club was relegated from the Premiership in 2004.

On 31 August 2006, Bakke signed a two-year deal with SK Brann, and returned home to Norway. The deal was financed by Hardball. Certain media outlets have claimed that Bakke and Brann have a “gentlemen’s agreement”, that Bakke can leave Brann if a big club wants to sign him, though this has been denied by Brann. Bakke has stated that he still has ambitions to prove himself in Europe before bringing his career to a close in Norway.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Facts & Trivia

Eirik Ranked on the list of most popular Association Football Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Norway. Eirik Bakke celebrates birthday on September 13 of every year.