Espen Bugge Pettersen
 Bugge Pettersen in 2008 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 10 May 1980 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Tønsberg, Norway | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Strømsgodset | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| –1999 | Tønsberg FK | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 1999–2001 | Eik-Tønsberg | 28 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2002–2010 | Sandefjord | 240 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2010–2014 | Molde | 68 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2015– | Strømsgodset | 30 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2009–2011 | Norway | 7 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 November 2015 ‡ 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 formerly 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 Toppfotball
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 9 November 2015[9]
| Club | Season | Division | League | Cup | Europe | Total | ||||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Sandefjord | 2002 | Adeccoligaen | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | 31 | 0 | |
| 2003 | 30 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | 32 | 0 | |||
| 2004 | 29 | 0 | 4 | 0 | - | 33 | 0 | |||
| 2005 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 25 | 0 | |||
| 2006 | Tippeligaen | 26 | 0 | 5 | 0 | - | 31 | 0 | ||
| 2007 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | 24 | 0 | |||
| 2008 | Adeccoligaen | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 30 | 0 | ||
| 2009 | Tippeligaen | 30 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | 32 | 0 | ||
| 2010 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 18 | 0 | |||
| Total | 240 | 0 | 16 | 0 | - | 256 | 0 | |||
| Molde | 2010 | Tippeligaen | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| 2011 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | 29 | 0 | |||
| 2012 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 29 | 0 | ||
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2014 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Total | 68 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 76 | 0 | ||
| Strømsgodset | 2015 | Tippeligaen | 30 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 39 | 0 |
| Total | 30 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 39 | 0 | ||
| Career Total | 338 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 371 | 0 | ||
Honours
- Molde
- Tippeligaen (3): 2011, 2012, 2014 Tippeligaen
References
- ^ "Bugge Pettersen klar for Molde". db.no (in Norwegian). Dagbladet. 31 July 2010. Retrieved 12 November 2011.
- ^ Tveitan, Flemming Hofmann (27 November 2011). "Bugge Pettersen årets keeper". sb.no (in Norwegian). Sandefjords Blad. Retrieved 5 March 2012.
- ^ "Solskjær setter Bugge Pettersen på benken". rbnett.no (in Norwegian). Romsdals Budstikke. 17 November 2011. Retrieved 19 January 2012.
- ^ "FRA MOLDE TIL STRØMSGODSET". www.godset.no (in Norwegian). Strømsgodset Toppfotball. 12 December 2014. Retrieved 12 December 2014.
- ^ Hasle, Anders Mehlum (31 May 2010). "Takket Drillo med Fleksnes-parodi". sb.no (in Norwegian). Sandefjords Blad. Retrieved 5 March 2012.
- ^ "Hvem av disse vinner keeperkampen?". fvn.no (in Norwegian). Fædrelandsvennen. 14 January 2012. Retrieved 19 January 2012.
- ^ Søfting, Thomas. "Landslaget". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 2 September 2011.
- ^ "Fotballfrue i særklasse". rbnett.no (in Norwegian). Romsdals Budstikke. 19 November 2011. Retrieved 22 November 2011.
- ^ "Espen Bugge Pettersen". altomfotball.no (in Norwegian). TV 2. Retrieved 17 March 2013.
- Profile at Sandefjord Fotball's official website
External links
- Espen Bugge Pettersen at National-Football-Teams.com