Bård Borgersen
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | May 20, 1972 | ||
| Place of birth | Kristiansand, Norway | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Playing position | central defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Våg | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| Start | 0 | (0) | |
| 1992–1995 | Bryne FK | ? | (?) |
| 1996–2001 | Odd Grenland | 149 | (19) |
| 2001–2005 | AaB Aalborg | 46 | (1) |
| 2005–2011 | Start | 111 | (8) |
| National team | |||
| 2001-2006 | Norway | 10 | (2) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Bård Borgersen (born 20 May 1972) is a Norwegian former footballer who played as a defender, most notable for his time with Odd Grenland and Start. Borgersen was capped 10 times and scored two goals for Norway.
Club career
Borgersen started his career at hometown side Start before moving to Adeccoligaen team Bryne. After four seasons he signed for fellow second division team Odd Grenland with whom he clinched the 1998 title and promotion to the Tippeligaen. He moved to Denmark in 2001 but returned after four seasons to finally rejoin Start.
From 2009 he is a playing assistant coach of Start.[1] He retired after the 2011 season.
International career
He made his debut in an October 2001 World Cup qualifying match against Armenia. He immediately made an impact, as he scored a first goal only 3 minutes after coming on as a second-half substitute for Ronny Johnsen and a second 10 minutes from full-time. He has collected 10 caps in total,[2] playing his last international match in March 2006 against Senegal.
Career statistics
| Season | Club | Division | League | Cup | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| 2005 | Start | Tippeligaen | 21 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 25 | 4 |
| 2006 | Tippeligaen | 15 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 1 | |
| 2007 | Tippeligaen | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2008 | Adeccoligaen | 28 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 1 | |
| 2009 | Tippeligaen | 24 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 2 | |
| 2010 | Tippeligaen | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | |
| 2011 | Tippeligaen | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 0 | |
| Career Total | 111 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 124 | 8 | ||
Honours
- Kniksen Award as defender of the year 2005
References
- ↑ Berg, Lars Ø. (7 February 2009). "Tar ikke ut laget". Bergens Tidende (in Norwegian). Retrieved 7 February 2009.
- ↑ Norway - International Players - Landslaget
External links
- Player profile - IK Start club website
- AaB profile
- Bård Borgersen at National-Football-Teams.com