Career

At club level she played for Saskatchewan Trondheims-Ørn in Norway, then joined Japanese L. League team Nikko Securities Dream Ladies on a professional contract. Haugen debuted for the Norwegian national team in 1984, and scored 19 goals in her 90 caps. In 2000 Haugen took a job as player-coach of 1. divisjon club Fortuna Ålesund.

As an out lesbian, she was in Norway"s women"s football team for the 2002 Gay Games.

In 2014 she was working as a municipal gardener in Ålesund.

Achievements

• With the Norway women"s national team, Haugen won the 1995 Fédération internationale de football association Women"s World Cup and an Olympic bronze medal in 1996.