Michael Hansen (footballer)

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Michael Hansen
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Personal information
Full name Michael Hansen
Date of birth (1971-09-22) 22 September 1971 (age 51)
Place of birth Nykøbing Falster, Denmark
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
B 1921
B 1901
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1987–1989 B 1901
1989–1990 Næstved IF
1991–1996 Silkeborg IF 184 (33)
1996–1998 OB 58 (8)
1999–2000 NAC Breda 29 (3)
2000–2003 Esbjerg fB 83
2003–2005 FC Midtjylland 84 (9)
2006–2007 Silkeborg IF 31 (6)
International career
1987–1988 Denmark U17 8 (0)
1988–1991 Denmark U19 16 (1)
1990–1993 Denmark U21 16 (1)
1995–2003 Danish League XI 4 (1)
Managerial career
2007 Skive IK (assistant)
2008–2013 Skive IK
2013–2014 FC Vestsjælland (assistant)
2014–2015 FC Vestsjælland
2018–2019 Silkeborg IF
2020– FC Fredericia
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Michael Hansen (born 22 September 1971) is a Danish former professional football player, who played in the midfielder position. He played 40 games and scored two goals for various Danish youth national teams, and competed with the Denmark national under-21 football team at the 1992 Summer Olympics. He played for a number of Danish teams, including Silkeborg IF, Odense Boldklub, Esbjerg fB, and FC Midtjylland. He ended his playing career in 2006.

As a youngster he played for B1938. He shifted to B1901 - Nykøbing in 1985, where he immediately showed his skills. He was offered a professional contract a few years later and made his debut in the first team when he was only 16. When he was 18 he joined Næstved a team in the Danish Superliga.

He was the manager of the 1. division club Skive from 2008 to 2013.

He replaced Ove Pedersen as manager of FC Vestsjælland on 1 July 2014. His first season as manager of FC Vestsjælland ended in relegation from the Danish Superliga. Following af poor start to the 2015-16 Danish 1st Division he was sacked on 1 September 2015.

In August 2018 he became manager of Silkeborg IF until the end of the 2018-19-season. In August 2020 he was named new manager of FC Fredericia.

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