- Øssur Hansen
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Øssur Hansen Personal information Date of birth 7 January 1971 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]
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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
External links
Categories:- 1971 births
- Living people
- Faroese footballers
- Faroe Islands international footballers
- B36 Tórshavn players
- B68 Toftir players
- European football biography stubs
- Faroese people stubs
- Faroese sport stubs
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