1992-1993 B68 Position Midfielder 1989-1991 B68 Toftir Height 1.78 m | Years Team Role Football player Playing position Name Ossur Hansen | |
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Date of birth (1971-01-07) 7 January 1971 (age 45) | ||
Place of birth Toftir, Faroe Islands | ||
Fantastic freekick by ssur hansen
Øssur Hansen (born 7 January 1971) is a Faroese football midfielder/defender who currently played for B68 Toftir in the Faroese Premier League. Hansen is amongst the 10 most capped players of the Faroe Islands national team with 51 matches.
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Club career
He has played most of his career with B68 Toftir, but has also played with GÍ Gøta, B36 Tórshavn and a number of smaller Danish Clubs.
International career
Øssur Hansen made his debut for the Faroe Islands in May 1992 against Norway. He played 51 senior international matches scoring 2 goals, his last match was the famous October 2002 1-2 loss against Germany in Hanover.
He has scored two international goals, both of which proved indispensable; a penalty equalizer in a 2-1 victory away to Malta on 30 April 1997 and, most famously, a stunning free kick equalizer deep in injury time in a 2-2 draw against Slovenia on 3 September 2000. He is the sixth most capped player for the Faroe Islands national side.