Rune Pedersen is a former football referee, representing SK Sprint-Jeløy. He was regarded as the best match official in Norway

Norway

Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...

 during the 1990s, and won the Kniksen award

Kniksen award

The Kniksen award , established in 1990, acclaims the best players in the Norwegian football premiership. The award is named after the legendary Norwegian football player Roald Jensen, nicknamed "Kniksen".-Category A:...

 for "Referee of the year" 10 times between 1990 and 2000. Only Roy Helge Olsen

Roy Helge Olsen

Roy Helge Olsen is a Norwegian football referee from Trondheim, representing Flekkerøy IL from Kristiansand. He started as a referee in 1979 and was a referee in FIFA from 1992 to 2002. He has refereed over 30 national matches at different age groups, both men and women, in addition to 28 matches...

 stood in the way of Pedersen winning the award 10 times in a row, with his win in 1993. Rune Pedersen also won the Kniksen's honour award in 1998. Pedersen is currently the Head of Referees for the Football Association of Norway

Football Association of Norway

The Football Association of Norway is the governing body of football in Norway. Current FIFA World Champions It was formed in 1902 and organises the men's and women's national teams, as well as the Norwegian Premier League.The team are enjoying their best ever spell thanks to World Player of the...

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