Jens Peter Edvin Hansen (21 January 1920 – 30 March 1990), known in England as Edwin Hansen,[2] was a Danish footballer. He was also part of Denmark's squad for the football tournament at the 1948 Summer Olympics, but he did not play in any matches.[3]

Edvin Hansen
Personal information
Full name Jens Peter Edvin Hansen[1]
Date of birth (1920-01-21)21 January 1920
Place of birth Køge, Denmark
Date of death 30 March 1990(1990-03-30) (aged 70)
Place of death Køge, Denmark
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1938–1946 Køge Boldklub
1946–1947 Grimsby Town 1 (0)
1947–1952 Køge Boldklub
International career
1948–1951 Denmark 14 (3)
Managerial career
1974–1978 Køge Boldklub
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Denmark
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1948 London Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

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Hansen mainly played for hometown club Køge Boldklub during his career. He had a one-year stint with Grimsby Town in the First Division, making only one appearance.[4] His performance was skewered with deadly politeness in A Who's Who of Grimsby Town: "Hansen was somewhat out of his depth in an English first division match."[5][6]

International career

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Hansen gained his first cap for Denmark on 15 June 1948 in a 3–0 win against Finland.[7] He was also part of Denmark's squad for the football tournament at the 1948 Summer Olympics which finished third, but he did not play in any matches.[3] He since captained the national team on three occasions.[1]

Managerial career

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Hansen managed Køge Boldklub from 1974 to 1978, miraculously winning the Danish Football Championship in the 1975 season.[8]

Honours

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Player

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Denmark

Manager

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Køge Boldklub

References

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  1. ^ a b "A-landsholdspillere – Edvin Hansen (202)". Haslund. Archived from the original on 27 January 2021. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
  2. ^ "Edvin Hansen". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
  3. ^ a b "Edvin Hansen". Olympedia. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
  4. ^ "GRIMSBY TOWN : 1946/47 - 2009/10". Neil Brown. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
  5. ^ Lamming, Douglas (1985). A who's who of Grimsby Town AFC : 1890-1985. Beverley: Hutton. ISBN 978-0907033349.
  6. ^ Bell, Pat (15 December 2008). "The chequered history of 'foreign' players at Grimsby – Part 1: The cults of Chima, Ivano and the Golden Dude". COD Almight. Archived from the original on 30 July 2016. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
  7. ^ "Finland – Denmark 0:3 (Friendlies 1948, June)". Worldfootball. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
  8. ^ a b Møller, Per (16 November 2020). "Tilbageblik: 45 år siden anden DM-titel". Køge Boldklub (in Danish). Retrieved 19 June 2022.
  9. ^ "Herrernes OL-hold fra 1948". DBU (in Danish). Archived from the original on 18 June 2022. Retrieved 18 June 2022.