| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 10 May 1980 | ||
| Place of birth | Tønsberg, Norway | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Molde FK | ||
| Number | 1 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| Tønsberg FK | |||
| 1999-2001 | Eik-Tønsberg | 28 | (0) |
| 2002-2010 | Sandefjord Fotball | 240 | (0) |
| 2010- | Molde FK | 40 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2009- | Norway | 3 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:20, 12 November 2011 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). |
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Espen Bugge Pettersen (born 10 May 1980) is a Norwegian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Molde FK and the Norway national football team.
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Bugge Pettersen started his career in the local clubs Tønsberg FK and Eik-Tønsberg, and moved to Sandefjord Fotball before the 2002-season. In the nine seasons he played in Sandefjord, he played 240 of 250 league-matches. On 31 July 2010, it was announced that Bugge Pettersen was sold from Sandefjord to Molde FK, signing a 3 1/2 year contract.[1] In his second season in Molde, he won the league championship with Ole Gunnar Solskjær as manager. Bugge Pettersen has now played 121 consecutive first-team matches for Sandefjord and Molde. The last match he missed was the Tippeliga-match against Start on 1 October 2007.
He made his international debut on 29 May 2010 against Montenegro, when he replaced Rune Jarstein as a substitue in the 89th minute. The last couple of years, Bugge Pettersen have been Norway's second-choice goalkeeper the last couple of years, with Rune Jarstein being the first choice. He has been capped 3 times, all in friendly matches where he has started on the bench.
Espen Bugge Pettersen is married to Lene Syversen, and together they have the children Storm and Pernille.[2]
| Club | Season | Division | League | Cup | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| 2002 | Sandefjord | Adeccoligaen | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 0 |
| 2003 | Adeccoligaen | 30 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 0 | |
| 2004 | Adeccoligaen | 29 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 33 | 0 | |
| 2005 | Adeccoligaen | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | |
| 2006 | Tippeligaen | 26 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 31 | 0 | |
| 2007 | Tippeligaen | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 0 | |
| 2008 | Adeccoligaen | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | |
| 2009 | Tippeligaen | 30 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 0 | |
| 2010 | Tippeligaen | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | |
| 2010 | Molde | Tippeligaen | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| 2011 | Tippeligaen | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | |
| Career Total | 280 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 296 | 0 | ||
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