Bård Borgersen (born 20 May 1972) is a Norwegian former footballer who played as a centre-back, most notable for his time with Odd Grenland and Start. Borgersen was capped 10 times and scored two goals for the Norway national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 20 May 1972 | ||
| Place of birth | Kristiansand, Norway | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Våg | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Start | 0 | (0) | |
| 1992–1995 | Bryne FK | ||
| 1996–2001 | Odd Grenland | 149 | (19) |
| 2001–2005 | AaB Aalborg | 46 | (1) |
| 2005–2011 | Start | 111 | (8) |
| International career | |||
| 2001–2006 | Norway | 10 | (2) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2015 | Start | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
editBorn Kristiansand, Norway, Borgersen started his career at hometown side Start[citation needed] 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.[1] He retired after the 2011 season.
International career
editBorgersen made his debut for the Norway national team in an October 2001 World Cup qualifying match against Armenia. He scored his first goal three minutes after coming on as a second-half substitute for Ronny Johnsen and a second 10 minutes from full-time. He collected 10 caps in total,[2] playing his last international match in March 2006 against Senegal.
Career statistics
edit| Season | Club | League | Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Start | 2005 | 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
edit- Kniksen Award as defender of the year 2005
References
edit- ↑ 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
edit- 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