Louise Hansen

Louise Hansen (born 4 May 1975) is a Danish retired football player. She is considered the most successful Danish woman footballer ever.[1]

For the Danish badminton player, see Louise Hansen (badminton). For the Danish cyclist, see Louise Hansen (cyclist).
Louise Hansen
Personal information
Date of birth (1975-05-04) 4 May 1975
Place of birth Hørsholm, Denmark
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1995–1996 TSV Siegen
1996–2000 Sportfreunde Siegen
2000–2008 1. FFC Frankfurt
International career
1995–2007 Denmark 98 (5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

She played for Hillerød GI and Rødovre BK in Denmark.[2] In 1995, she started playing for German club TSV Siegen, transferring to rival team 1. FFC Frankfurt in the summer 2001.[3] With Frankfurt she won six German Bundesliga championships, four German Cup trophies, and three UEFA Women's Cups. She ended her footballing career in the summer 2008 after increasing injury problems,[1] in order to concentrate on a career in marketing.[4]

She played 98 games for the Denmark national team from February 1995 to August 2007,[2] and participated in the 1995 and 1999 FIFA World Cups and the 1997 and 2005 UEFA European Championships.[5]

Since the 2006 World Cup, she has led and managed "Girls Wanted", an initiative aimed at attracting girls to football, in cooperation with 1. FFC Frankfurt and the Frankfurt Stadtwerke Verkehrsgesellschaft.[6]

Honours

References
  1. Anne Dot Eggers Nielsen, Nedtælling: Louise Hansen stopper til sommer, 3F, 14 May 2008
  2. Danish national team profile at Danish Football Association
  3. Louise Hansen tilbage på landsholdet, Danish Football Association, 2 October 2001
  4. Louise Hansen - Sportsmarketing - Events
  5. Louise Hansen – FIFA competition record (archived)
  6. Girls Wanted - Wir Über Uns Archived 2010-04-27 at the Wayback Machine


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