Espen Hagh (born 10 July 1974) is a retired

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. He is a son of Tore Hagh. He started his youth career in

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and progressed into the first team. In 1995 he joined

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. He was noted as having the team's highest O₂ uptake of 76. He did not fully break into the first team, and played only one

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game in 1996. After an unsuccessful autumn loan to

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he joined Drøbak-Frogn ahead of the 1997 season. Here he played 20 games in the

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. In 1998 he commenced physiotherapy studies in

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. He joined

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and later played for SC Siemensstadt. In 2002 he rejoined Mo IL, retiring after the 2008 season.

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1974 births Living people People from Rana, Norway Norwegian men's footballers Norway men's youth international footballers Kongsvinger IL Toppfotball players Lyn Fotball players Drøbak-Frogn IL players Eliteserien players Norwegian First Division players Hertha BSC II players Norwegian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Germany Norwegian expatriate sportspeople in Germany Men's association football midfielders Footballers from Nordland {{Norway-footy-midfielder-stub