Erik Hagen

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Personal information
Erik Hagen
Full name	Erik Bjørnstad Hagen
Date of birth	July 20, 1975 (1975-07-20) (age 32)
Place of birth	Veme, Norway
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 1+¹⁄₂ in)
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current club	Wigan Athletic
Number	32
Youth clubs
	Jevnaker
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1996-1997 1998-1999 2000-2004 2005- 2008-	Jevnaker Liv/Fossekallen Vålerenga Zenit St. Petersburg → Wigan Athletic (loan)	42 (6) 24 (0) 113 (4) 67 (3) 1 (0)
National team²
2004-	Norway	24 (2)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of March 29 2008. ² National team caps and goals correct as of June 6 2007. * Appearances (Goals)

Erik “Panzer” Hagen (b. July 20, 1975) is a Norwegian international football player, currently playing on loan with Wigan Athletic. He is a center back. During his time in Vålerenga he was labelled "Panzer" by the fans^{[citation needed]}. Among other things he created a “hate list” of Norwegian footballers in the club magazine Vål'enga Magasin, containing among others the Rosenborg center back Vidar Riseth^{[citation needed]}.

October 9, 2004 Erik Hagen made his first appearance on the Norwegian national team away to Scotland at 29 years of age. Norway won 1-0. Since then, Hagen has been a regular member of the Norwegian central defence.

Hagen's won the Kniksen award as Defender of the year, and as Kniksen of the year in 2004. The Kniksen award is the highest individual award for a Norwegian footballer.

In December 2004 Erik Hagen was sold to Zenit St. Petersburg from Vålerenga, becoming the first Norwegian footballer to play in Russia.

In 2005 Hagen played 28 league matches for Zenit, receiving 12 cautions. In January 2006 he was elected vice-captain by the team.

On 31st January, 2008 it was announced that Erik would be joining English Premier League side Wigan Athletic, signing on loan until the end of the current season. ^[1]

He has a twin brother, Rune Hagen, who also plays professional football. He signed for Vålerenga at the same time as his brother.^{[citation needed]}

1 Club history
2 International goals
3 References
4 External links

[edit] Club history

[edit] International goals

**Erik Hagen: International Goals**
#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	17 October 2007	Asim Ferhatović Hase Stadium, Sarajevo	Bosnia and Herzegovina	2-0	Win	UEFA Europen Championship 2008 Qual.
2	17 November 2007	Ullevaal stadion, Oslo	Turkey	1-2	Defeat	UEFA Europen Championship 2008 Qual.