Steve Hagen (American football)

Steve Hagen
Personal information
Born: (1961-09-15) September 15, 1961 (age 63)
Thousand Oaks, California
Career information
College:California Lutheran
Career history
As a coach:
  • Illinois (1984)
    Graduate assistant
  • Kansas (1985–1986)
    Graduate assistant
  • Northern Arizona (1987–1988)
    Wide receivers coach/tight ends coach
  • Notre Dame (1989–1990)
    Wide receivers coach
  • Kent State (1991)
    Quarterbacks coach
  • Nevada (1992–1993)
    Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach
  • UNLV (1994–1995)
    Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach
  • Wartburg (1996)
    Head coach
  • San Jose State (1997–1998)
    Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach
  • California (1999–2000)
    Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach
  • Cleveland Browns (2001–2003)
    Tight ends coach
  • Cleveland Browns (2004)
    Quarterbacks coach
  • Fresno State (2006)
    Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach
  • North Carolina (2007–2008)
    Tight ends coach
  • Cleveland Browns (2009–2012)
    Tight ends coach
  • New York Jets (2013–2014)
    Tight ends coach
  • New York Jets (2015)
    Assistant special teams coach
  • Seattle Dragons (2020)
    Tight ends coach/Assistant special teams
  • Guelfi Firenze (2021)
    Head coach
  • NFL Academy (2023)
    Head coach

Steve Hagen (born September 15, 1961) is an American football coach. He served as an assistant coach for the Cleveland Browns and New York Jets.[1][2]

Hagen has coached football in eleven states and three countries, holding twenty jobs at twelve colleges, two NFL teams, and one XFL team. He began his international coaching journey in 2021 by accepting the head coaching position of Guelfi Firenze of the Italian Football League. In 2023, Hagen was appointed head coach of the NFL Academy, the NFL’s international talent development program based in the United Kingdom.[3][4][5]

  1. ^ "Hagen's navigated nomadic coaching course". Espn.com. June 12, 2007. Retrieved July 13, 2018.
  2. ^ Shpigel, Ben (August 9, 2013). "Family Adapts to Coach's Nomadic Career". The New York Times. Retrieved July 13, 2018.
  3. ^ Shpigel, Ben (August 9, 2013). "Family Adapts to Coach's Nomadic Career". The New York Times.
  4. ^ "Steve Hagen is the new head coach of Guelfi Firenze". www.guelfifirenze.it. March 11, 2021.
  5. ^ "NFL Academy UK appoints Steve Hagen as head coach". www.nfl.com. May 1, 2023.