Andreas Aas Thorud (born 14 February 1984) is a former

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. Thorud started his career in

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. He was brought to regional greats

Lillestrøm SK Lillestrøm Sportsklubb is a Norwegian professional football club from the city of Lillestrøm, just outside of the capital Oslo. Lillestrøm SK is a Norwegian football club based in Lillestrøm, playing in Eliteserien. The club was founded in 1 ...

ahead of the 2003 season. He got one

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game in 2003, and five in 2004, without scoring. In total, Thorud played 30 games for Lillestrøm and made 1 goal. In 2004, he was awarded the "Show Racism the Red Card-prize" by NISO and Norsk Folkehjelp for his work and writings against racism. After the 2004 season he made something of a shock move when he retired from professional football, only 20 years old, even though the new coach Uwe Røsler wanted to give him the chance as a first team regular. Ahead of the 2007 season, he signed for

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after extensive studies and traveling in America, Asia and Europe. Ahead of the 2008 season he was wanted by second-tier club

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, but joined

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to stay in Oslo. After one season he returned to Lørenskog but made his final retirement from football in June 2009. He studied philosophy, religious history, theology, psychology and sociology at the University of Oslo in the period 2004-2014. His masters thesis in philosophy is a study of the Russian-born French philosopher Alexandre Kojève with the title "Amicus Alexandre Kojève".http://www.duo.uio.no/sok/work.html?WORKID=126779. Thorud is certified as a Philosophical Practitioner through the Norwegian Society for Philosophical Practice. His website is
Polyfonia
Philosophical Practice.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Thorud, Andreas Norwegian men's footballers Skjetten SK players Lillestrøm SK players Lørenskog IF players People from Akershus 1984 births Living people Eliteserien players Men's association football defenders Footballers from Viken (county)