Rune Hauge (born 23 April 1954) is a Norwegian

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. Hauge represented John Jensen and Pål Lydersen during their transfers to

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in the early 1990s. This would lead to Arsenal manager George Graham becoming embroiled in allegations that Hauge paid him a £425,000 "bung" to sign the players. Graham was later found guilty by

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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

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and Peter Schmeichel for Manchester United. Hauge was banned from operating as an agent for life by

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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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and Eirik Bakke. He was also involved in the transfer of Rio Ferdinand from

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.
/ref> In 2005, he was involved in the transfer dispute between Manchester United F.C., Manchester United and Chelsea over Mikel John Obi, claiming (along with others) that he had the right to represent Mikel. Hauge's current clients include Norwegian midfielder Morten Gamst Pedersen.

References

External links

Three Cups and a Brown Paper Bag
- account of the Graham scandal

* * 1954 births Living people Association football agents Norwegian sports agents Norwegian contract bridge players {{Norway-footy-bio-stub