- Rune Hagen
Football player infobox| playername= Rune Hagen
playername= Rune Hagen
fullname = Rune Bjørnstad Hagen
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1975|7|20
cityofbirth =Hønefoss
countryofbirth =Norway
height = height|m=1.79
currentclub =
years = 19921993-199619961997-19992000-2001
2002-200420052005-20062007-2008
clubs = JevnakerLiv/FossekallenStart Strømsgodset Vålerenga StrømsgodsetHerfølgeErgotelisHønefoss
caps(goals) = 61 (22)07 (2)85 (13)30 (8)78 (15)13 (0)014 (0)
pcupdate = 03:53, 7 May 2008 (UTC)Rune Hagen (born
July 20 1975) is a Norwegian footballer.His twin brotherErik Hagen plays for the the Norwegian national football team, and Rune himself had 3 appearances for the Norwegian U-23 national team in 1998.Playing career
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 [ [http://www.honefossbk.no/spiller.asp?spiller_ID=118 Hønefoss Ballklubb - Hagen factfile] ] (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), [ [http://www.vg.no/vg/sport/fotball/elfot96/borsen96.htm Verdens Gang - Tippeligaen 1996] ] 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, [ [http://www.godset.no/statistikk.asp Strømsgodset IF - Statistics] ] only interrupted by two seasons for Oslo club Vålerenga who he made 8 goals in 30 domestic league games for. [ [http://arkiv.vpn.no/arkivet/01/statistikk/ Vålerenga Fotball - Statistics] ]
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. [ [http://www.hvemvandt.dk/arkiv/visspiller.php?id=1442&aar=2004/2005&bcsi_scan_8623707DD45F69EF=60aXgepXEtFvxWC4bDiLBgoAAADXlWQE&bcsi_scan_filename=visspiller.php HvemVandt - Hagen factfile] ]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 joinUSL First Division team Carolina RailHawks in time for the 2007 season on a 2-year Bosman-contract, but failed to pass the medical test.Back to Norway
11 years after his move from Hønefoss (Liv/Fossekallen) he returned to his former club in July 2007. His contract expired on July 15, 2008. Hagen is currently hoping to join a Cypriot or Greek club from August.
References
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