Espen Haug (born 30 January 30, 1970 in

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) is a Norwegian

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coach. He is the current youth coach of Strømmen, and previously coached Drøbak/Frogn. In his active career he played for Strømmen,

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and

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Playing career

He won the

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with

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, and scored one of the goals when

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were beaten 4-2. He came to

from

in front of the 2002 season and made his debut against Ørn-Horten 14 April 2002. When

were promoted in

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, it became the third club Espen Haug earned promotion to Tippeligaen with.

Managerial career

In the middle of the 2006 season, he went to

. 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
{{DEFAULTSORT:Haug, Espen 1970 births Living people Norwegian footballers Strømmen IF players Vålerenga Fotball players Lyn Fotball players Hamarkameratene players Hønefoss BK players Norwegian football managers Association football midfielders Footballers from Oslo