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.
.jpg) Steinlund in 2007 | |||
| Born |
23 December 1969 Furuflaten, Norway | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Other occupation | Teacher | ||
| Domestic | |||
| Years | League | Role | |
| ? – ? | 1. divisjon | Assistant referee | |
| 2007–2013 | Eliteserien | Assistant referee | |
| ? – 2013 | Allsvenskan | Assistant referee | |
| International | |||
| Years | League | Role | |
| 1997–2013 | FIFA Listed | Assistant referee | |
Personal life
editSteinlund is from Furuflaten, Norway.[1] She has worked as a teacher at Bardufoss High School.[2] Her husband is Swedish.[3]
Career
editDomestic career
editIn 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
editIn 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]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Hege skal dømme Odd – Godset". Dagbladet (in Norwegian). 16 July 2007. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Hege (43) satt fastklemt i en krasjet bil og så beinsplintene gjennom buksa". Nordlys (in Norwegian). 13 December 2013. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Legger flagget på hylla". Troms Folkeblad (in Norwegian). 25 July 2013. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
- ^ a b "Nå slipper hun hetsen". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). 4 December 2013. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
- ^ "FOTBALL-VM: MENNENE FÅR FAIR PLAY-BANK AV KVINNENE". Verdens Gang (in Norwegian). 8 July 2019. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
- ^ "Nå slipper hun hetsen". Aftenbladet (in Norwegian). 4 December 2013. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
- ^ "Nær døden etter bilulykke". Dagbladet (in Norwegian). 4 May 2004. Retrieved 26 April 2020.