Kurt Mørkøre (born 20 February 1969) is a former Faroese

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or striker who is currently manager of the Norwegian club Averøykameratene. He is the elder brother of fellow Faroese international

Allan Mørkøre Allan Mørkøre (born 22 November 1971) is a former Faroese professional football midfielder. Now he is a manager for B71 Sandoy, which plays in the men's second best division. He was manager for AB from 2008 to 2010, he replaced Sigfríður ...

. He is a baker by profession.

Club career

A versatile midfielder or striker, he started his career at Faroese club KÍ Klaksvík and stayed there for most of his career alongside his brother Allan. Also, he teamed up with compatriot Julian Johnsson at Norwegian league side

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and he played at Norwegian lower-league Skarbøvik IF. Mørkøre was Faroese league top goalscorer in the 1988 and 1996 seasons.

International career

Mørkøre made his debut in an August 1988 friendly match against

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, the country's first

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-recognized match. His final match was an October 2001 World Cup qualifying match against

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. He earned 37 caps, scoring 3 goals.Faroe Islands – Record International Players
– RSSSF

International goals

:''Scores and results list Faroe Islands' goal tally first.''

References

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