Allan Hansen (DBU)
Allan Nørager Hansen (born 27 February 1949 in Bogense, Denmark) is a Danish sports leader, and between 2002 and 2014 he has been chairman of the Danish Football Association (DBU).
 Hansen in June 2011. (Photo: Lars Schmidt) | |||
| Full name | Allan Nørager Hansen | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
27 February 1949 Bogense, Denmark | ||
He was a skilled mason and a policeman. Since 1971 he has been employed by the Danish police.
He became in 1997 president of Funen Football Association (Fyns Boldspil-Union) and also member of the DBU Board. In February 2002, Allan Hansen was one of two candidates for the presidency of DBU after Poul Hyldgaard retired after 11 years as chairman. Allan Hansen won with 92 votes against his opponent, then Vice-President Henning R. Jensens 46 votes.
On 1 March 2014, he was succeeded by Jesper Møller. This came after he announced in June 2013 that he did not want re-election.[1]
References
- Berendt, Lars (31 August 2013). "Jesper Møller er formandskandidat". Dansk Boldspil-Union (in Danish). Retrieved 24 February 2014.
External links
- Allan Hansen profile at DBU at the Wayback Machine (archived 2015-09-24) (in Danish)
- Allan Nørager Hansen referee profile at Soccerway
- Allan Nørager Hansen referee profile at SoccerPunter.com