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


Career

Hagen started his career as referee in 1994. He debuted as a referee in the
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in the 21st matchday of the
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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
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referee and refereed
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,
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, and World Cup qualifying matches since 2009. On 19 October 2011, he refereed his first match as a
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referee when
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met BATE Borisov at
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. He got his second Champions League match on 22 November 2011, when
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won Oțelul Galați 3–2 in
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. On 20 December 2011, it was announced that Hagen would be one of four designated fourth officials during
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in Poland and Ukraine.


Personal life

In October 2020, Hagen came out as gay.


References

Living people 1978 births Norwegian gay men People from Grue, Norway Norwegian football referees Norwegian LGBT sportspeople Gay sportsmen {{Norway-footy-bio-stub