Full name Michael Hansen Name Michael Hansen Position Midfielder 1987–1989 B 1901 Weight 84 kg | Years Team Height 1.81 m Playing position Role Football player Manages FC Vestsjaelland | |
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Date of birth (1971-09-22) 22 September 1971 (age 44) Place of birth Nykobing Falster, Denmark Team coached FC Vestsjaelland (Manager, since 2014) | ||
Michael Hansen (born September 22, 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 relagtion from the Danish Superliga. Following af poor start to the 2015-16 Danish 1st Division he was sacked on 1 September 2015.