Øssur Hansen

Øssur Hansen

Personal information
Date of birth	7 January 1971 (1971-01-07) (age 40)
Place of birth	Toftir, Faroe Islands
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1989-1991	B68 Toftir	?	(8)
1992-1993	B68	34	(17)
1994	Vejle BK	?	(0)
1994-1996	B68	39	(6)
1996	Herning Fremad	?	(?)
1997	B68	7	(0)
1997	GÍ Gøta	9	(6)
1998	B68	17	(6)
1999	B36 Tórshavn	16	(4)
2000-2001	B68	28	(7)
2001-2002	B93 København	?	(?)
2003-2010	B68	157	(27)
National team
1992-2002	Faroe Islands	51	(2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 29 August 2010. † Appearances (Goals).

Øssur Hansen (born 7 January 1971) is a Faroese football midfielder/defender who currently played for B68 Toftir in the Faroese Premier League.^[1] Hansen is amongst the 10 most capped players of the Faroe Islands national team with 51 matches.^[2]

Club career

He has played most of his career with B68 Toftir, but has also played with GÍ Gøta, B36 Tórshavn and a number of smaller Danish Clubs.

International career

Øssur Hansen made his debut for the Faroe Islands in May 1992 against Norway. He played 51 senior international matches scoring 2 goals, his last match was the famous October 2002 1-2 loss against Germany in Hanover.

He has scored two international goals, both of which proved indispensable; a penalty equalizer in a 2-1 victory away to Malta on 30 April 1997 and, most famously, a stunning free kick equalizer deep in injury time in a 2-2 draw against Slovenia on 3 September 2000. He is the sixth most capped player for the Faroe Islands national side.

International goals

Scores and results list Faroe Islands' goal tally first.

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	30 April 1997	Ta' Qali Stadium, Ta' Qali, Malta	Malta	1-1	2-1	1998 WC Qualification
2	3 September 2000	Svangaskarð, Toftir, Faroe Islands	Slovenia	2-2	2-2	2002 WC Qualification

References

1. ^ FaroeSoccer.com
2. ^ Football.fo

• FaroeSoccer.com
• Football.fo

External links

• Profile on the B68 Toftir website

Persondata
Name	Hansen, Ossur
Alternative names
Short description	footballer
Date of birth	7 January 1971
Place of birth	Toftir, Faroe Islands
Date of death
Place of death