Bård Borgersen (born 20 May 1972) is a Norwegian former

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who played as a defender, most notable for his time with Odd Grenland and

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. Borgersen was capped 10 times and scored two goals for

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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

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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

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. 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, Norway - International Players
- Landslaget playing his last international match in March 2006 against

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Career statistics

Honours

* Kniksen Award as defender of the year

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