Abraham Løkin Hansen

Football player infobox


playername = Abraham Løkin
fullname = Abraham Løkin Hansen
nickname =
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1959|6|16
cityofbirth = Fuglafjørður
countryofbirth = Faroe Islands
height =
currentclub = retired
clubnumber =
position = midfielder
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 1976-1980 1981 1982-1984 1985 1986 1987-1988 1989 1989-1990 1990-1991 1992-1993 1993-1994 1994 1995-1996 1996-1998 1999 2000-2002
clubs = ÍF Fuglafjørður IK Sleipner NSÍ Runavík Odense BK NSÍ B36 Tórshavn ÍF BK Frem ÍF B68 Toftir US Boulogne ÍF B68 NSÍ ÍF NSÍ
caps(goals) = 28 (6) ? (?) 5 (0) 15 (0) 9 (1) 4 (1) 8 (0)
nationalyears = 1988-1994
nationalteam = Faroe Islands
nationalcaps(goals) = 22 (0)
pcupdate = 11 October 2007
ntupdate = 11 October 2007

Abraham Løkin (born Abraham Hansen 16 June 1959, Fuglafjørður, Faroe Islands) is a former Faroe Islands football (soccer) player.

In November 2003, to celebrate UEFA's jubilee, he was selected by the Faroe Islands Football Association as the country's Golden Player - the greatest player of the last 50 years. [http://www.uefa.com/uefa/news/Kind=256/newsId=130150.html]

Club career

He is Fuglafjørður's most famous player, serving his local team for many years. He also had spells in Sweden, Denmark and France as well as at Faroe club teams NSÍ Runavík and B68.

International career

Løkin made his debut in an August 1988 friendly match against Iceland, the country's first FIFA-recognized match. He was a regular for the Faroe Islands in their first competitive years, earning a total of 22 caps (38 including unofficial matches). He played his last international match in September 1994 against Greece. [ [http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/far-recintlp.html Faroe Islands - Record International Players] - RSSSF]

External links

* [http://www.uefa.com/uefa/history/associationweeks/association=51218/newsId=149365.html - Faroe Islands' Golden Player]
* [http://www.b68.fo/?id=308 - Abraham Løkin's profile on the B68 Toftir website] (Faroese)

References