Rune Hagen
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| Rune Hagen | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rune Bjørnstad Hagen | |
| Date of birth | July 20, 1975 | |
| Place of birth | Hønefoss, Norway | |
| Height | 1.79 m | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1992 1993-1996 1996 1997-1999 2000-2001 2002-2004 2005 2005-2006 2007- |
Jevnaker Liv/Fossekallen Start Strømsgodset Vålerenga Strømsgodset Herfølge Ergotelis Hønefoss |
61 (22) 7 (2) 85 (13) 30 (8) 78 (15) 13 (0) 14 (0) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Rune Hagen (b. July 20, 1975) is a Norwegian footballer. His twin brother plays for the the Norwegian national football team, and Rune himself had 3 appearances for the Norwegian U-23 national team in 1998.
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[edit] Playing career
[edit] Norway
Hagen's career started with Jevnaker in 1992, as 17-year-old.
The following three seasons he scored 28 goals in 68 games for Norwegian side Liv/Fossekallen[1] (now known as Hønefoss), followed by a short spell at Start.
He made a total of seven appearances for the Kristiansand club, including his debut against Brann on 25 August 1996, scoring two goals (against Moss and Skeid),[2] before moving on by the end of the season as Start was relegated.
Hagens then joined Strømsgodset, where he scored 28 goals in 163 domestic league games[3], only interrupted by two season for Oslo club Vålerenga who he made 8 goals in 30 domestic league games for.[4]
[edit] Denmark and Greece
His next move, to Danish side Herfølge during the winter of 2005, was controversial. Hagen couldn't prevent Herfølge being relegated to the Danish 1st Division, and he used a clausul in the contract to leave the club after only 13 games.[5]
He joined Ergotelis in the summer of 2005, helping them earn promotion to Super League Greece. After one season for the Crete-based team he was released as a free agent in May 2006, and was supposed to join USL First Division team Carolina RailHawks in time for the 2007 season on a 2-year Bosman-contract, but failed to pass the medical test.
[edit] Back to Norway
11 years after his move from Hønefoss (Liv/Fossekallen) he returned to his former club in July 2007, signing a 1-year contract. They agreed to extend the contract in 2008.
