Alan Hansen

Alan Hansen

Hansen playing for Liverpool in 1981
Personal information
Full name	Alan David Hansen[1]
Date of birth	(1955-06-13) 13 June 1955 (age 69)
Place of birth	Sauchie, Scotland
Position(s)	Centre back
Youth career
	Sauchie Juniors
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1973–1977	Partick Thistle	86	(10)
1977–1991	Liverpool	434	(8)
Total		520	(18)
National team
1975–1976	Scotland U23	3	(0)
1979–1987	Scotland	26	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Alan David Hansen (born 13 June 1955) is a Scottish former footballer and BBC television football pundit. He played as a central defender. He played for Partick Thistle, Liverpool and the Scotland national team. He co-hosted Match of the Day from 1992 to 2014.^[2]

Hansen was born in Sauchie, Clackmannanshire.

Honours

Partick Thistle

• Scottish First Division: 1975–76]

Liverpool

• First Division: 1978–79, 1979–80, 1981–82, 1982–83, 1983–84, 1985–86, 1987–88, 1989–90
• FA Cup: 1985–86, 1988–89
• League Cup: 1980–81, 1981–82, 1982–83, 1983–84
• FA Charity Shield: 1977 (shared), 1979, 1980, 1982, 1986 (shared), 1989
• Football League Super Cup: 1986
• European Cup: 1977–78, 1980–81, 1983–84
• UEFA Super Cup: 1977

Individual

• PFA First Division Team of the Year: 1981–82, 1982–83, 1983–84, 1986–87, 1987–88, 1989–90
• PFA Team of the Century (1907 to 2007):
  • Team of the Century (1977–1996)
  • Overall Team of the Century
• English Football Hall of Fame: 2006
• Scottish Football Hall of Fame: 2007
• Football League 100 Legends

References

1. "Alan Hansen". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
2. "This much I know: Alan Hansen". The Guardian. 4 July 2010. Retrieved 12 July 2014.

Other websites

• Alan Hansen – FIFA competition record (archived)
• Alan Hansen – UEFA competition record (archive)