Harald Hansen (footballer)

Harald Hansen

Hansen with Denmark at the 1912 Summer Olympics
Personal information
Full name	Harald Hansen
Date of birth	(1884-03-14)14 March 1884
Place of birth	Copenhagen, Denmark
Date of death	10 May 1927(1927-05-10) (aged 43)
Place of death	Aarhus, Denmark
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1899–1916	B.93	117	(45)
International career
1908–1912	Denmark	7	(0)
Medal record Men's Football 1908 London Team Competition 1912 Stockholm Team Competition
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Harald Hansen (14 March 1884 – 10 May 1927) was a Danish amateur football (soccer) player, who played as a defender for the Denmark national football team, with whom he won silver medals at the 1908 and 1912 Summer Olympics. He played his entire club career for Copenhagen club B 93.

Career

Hansen took part in the first official Danish national team game, played at the 1908 Summer Olympics. He played all Denmark's three matches at the tournament, as the team won silver medals. Four years later, Hansen played all three Danish matches at the 1912 Olympics. In the semi-finals against the Netherlands, Hansen scored an own goal, as Denmark won 4–1. Like in 1908, Denmark met Great Britain in the final, and once more they won silver medals. Hansen ended his national team career after the 1912 Olympics, having played seven national team games.

External links

• Harald Hansen national team profile at the Danish Football Association (in Danish)
• Harald Hansen at databaseOlympics.com (archived)
• Harald Hansen at Olympics.com