Rune Hauge (born 23 April 1954) is a Norwegian
football
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agent
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. Hauge represented
John Jensen
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A former midfielder, his playing career lasted almost two entire decades, including a stint with Arsenal in England and three stints with Brøn ...
and
Pål Lydersen
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Lydersen played for IK Start, until he was signed by English club Arsenal in November 1991. However, he was unable to oust first- ...
during their transfers to
Arsenal
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in the early 1990s. This would lead to Arsenal manager
George Graham
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In his successful playing career, he made 455 appearances in England's Football ...
becoming embroiled in allegations that Hauge paid him a £425,000 "bung" to sign the players. Graham was later found guilty by
the Football Association
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after admitting receiving an "unsolicited gift" and was suspended for a year. Before this, Hauge was involved in the signings of
Andrei Kanchelskis
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and
Peter Schmeichel
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for Manchester United.
Hauge was banned from operating as an agent for life by
FIFA
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in 1995, but this was later reduced to two years' suspension of his licence. After he regained his licence, he went on to represent several Norwegian players including
Ole Gunnar Solskjær
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,
Steffen Iversen
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and
Eirik Bakke
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His son Johan Johanessen Bakke, is also a footba ...
. He was also involved in the transfer of
Rio Ferdinand
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from
West Ham United
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to
Leeds United
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.
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In 2005, he was involved in the transfer dispute between Manchester United F.C., Manchester United and Chelsea
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over Mikel John Obi
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Mikel began his career with local club Plateau United, before joining Norwegian club Lyn at ...
, claiming (along with others) that he had the right to represent Mikel.
Hauge's current clients include Norwegian midfielder Morten Gamst Pedersen
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Pedersen began his career with Tromsø, then played for English side Blackburn Rovers between 2004 and 2013. He the ...
.
References
External links
Three Cups and a Brown Paper Bag
- account of the Graham scandal
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1954 births
Living people
Association football agents
Norwegian sports agents
Norwegian contract bridge players
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