Henrik Hansen (footballer)

Henrik Hansen

Personal information
Full name	Henrik Hallenberg Hansen
Date of birth	(1979-07-28) 28 July 1979 (age 45)
Place of birth	Denmark
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Brøndby IF
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1997–2002	Næstved IF	130	(—)
2002–2004	Esbjerg fB	31	(0)
2004–2006	SønderjyskE	49	(7)
2007–2008	Horsens	45	(17)
2008–2011	OB	61	(5)
2010–2011	→ SønderjyskE (loan)	24	(1)
2011–2015	SønderjyskE	100	(9)
Total		440	(39)
International career
1997	Denmark U-19	4	(0)
Managerial career
2015–2017	SønderjyskE (youth)
2017–2018	SønderjyskE (assistant)
2018–2021	OB (assistant)
2021–2022	SønderjyskE
2024-	Brøndby (assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Henrik Hallenberg Hansen (born 28 July 1979) is a Danish former professional football midfielder. He is currently an assistant coach of Danish Superliga club Brøndby IF.

Club career

Hansen joined AC Horsens in the winter of 2007 and made an immediate impact on the team. AC Horsens, until then known as a defensive team with little offensive force was added much creativity with Hansen, and during his first year in the club he scored 11 Danish Superliga goals. On 18 December 2007, his performance was rewarded with a call-up for the Denmark national football team.

Hansen has previously played for Næstved IF, Esbjerg fB and SønderjyskE. On 14 July 2008, Hansen signed a 3+1⁄2-year contract with OB.

Coaching career

Hansen ended his career at SønderjyskE in June 2015 and was immediately hired as a 'A+ coach': a coach who is responsible for the talent setup out in their respective clubs. Hansen was promoted to the first team management in January 2017, as an assistant manager to Claus Nørgaard.^[1]

In April 2018 it was confirmed, that Hansens would join OB as an assistant manager from the beginning of the new 2018-19 season.^[2] In December 2021, Hansen was appointed new manager at his former club, SønderjyskE. He signed a contract until June 2024.^[3] He did not manage to save the club from relegation, and in the following season the club' results were inconsistent, and he was sacked in November 2022.^[4]

On June 4, 2024 Hansen was appointed as a new assistant coach at Brøndby IF, to replace Martin Retov who left the club to head AC Horsens. ^[5]

References

1. Henrik Hansen ny assistent i SønderjyskE, bold.dk, 12 January 2017
2. Henrik Hansen bliver ny assistenttræner i OB, tv2fyn.dk, 18 April 2018
3. HENRIK HANSEN OG NIELS LODBERG SKAL STÅ I SPIDSEN FOR SØNDERJYSKE, soenderjyske.dk, 16 December 2021
4. Officielt: Sønderjyske fyrer trænerduo, bold.dk, 5 November 2017
5. "Henrik Hansen tiltræder som ny assistenttræner". 4 June 2024.

External links

• Henrik Hansen national team profile at the Danish Football Association (in Danish)
• Henrik Hansen at DR (in Danish) (archived)

Sporting positions
Preceded by Ólafur Ingi Skúlason	SønderjyskE captain 2011–2015	Succeeded by Pierre Kanstrup