Espen Bugge Pettersen
Espen Bugge Pettersen (born 10 May 1980) is a Norwegian former footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He was capped seven times for the Norway national team. Bugge Pettersen is currently managing director at Sandefjord Fotball.[1]
.jpg.webp) Bugge Pettersen in 2008 | |||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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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 | ||||||||||||||||
| 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) | ||||||||||||||
| 2015–2018 | Strømsgodset | 106 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2009–2011 | Norway | 7 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| Managerial career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2019– | Sandefjord (managing director) | ||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||
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 2002season. In the nine seasons he played in Sandefjord, he played 240 of 250 possible league matches.
Molde
On 31 July 2010, it was announced that Bugge Pettersen was sold from Sandefjord to Molde FK, signing a 3+1⁄2-year contract.[2] 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.[3] 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.[4]
Strømsgodset
On 12 December 2014, Bugge Pettersen signed a two-year contract with Strømsgodset.[5]
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.[6] The last couple of years, Bugge Pettersen have been Norway's second-choice goalkeeper, with Rune Jarstein being the first choice.[7] As of November 2012 he has been capped seven times,[8] 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.[9]
Career statistics
Source:[10]
| Club | Season | Division | League | Cup | Europe | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Sandefjord | 2002 | 1. divisjon | 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 | 1. divisjon | 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 |
| 2016 | 30 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 35 | 0 | ||
| 2017 | Eliteserien | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 22 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | ||
| Total | 106 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 124 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 413 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 454 | 0 | ||
References
- "Keeperlegenden blir SFs daglige leder". sb.no (in Norwegian). Sandefjords Blad. 6 December 2018. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
- "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. Archived from the original on 21 January 2012. Retrieved 19 January 2012.
- "FRA MOLDE TIL STRØMSGODSET". www.godset.no (in Norwegian). Strømsgodset Toppfotball. 12 December 2014. Archived from the original on 13 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. Archived from the original on 26 July 2011. Retrieved 2 September 2011.
- "Fotballfrue i særklasse". rbnett.no (in Norwegian). Romsdals Budstikke. 19 November 2011. Archived from the original on 21 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
Media related to Espen Bugge Pettersen at Wikimedia Commons- Espen Bugge Pettersen at National-Football-Teams.com