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]

Espen Bugge Pettersen
Bugge Pettersen in 2008
Personal information
Date of birth (1980-05-10) 10 May 1980
Place of birth Tønsberg, Norway
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 12 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
0000–1999 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)
National team
2009–2011 Norway 7 (0)
Teams managed
2019– Sandefjord (managing director)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

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 12-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
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Sandefjord 2002 1. divisjon 30010-310
2003 30020-320
2004 29040-330
2005 25000-250
2006 Tippeligaen 26050-310
2007 22020-240
2008 1. divisjon 30000-300
2009 Tippeligaen 30020-320
2010 18000-180
Total 2400160-2560
Molde 2010 Tippeligaen 1200010130
2011 28010-290
2012 2301050290
2013 20000020
2014 30000030
Total 6802060760
Strømsgodset 2015 Tippeligaen 3003060390
2016 3003020350
2017 Eliteserien 2401000250
2018 2203000250
Total 1060100801240
Career total 41302701404540

Honours

Molde

Individual

References

  1. "Keeperlegenden blir SFs daglige leder". sb.no (in Norwegian). Sandefjords Blad. 6 December 2018. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
  2. "Bugge Pettersen klar for Molde". db.no (in Norwegian). Dagbladet. 31 July 2010. Retrieved 12 November 2011.
  3. Tveitan, Flemming Hofmann (27 November 2011). "Bugge Pettersen årets keeper". sb.no (in Norwegian). Sandefjords Blad. Retrieved 5 March 2012.
  4. "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.
  5. "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.
  6. Hasle, Anders Mehlum (31 May 2010). "Takket Drillo med Fleksnes-parodi". sb.no (in Norwegian). Sandefjords Blad. Retrieved 5 March 2012.
  7. "Hvem av disse vinner keeperkampen?". fvn.no (in Norwegian). Fædrelandsvennen. 14 January 2012. Retrieved 19 January 2012.
  8. Søfting, Thomas. "Landslaget". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 26 July 2011. Retrieved 2 September 2011.
  9. "Fotballfrue i særklasse". rbnett.no (in Norwegian). Romsdals Budstikke. 19 November 2011. Archived from the original on 21 November 2011. Retrieved 22 November 2011.
  10. "Espen Bugge Pettersen". altomfotball.no (in Norwegian). TV 2. Retrieved 17 March 2013.
  • Profile at Sandefjord Fotball's official website
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