Bård Borgersen

Bård Borgersen

Personal information
Date of birth	(1972-05-20) May 20, 1972
Place of birth	Kristiansand, Norway
Height
Position(s)	central defender
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

Bård Borgersen (born 20 May 1972) is a Norwegian former footballer who played as a defender, most notable for his time with Odd Grenland and Start. Borgersen was capped 10 times and scored two goals for Norway.

Club career

Borgersen started his career at hometown side Start before moving to Adeccoligaen team Bryne. 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. He retired after the 2011 season.

International career

He made his debut in an October 2001 World Cup qualifying match against Armenia. He immediately made an impact, as he scored a first goal only 3 minutes after coming on as a second-half substitute for Ronny Johnsen and a second 10 minutes from full-time. He has collected 10 caps in total, playing his last international match in March 2006 against Senegal.

Career statistics

Season	Club	Division	League		Cup		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
2005	Start	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

• Kniksen Award as defender of the year 2005

External links

• Player profile - IK Start club website
• AaB profile
• Bård Borgersen at National-Football-Teams.com