Bård Borgersen

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.

Bård Borgersen

Personal information
Date of birth	(1972-05-20) 20 May 1972 (age 53)
Place of birth	Kristiansand, Norway
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	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

Born 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

Borgersen 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

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

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

• Kniksen Award as defender of the year 2005