Espen Bugge Pettersen

Espen Bugge Pettersen

Bugge Pettersen in 2008
Personal information
Date of birth10 May 1980
Place of birthTønsberg, Norway
Height1.89 m (6 ft 2 12 in)
Playing positionGoalkeeper
Club information
Current team
Strømsgodset
Number1
Youth career
–1999Tønsberg FK
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1999–2001Eik-Tønsberg28(0)
2002–2010Sandefjord240(0)
2010–2014Molde68(0)
2015–Strømsgodset5(0)
National team
2009–2011Norway7(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 30 April 2015.

† 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 Strømsgodset 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]

Strømsgodset IF

On 12 December 2014, Bugge Pettersen signed a two-year contract with Strømsgodset.[4]

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.[5] The last couple of years, Bugge Pettersen have been Norway's second-choice goalkeeper, with Rune Jarstein being the first choice.[6] As of November 2012 he has been capped seven times,[7] 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.[8]

Career statistics

As of 30 April 2015[9]
Club Season Division League Cup Europe Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Sandefjord 2002 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
Total 2300160-2460
Molde 2010 Tippeligaen 1200010130
2011 28010-290
2012 2301050290
2013 20000020
2014 30000030
Total 6802060760
Strømsgodset 2015 Tippeligaen 50100060
Total 50100060
Career Total 3130190603380

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. "FRA MOLDE TIL STRØMSGODSET". www.godset.no (in Norwegian). Strømsgodset IF. 12 December 2014. Retrieved 12 December 2014.
  5. Hasle, Anders Mehlum (31 May 2010). "Takket Drillo med Fleksnes-parodi". sb.no (in Norwegian). Sandefjords Blad. Retrieved 5 March 2012.
  6. "Hvem av disse vinner keeperkampen?". fvn.no (in Norwegian). Fædrelandsvennen. 14 January 2012. Retrieved 19 January 2012.
  7. Søfting, Thomas. "Landslaget". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 2 September 2011.
  8. "Fotballfrue i særklasse". rbnett.no (in Norwegian). Romsdals Budstikke. 19 November 2011. Retrieved 22 November 2011.
  9. "Espen Bugge Pettersen". altomfotball.no (in Norwegian). TV 2. Retrieved 17 March 2013.

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