Bård Borgersen

Bård Borgersen
Personal information
Date of birth	20 May 1972 (age 52)
Place of birth	Kristiansand, Norway
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	central defender
Youth career
	Våg
Senior career*
Years	Team
	Start
1992–1995	Bryne FK
1996–2001	Odd Grenland
2001–2005	AaB Aalborg
2005–2011	Start
International career
2001–2006	Norway
Managerial career
2015	Start
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Bård Borgersen (born 20 May 1972) is a Norwegian former footballer from Kristiansand, Norway 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 the Norwegian national team.

Club career

Borgersen started his career at hometown side Start^[1] before moving to Adeccoligaen team Bryne FK. 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.^[2] 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,^[3] playing his last international match in March 2006 against Senegal.

Career statistics

Season	Club	Division	League		Cup		Total
Season	Club	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
2005	Start	Tippeligaen	21	4	4	0	25	4
2006			15	1	3	0	18	1
2007			2	0	0	0	2	0
2008		Adeccoligaen	28	1	1	0	29	1
2009		Tippeligaen	24	2	1	0	25	2
2010			10	0	1	0	11	0
2011			11	0	3	0	14	0
Career Total			111	8	13	0	124	8

Honours

Kniksen Award as defender of the year 2005

References

^ https://www.playmakerstats.com/player/bard-borgersen/36454?epoca_id=0
^ Berg, Lars Ø. (7 February 2009). "Tar ikke ut laget". Bergens Tidende (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 9 February 2009. Retrieved 7 February 2009.
^ Norway - International Players - Landslaget

External links

Player profile - IK Start club website at the Wayback Machine (archived 2011-10-01)
AaB profile at the Wayback Machine (archived 2007-09-29)
Bård Borgersen at National-Football-Teams.com

[1] ttps://www.playmakerstats.com/player/bard-borgersen/36454?epoca_id=0

[2] Berg, Lars Ø. (7 February 2009). "Tar ikke ut laget". Bergens Tidende (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 9 February 2009. Retrieved 7 February 2009.

[3] Norway - International Players - Landslaget

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