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Bjarne Hansen (footballer, born 1929)

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Bjarne Hansen
Personal information
Date of birth (1929-05-27)27 May 1929
Place of birth Oslo, Norway
Date of death 16 January 2023(2023-01-16) (aged 93)
Place of death Oslo, Norway
Position(s) Centre-back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1947–1964 Vålerenga 158 (1)
International career
1953–1958 Norway B 8 (0)
1957–1958 Norway 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Bjarne Hansen (27 May 1929 – 16 January 2023)[1] was a Norwegian footballer who played as a centre-back.

Hansen spent his entire club career at Vålerenga, where he played 158 matches in the Norwegian top league between 1948 and 1964, scoring one goal.[1] He was a member of the Vålerenga side that finished second in the 1948–49 season, winning the silver medal: the club's first-ever league medal. At the time of his death, Hansen was the last surviving member of that team.[1] He also played three times for the Norway national team in 1957 and 1958.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Bjarne «Bamse» Hansen er død, Vålerenga Fotball (17 January 2023). Retrieved 17 January 2023.
  2. ^ "Bjarne Hansen". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
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