Espen Bugge Pettersen

Espen Bugge Pettersen
Bugge Pettersen in 2008
Personal information
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
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)
International career
2009–2011 Norway 7 (0)
Managerial career
2019– Sandefjord (managing director)
Medal record
Molde
Winner Tippeligaen 2011
Winner Tippeligaen 2012
Winner Tippeligaen 2014
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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.

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. 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. 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.

Strømsgodset

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

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

Career statistics

Source:

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

Honours

Molde

Individual