Tom Harald Hagen

Tom Harald Hagen (born 1 April 1978) is a Norwegian football referee[1] from Grue in the Norwegian municipality of Hedmark.

Tom Harald Hagen
Full name Tom Harald Hagen
Born (1978-04-01) 1 April 1978
Other occupation Teacher
Domestic
Years League Role
2006– Eliteserien Referee
International
Years League Role
2009– UEFA Referee

Career

Hagen started his career as referee in 1994. He debuted as a referee in the Eliteserien in the 21st matchday of the 2006 Tippeligaen after having refereed over 50 matches in the second highest league in Norway, the 1. divisjon. He refereed the Norwegian Cup Final between Strømsgodset and Follo. Hagen represents Grue Idrettslag and works as a teacher alongside the refereeing.

Hagen has been a FIFA referee and refereed UEFA Europa League, UEFA Euro 2012 qualification,[2] and World Cup qualifying[3] matches since 2009.[4] On 19 October 2011, he refereed his first match as a UEFA Champions League referee when A.C. Milan met BATE Borisov at San Siro.[5] He got his second Champions League match on 22 November 2011, when Basel won Oțelul Galați 3–2 in Bucharest.[6] On 20 December 2011, it was announced that Hagen would be one of four designated fourth officials during UEFA Euro 2012 in Poland and Ukraine.[7]

Personal life

In October 2020, Hagen came out as gay.[8]

References
  1. Gorm S. Andresen (13 August 2007). "Dommer Hagen innrømmer ingen feil". Dagbladet (in Norwegian). Retrieved 7 February 2011.
  2. Tossani, Gabriele. "Scotland International Matches 2011". RSSSF, 31 August 2012. Retrieved on 7 May 2013.
  3. FIFA. "Match Report - Belgium - Scotland 2:0 (0:0)". 16 October 2012. Retrieved on 7 May 2013.
  4. FIFA. "Norway: Referees". Retrieved on 7 May 2013.
  5. "Norsk dommer får mesterligadebuten på San Siro". tv2sporten.no (in Norwegian). TV2. 17 October 2011.
  6. "Hagen dømmer ny mesterligakamp". adressa.no (in Norwegian). Adresseavisen. 21 November 2011. Retrieved 15 January 2012.
  7. "Hagen til EM som fjerdedommer". nrk.no (in Norwegian). NRK. 20 December 2011. Retrieved 15 January 2012.
  8. "Top football referee defiantly comes out as gay after player used vile homophobic slur in the middle of a match". October 28, 2020.
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