10 Facts About Eirik Bakke

Eirik Bakke was born on 13 September 1977 and is a Norwegian football coach and a former player.

Eirik Bakke's son Johan Johanessen Bakke, is a footballer, currently playing for Molde.

The club released a statement on 29 August 2006 effectively confirming that Eirik Bakke would be leaving Leeds United, but Eirik Bakke said that he would like to stay, and continued training with Leeds despite not playing, not wanting to return to playing in Norway at that time.

On 31 August 2006, Eirik Bakke signed a two-year deal with Brann, and returned to Norway.

Eirik Bakke started the 2007 season playing for Brann second team while returning to full fitness from his injury problems.

Eirik Bakke experienced an erratic season, making his first full Tippeliga start on 26 June 2007.

Eirik Bakke scored the winning goal against the club's arch-rivals Rosenborg on 11 August 2007.

Eirik Bakke promised Brann that when he was close to retirement he would finish his career in Norway with the club, playing a further one or two seasons.

On 30 May 2008, Eirik Bakke extended his Brann deal to 2010, but with a clause permitting him to re-evaluate his deal if the club decided to lay artificial turf at Brann Stadion.

Eirik Bakke's last international match was a March 2008 friendly against Montenegro, coming on as a substitute for Martin Andresen.