Roar Hagen (footballer) explained

Roar Hagen
Birth Date:9 August 1971
Position:Goalkeeper
Youthclubs2:Fredrikstad
Years1:–1990
Years2:1990
Years3:1991
Years4:1991
Years5:1992–1993
Years6:1994–?
Clubs4:Kvik Halden (loan)
Clubs6:Tistedalen

Roar Hagen (born August 9, 1971) is a retired Norwegian football goalkeeper.

He started his career in Tistedalens TIF, but went on to larger club Fredrikstad FK.[1] He was the youngest squad member for Norway in the 1989 FIFA World Youth Championship.[2]

After the 1990 season he was bought by SK Brann, but after a few months he returned to Fredrikstad.[3] However, Fredrikstad had already secured a replacement for Hagen, and so Hagen was loaned out to Kvik Halden FK.[4] [5] Already in April 1991 he returned to Fredrikstad,[6] but in July 1991 he left again.[1] Before the 1992 season he joined Sogndal IL,[7] and played in the Norwegian Premier League, but the team was relegated.[8] After the 1993 season he was replaced with Andre Ulla,[9] and returned to Tistedalen.[10] He then faded into football obscurity.

Notes and References

  1. News: Takk for meg. Roar (19) skifter klubb for 5. gang. Svegaarden. Knut Espen. 14 July 1991. VG. 30. no.
  2. News: Fakta om spillerne som skal representere Norge i fotball-VM for juniorlag (U20) i Saudi-Arabia. Norwegian News Agency. 9 February 1989. no.
  3. News: Kjetil Elvenes blir i Brann. Grindstein. Gunnar. 18 January 1991. Nordlys. 40. no.
  4. News: Landslagskeeper til 4. divisjon. Norwegian News Agency. 24 February 1991. no.
  5. News: Keeper-kaos i Østfold. Norwegian News Agency. 23 April 1991. no.
  6. News: Hagen tilbake i FFK. Norwegian News Agency. 26 April 1991. no.
  7. News: Sogndal overlever. Hagen. Vegard Jansen. 26 March 1992. Bergens Tidende. 32. no.
  8. News: "Johansenbanden" reddet TIL. Olaussen. Leif-Morten. 19 October 1992. Aftenposten. 33. no.
  9. News: Ulla til Sogndal. 16 October 1993. Bergens Tidende. 29. no.
  10. News: Fotballbein til en million. 17 March 1994. Bergens Tidende. 26. no.