Espen Haug (footballer, born 1970)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Espen Haug | ||
Date of birth | 30 January 1970 | ||
Place of birth | Oslo, Norway | ||
Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) | ||
Playing position | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Strømmen | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
-1992 | Strømmen | ? | (?) |
1993-1999 | Vålerenga | 94 | (22) |
1999-2001 | Lyn | 61 | (24) |
2002-2006 | Ham-Kam | 126 | (27) |
2006-2007 | Hønefoss | 33 | (7) |
Teams managed | |||
2006-2007 | Hønefoss (Assistant Coach) | ||
2007-2009 | Drøbak/Frogn | ||
2010- | Strømmen (Youth Coach) | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
Espen Haug (born 30 January 30, 1970 in Oslo) is a Norwegian football coach. He is the current youth coach of Strømmen, and previously coached Drøbak/Frogn. In his active career he played for Strømmen, Vålerenga, Lyn, Ham-Kam and Hønefoss.
Playing career
He won the Norwegian Football Cup with Vålerenga in 1997, and scored one of the goals when Strømsgodset were beaten 4-2.
He came to Ham-Kam from Lyn in front of the 2002 season and made his debut against Ørn-Horten 14 April 2002. When Ham-Kam were promoted in 2003, it became the third club Espen Haug earned promotion to Tippeligaen with.
Managerial career
In the middle of the 2006 season, he went to Hønefoss. Espen Haug was appointed coach in Drøbak/Frogn after the coach and athletic director Håvard Lunde resigned as head coach for the club in 2007 season. In the 2009 season had a tough start, and Drøbak/Frogn was positioned at the bottom half of the Second Division table. Drøbak/Frogn's fans were not happy with the development of the team and asked the board for reaction. The chairman, Arild Dregelid, went out in the media and said Espen Haug had the boards confidence, and that he would continue as head coach. But when the poor results continued, Espen Haug was exempt from his duties as head coach for the team.
Honours
External links
- Lynfotball.no – Espen Haugs player profile at Lyn
- Espen Haugs player profile at hamkam.no
- Espen Haugs profile at nifs.no