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.

Club career Born Kristiansand, Norway, Borgersen started his career at hometown side Start 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. 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, playing his last international match in March 2006 against Senegal.

Personal life On the evening of 26 June 2010, Borgersen, who was accompanied by his wife, was violently assaulted by an unknown individual in Kristiansand. Late that same year, a 24-year-old was sentenced to 45 hours of community service after pleading guilty and taking into account his rehabilitative status.

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Honours Kniksen Award as defender of the year 2005