Carl Hansen (footballer)
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Carl Vilhelm "Skoma'r" Hansen,[1] simply known as Carl "Skoma'r" (17 May 1898 – 19 May 1978), was a Danish association football player and coach. He played in the forward position, and won the Danish championship with Boldklubben 1903 before moving abroad to play for Scottish club Rangers F.C. as the first professional player in Danish football history. With Rangers, he won four Scottish championships. Hansen played seven games and scored three goals for the Denmark national football team, and was a part of the Denmark team at the 1920 Summer Olympics. As a coach, he managed a number of Danish teams and won the Danish championship with AB.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Carl William Hansen | ||
Date of birth | (1898-05-07)7 May 1898 | ||
Place of birth | Copenhagen, Denmark | ||
Date of death | 19 May 1978(1978-05-19) (aged 80) | ||
Place of death | Copenhagen, Denmark | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1915 | ØB | ||
1915–1921 | B 1903 | 22 | (14) |
1921–1925 | Rangers | 23 | (14) |
1927–1928 | B 1903 | ||
International career | |||
1918–1921 | Denmark | 7 | (3) |
Managerial career | |||
1933 | BK Fremad Amager | ||
AB | |||
1941–1943 | B93 | ||
1943–1948 | B 1903 | ||
1949–1952 | B93 | ||
1952 | Denmark | ||
1962 | BK Frem | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Skoma'r was a nickname he got after his father's profession as a shoemaker (da:Skomager), and he was most commonly known in Denmark as Carl Skoma'r.[2] He was the older brother of Danish international Henry Hansen.