Erik Hagen

Erik Hagen
Personnel
birthday	20th July 1975
place of birth	Veme ,  Norway
position	Defender
Juniors
Years	station
until 1996	Jevnaker
Men's
Years	station	Games (goals) 1
1996-1997	Liv / Fossekallen	42 (6)
1998-1999	Strømsgodset IF	24 (0)
2000-2004	Vålerenga Oslo	113 (4)
2005-2008	Zenit St. Petersburg	67 (3)
2008	→  Wigan Athletic  (loan)	1 (0)
2008-2010	Vålerenga Oslo	27 (0)
2010–	Hønefoss BK	49 (0)
National team
Years	selection	Games (goals)
2004–	Norway	28 (2)
1 Only league games are given. As of June 3, 2012

Erik "Panzer" Hagen (born July 20, 1975 in Veme ) is a Norwegian football player . The central defender currently plays for Norwegian club Hønefoss BK .

Career

Erik Hagen played for Norwegian medium-sized companies for a long time, only after his move to Vålerenga Oslo did he become more popular. After he was voted Norwegian Player of the Year in 2004, he was called up to the Norwegian national team for the first time at the age of 29 .

His call-up to the national team and the election to player of the year made him interesting for clubs abroad. Zenit St. Petersburg was able to win the player for approx. 2.4 million euros. Erik Hagen was the first Norwegian to venture into Russia.

Hagen quickly integrated into the team and was immediately a regular. In the first season he played 28 games and received 12 cautions. At the end of the season he was elected vice-captain. In January 2008 he moved to the Premier League club Wigan Athletic on loan until the end of the season .

After his unsuccessful guest appearance in England, he returned to his regular club Vålerenga Oslo in the summer of 2008 .

His twin brother Rune Hagen is also a professional footballer.

Web links

• Erik Hagen in the database of weltfussball.de