Hege Lanes Steinlund

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Hege Lanes Steinlund
Dommerne Ken Henry Lund, Hege L. Steinlund, Vibeke Larsen (cropped).jpg
Steinlund in 2007
Born (1969-12-23) 23 December 1969 (age 54)
Furuflaten, Norway
Other occupation Teacher
Domestic
YearsLeagueRole
? – ? 1. divisjon Assistant referee
2007–2013 Eliteserien Assistant referee
? – 2013 Allsvenskan Assistant referee
International
YearsLeagueRole
1997–2013 FIFA Listed Assistant referee

Hege Lanes Steinlund (born 23 December 1969) is a Norwegian former football assistant referee, who officiated women's and men's matches in Norway and Sweden between 1986 and 2013. She is a FIFA-accredited referee, and is believed to have officiated in more international matches than any other Norwegian referee, male or female.

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Personal life

Steinlund is from Furuflaten, Norway. [1] She has worked as a teacher at Bardufoss High School. [2] Her husband is Swedish. [3]

Career

Domestic career

In 1986, Steinlund began refereeing in Troms as an assistant referee. [2] In 2003, Steinlund broke her right leg and left arm in a car crash that left her with physical ailments. [2] [4] In 2004, she was declared fit enough to continue refereeing. [2]

In 2007, Steinlund was assistant referee of a men's Eliteserien match, between Odd Grenland and Strømsgodset. It was the first time she had refereed an Eliteserien game, but she had previously been assistant referee at 1. divisjon matches. [1] In 2010, she was assistant referee for the men's Norwegian Football Cup final. It was the first time that a woman had officiated the event. [2] She also officiated in the Swedish Allsvenskan league. [3]

Steinlund retired from refereeing in 2013. She had been a referee for 27 years, [4] and had been assistant referee in 86 Eliteserien matches. [5] The main reason for her retirement was due to her physical ailments from the car crash in 2003. [6]

International career

In 1997, Steinlund became a FIFA-accredited referee. [7] and in 2004, she began officiating international matches. [3] She was not allowed to officiate matches involving Sweden, due to her work in the Swedish leagues and because her husband is Swedish. [3] She was an assistant referee at the 2004 FIFA U-19 Women's World Championship, [2] and the 2006 FIFA U-20 Women's World Championship. She had to request permission from her teaching job in order to attend the 2006 competition. [3] Steinlund was an assistant referee at the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup in China. [1] Her final international match was the UEFA Women's Euro 2013 quarter final between Italy and Germany. [3] She was the oldest assistant referee at the Championships. [3] Steinlund is believed to have officiated in more international matches than any other Norwegian referee, male or female. [2]

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References

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  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Hege (43) satt fastklemt i en krasjet bil og så beinsplintene gjennom buksa". Nordlys (in Norwegian). 13 December 2013. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Legger flagget på hylla". Troms Folkeblad (in Norwegian). 25 July 2013. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
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