Terje Hauge | |
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 Hauge in 2009 | |
| Born | (1965-10-05)5 October 1965 (age 60) Bergen, Norway |
| Occupations | Football referee, referee advisor |
Terje Hauge (born 5 October 1965) is a Norwegian formerfootball referee from the clubOlsvik IL.
Since he made his debut in 1990, Hauge has refereed 232 matches in theTippeligaen. He has been an authorisedFIFA referee since 1993. He won theKniksen award as referee of the year in the Tippeligaen in 2004, 2007 and 2010.Hauge was ranked as an Elite referee in the UEFA Referees Categories, until the end of his international career.[1]
Hauge has also refereed in the2002 World Cup,Euro 2000 (4th referee),Euro 2004 and the 1996 and 2003 Norwegian cup finals.[2] He also refereed theUEFA Super Cup match betweenFC Porto andValencia CF at theStade Louis II inMonaco on 27 August 2004.[3]
Hauge was not selected to referee at theEuro 2008 tournament however, his fellow countryman and colleagueTom Henning Øvrebø given the honor instead. This marked the first time Øvrebø was selected over Hauge to referee at a major tournament.[citation needed]
He also refereed the2005 Ukrainian Cup Final and the2005 FIFA World Youth Championship final in the Netherlands.[4]
In a UEFA Champions League tie betweenChelsea andBarcelona, Hauge sent off Chelsea defenderAsier del Horno for a challenge on Barcelona'sLionel Messi, and Chelsea eventually slipped to a 2–1 defeat. After the match Hauge received death threats from Chelsea fans,[5] but stood by his decision.[6]
On 17 May 2006, Terje Hauge became the first Norwegian referee to referee in aUEFA Champions League Final. He took charge of the match betweenArsenal andBarcelona at theStade de France inParis. During the match, he created history when he showed a red card to goalkeeperJens Lehmann of Arsenal, making Lehmann the first player ever to be sent off in a Champions League Final. Hauge later regretted the decision, saying that he should have allowed the goal thatLudovic Giuly had scored moments earlier.[7][8]