Marcus Hansson (footballer)

Marcus Hansson (born 12 February 1990) is a Swedish footballer who plays as a defender and is currently without a club.[1]

Marcus Hansson
Hansson playing for Gefle IF
Personal information
Date of birth (1990-02-12) 12 February 1990
Place of birth Sweden
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Defender
Youth career
Åbyggeby FK
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006 Brynäs IF
2007–2014 Gefle IF 156 (7)
2008 → Falu FK (loan) 2 (0)
2015 Tromsø 25 (1)
2016–2019 Djurgårdens IF 25 (0)
2018 → IK Frej (loan) 28 (0)
2019 → IF Brommapojkarna (loan) 22 (0)
International career
2006 Sweden U17 3 (0)
2007 Sweden U19 2 (1)
2011 Sweden U21 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 November 2019

Career

Hansson started out playing for Åbyggeby FK before spending one season at lower division Gävle based club Brynäs IF. At the age of 17 he made the move to the local top tier Allsvenskan club Gefle IF where he would stay for seven years and become team captain in 2014.[2][3] After the 2014 Allsvenskan season had ended he was given the most valuable player award by the Gefle fans and signed with Norwegian side Tromsø.[4]

In Norway Hansson was involved in a controversial situation when a rough tackle on Bjørn Helge Riise caused his brother John Arne Riise to lash out against Hansson in the media, comparing the tackle to a criminal act.[5] In February 2016 Djurgårdens IF announced that they had bought Hansson from his Norwegian club with the intention of using him as a central defender in their upcoming season.[3]

International career

Hansson has represented Sweden at the U17, U19 and U21 youth levels.[6][7]

Personal life

Hansson has mixed his career of playing professional football with studying economics at university.[8]

References
  1. "Marcus Hansson". Swedish Football Association. Retrieved 5 January 2012.
  2. "En resa från Åbyggeby till Allsvenskan". Gefle IF. Archived from the original on 15 February 2016. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
  3. "Välkommen till Djurgården Marcus Hansson". Djurgårdens IF. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
  4. "Gefle IF tappar sin lagkapten – Marcus Hansson klar för Tromsö". SvenskaFans.com. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
  5. "Hård kritik mot Marcus Hansson i Norge". Arbetarbladet. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
  6. "Han kan spela för Falu FK". DT. Retrieved 21 November 2012.
  7. "U21-herrlandslagets spelare 2011". Swedish Football Association. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
  8. "Han pendlar mellan planen och plugget". Mitt Gävle. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
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