Espen Bugge Pettersen (born 10 May 1980) is a Norwegian former

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who played as a

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. 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

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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

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, signing a -year contract. In his second season in Molde, he won the league championship with

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as manager, and won the Kniksen award as the best goalkeeper in Tippeligaen. Bugge Pettersen played 123 consecutive first-team matches for

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and

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, from he missed the Tippeliga-match against

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on 1 October 2007, until Solskjær decided to let the second-choice goalkeeper,

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, 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

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International career

He made his international debut on 29 May 2010 against

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, 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

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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:

Honours

Molde *

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: 2011,

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Individual * Kniksen Goalkeeper of the Year: 2011

References

Profile
at Sandefjord Fotball's official website

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Pettersen, Espen Bugge 1980 births Living people Sportspeople from Tønsberg Norwegian footballers Norway international footballers Eik-Tønsberg players Sandefjord Fotball players Molde FK players Strømsgodset Toppfotball players Norwegian First Division players Eliteserien players Association football goalkeepers Sandefjord Fotball non-playing staff