Edvin Hansen

Edvin Hansen
Personal information
Full name	Jens Peter Edvin Hansen
Date of birth	21 January 1920
Place of birth	Køge, Denmark
Date of death	30 March 1990 (aged 70)
Place of death	Køge, Denmark
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team
1938–1946	Køge Boldklub
1946–1947	Grimsby Town
1947–1952	Køge Boldklub
International career
1948–1951	Denmark
Managerial career
1974–1978	Køge Boldklub
Medal record
Men's football
Representing Denmark
Olympic Games
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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]

Club career

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

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

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

Honours

Player

Denmark

Olympic Bronze Medal: 1948^[9]

Manager

Køge Boldklub

1st Division: 1975^[8]

References

^ ^a ^b "A-landsholdspillere – Edvin Hansen (202)". Haslund. Archived from the original on 27 January 2021. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
^ "Edvin Hansen". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
^ ^a ^b "Edvin Hansen". Olympedia. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
^ "GRIMSBY TOWN : 1946/47 - 2009/10". Neil Brown. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
^ Lamming, Douglas (1985). A who's who of Grimsby Town AFC : 1890-1985. Beverley: Hutton. ISBN 978-0907033349.
^ 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.
^ "Finland – Denmark 0:3 (Friendlies 1948, June)". Worldfootball. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
^ ^a ^b Møller, Per (16 November 2020). "Tilbageblik: 45 år siden anden DM-titel". Køge Boldklub (in Danish). Retrieved 19 June 2022.
^ "Herrernes OL-hold fra 1948". DBU (in Danish). Archived from the original on 18 June 2022. Retrieved 18 June 2022.

[haslund-1] "A-landsholdspillere – Edvin Hansen (202)". Haslund. Archived from the original on 27 January 2021. Retrieved 19 June 2022.

[Hugman-2] "Edvin Hansen". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 9 January 2019.

[olympedia-3] "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.

[mestre-8] 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.

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