Øssur Hansen

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]

Øssur Hansen
Hansen playing for B68 Toftir against FC Suðuroy in 2010.
Personal information
Date of birth (1971-01-07) 7 January 1971
Place of birth Toftir, Faroe Islands
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) 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

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.
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
130 April 1997Ta' Qali Stadium, Ta' Qali, Malta Malta1-12-11998 WC Qualification
23 September 2000Svangaskarð, Toftir, Faroe Islands Slovenia2-22-22002 WC Qualification

References
  1. FaroeSoccer.com
  2. Football.fo Archived 28 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine


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