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Alan Hansen
Alan David Hansen MBE is a Scottish former footballer and BBC television football pundit. Regarded as one of the greatest defenders of all time, he enjoyed a highly decorated playing career, winning eight First Division titles, three European Cups, two FA Cups, four League Cups, and several other honours with Liverpool during their dominant era from the late 1970s until the late 1980s. He also rep…
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Born 13 June 1955 · Q374189
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2026· 1 entry
2024· 1 entry
On 9 June 2024, Liverpool FC issued a press release expressing support for Hansen who was seriously ill in hospital.
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2010· 2 entries
Hansen said that each of the funerals that he attended after Hillsborough got harder
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“The emotional scars will be there forever,”
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2007· 3 entries
Won award: Scottish Football Hall of Fame (2007).
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Hansen said that Maradona was "without a shadow of a doubt the best player I came up against
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“without a shadow of a doubt the best player I came up against. He was virtually unplayable – even at 18.”
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2006· 1 entry
Won award: English Football Hall of Fame (2006).
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1995· 1 entry
To manage Manchester City, following the sacking of Brian Horton
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1994· 1 entry
“the Argentine defender warrants shooting for a mistake like that”
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1992· 1 entry
Following the sacking of Eoin Hand, but he turned it down
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1991· 1 entry
“s most-watched football show. The 58-year-old former Scotland and Liverpool defender retired from the game in 1991, becoming a BBC pundit one year later. Figure caption, You can”
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1990· 2 entries
Won award: PFA Team of the Year (1989–90).
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Won: Football League First Division with Liverpool (1989–90).
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1989· 2 entries
Won: FA Cup with Liverpool (1988–89).
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Won: FA Charity Shield with Liverpool (1989).
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1988· 3 entries
Won award: PFA Team of the Year (1987–88).
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Won: Football League First Division with Liverpool (1987–88).
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Runner-up: FA Cup with Liverpool (1987–88).
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1987· 1 entry
Won award: PFA Team of the Year (1986–87).
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1986· 5 entries
Won: FA Charity Shield with Liverpool (1986).
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Won: FA Cup with Liverpool (1985–86).
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Won: Football League First Division with Liverpool (1985–86).
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Won: Football League Super Cup with Liverpool (1986).
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Liverpool became only the third side in the 20th century to complete a League and FA Cup "double", following Tottenham in 1961 and Arsenal in 1971
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1984· 4 entries
Won: Football League First Division with Liverpool (1983–84).
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Won: European Cup with Liverpool (1983–84).
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Won: Football League Cup with Liverpool (1983–84).
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Won award: PFA Team of the Year (1983–84).
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1983· 4 entries
Won: Football League Cup with Liverpool (1982–83).
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Won: Football League First Division with Liverpool (1982–83).
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Won award: PFA Team of the Year (1982–83).
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Defeating Manchester United 2–1 after extra-time in the final at Wembley
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1982· 6 entries
Won: Football League First Division with Liverpool (1981–82).
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Won award: PFA Team of the Year (1981–82).
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Won: Football League Cup with Liverpool (1981–82).
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Won: FA Charity Shield with Liverpool (1982).
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Surprisingly losing in the quarter-final to CSKA Sofia 2–1 on aggregate
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With a 3–1 win over Tottenham Hotspur, although Hansen missed this victory with injury
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1981· 4 entries
Won: European Cup with Liverpool (1980–81).
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Won: Football League Cup with Liverpool (1980–81).
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Liverpool defeating Real Madrid 1–0 at the Parc des Princes in Paris on 27 May
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Defeating West Ham United 2–1 in a replay at Villa Park
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1980· 2 entries
Won: FA Charity Shield with Liverpool (1980).
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Won: Football League First Division with Liverpool (1979–80).
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1979· 3 entries
Won: FA Charity Shield with Liverpool (1979).
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Won: Football League First Division with Liverpool (1978–79).
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Played for Scotland men's national football team (1979–1987) — 26 appearances, 0 goals.
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1978· 1 entry
Won: European Cup with Liverpool (1977–78).
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1977· 4 entries
Won: UEFA Super Cup with Liverpool (1977).
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Won: FA Charity Shield with Liverpool (1977).
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Retired at the end of the 1982–83 season and was replaced as manager by long-serving coach Joe Fagan
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Played for Liverpool F.C. (1977–1991) — 434 appearances, 8 goals.
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1976· 1 entry
Won: Scottish First Division with Partick Thistle (1975–76).
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1973· 1 entry
Played for Partick Thistle F.C. (1973–1977) — 86 appearances, 6 goals.
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1955· 1 entry
Born 1955-06-13.
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