Espen Bugge Pettersen

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Espen Bugge Pettersen

Bugge Pettersen in 2008
Personal information
Date of birth (1980-05-10) 10 May 1980
Place of birthTønsberg, Norway
Height1.89 m (6 ft 2 1⁄2 in)
Playing positionGoalkeeper
Club information
Current clubMolde
Number1
Youth career
0000–1999Tønsberg FK
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
1999–2001Eik-Tønsberg28(0)
2002–2010Sandefjord240(0)
2010–Molde64(0)
National team‡
2009–Norway7(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17 March 2013.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17 September 2012

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.

Club career

Early career

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.

Molde FK

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, and won the Kniksen award as the best goalkeeper in Tippeligaen.[2] Bugge Pettersen played 123 consecutive first-team matches for Sandefjord and Molde, from he missed the Tippeliga-match against Start on 1 October 2007, until Solskjær decided to let the second-choice goalkeeper, Elias Valderhaug, play the last two league-games after Molde won Tippeligaen in 2011.[3]

International career

He made his international debut on 29 May 2010 against Montenegro, when he replaced Rune Jarstein as a substitute in the 89th minute.[4] The last couple of years, Bugge Pettersen have been Norway's second-choice goalkeeper, with Rune Jarstein being the first choice.[5] As of November 2012 he has been capped seven times,[6] and he started his first international game in a friendly matches against Thailand on 18 January 2012.

Personal life

Espen Bugge Pettersen is married to Lene Syversen, and together they have two children Storm and Pernille.[7]

Career statistics

As of 28 April 2013[8]
Club Season Division League Cup Europe Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
2002 Sandefjord Adeccoligaen 30010-310
2003 30020-320
2004 29040-330
2005 25000-250
2006 Tippeligaen 26050-310
2007 22020-240
2008 Adeccoligaen 30000-300
2009 Tippeligaen 30020-320
2010 18000-180
Molde 1200010120
2011 28010-280
2012 2301050290
2013 20000020
Career Total 3050180603290

Honours

Molde

References

  1. ↑ "Bugge Pettersen klar for Molde". db.no (in Norwegian). Dagbladet. 31 July 2010. Retrieved 12 November 2011. 
  2. ↑ Tveitan, Flemming Hofmann (27 November 2011). "Bugge Pettersen årets keeper". sb.no (in Norwegian). Sandefjords Blad. Retrieved 5 March 2012. 
  3. ↑ "Solskjær setter Bugge Pettersen på benken". rbnett.no (in Norwegian). Romsdals Budstikke. 17 November 2011. Retrieved 19 January 2012. 
  4. ↑ Hasle, Anders Mehlum (31 May 2010). "Takket Drillo med Fleksnes-parodi". sb.no (in Norwegian). Sandefjords Blad. Retrieved 5 March 2012. 
  5. ↑ "Hvem av disse vinner keeperkampen?". fvn.no (in Norwegian). Fædrelandsvennen. 14 January 2012. Retrieved 19 January 2012. 
  6. ↑ Søfting, Thomas. "Landslaget". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 2 September 2011. 
  7. ↑ "Fotballfrue i særklasse". rbnett.no (in Norwegian). Romsdals Budstikke. 19 November 2011. Retrieved 22 November 2011. 
  8. ↑ "Espen Bugge Pettersen". altomfotball.no (in Norwegian). TV 2. Retrieved 17 March 2013. 
  • Profile at Sandefjord Fotball's official website

External links

Molde FK – current squad
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