Sophus Hansen

Sophus Hansen

Personal information
Full name	Sofus Peter Hansen
Date of birth	November 16, 1889
Place of birth	Denmark
Date of death
Place of death	Copenhagen, Denmark
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Youth career
	Boldklubben Frem
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1906-1921	Boldklubben Frem	160	(0)
International career
1911-1920	Denmark	31	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Olympic medal record
Men’s Football
	1912 Stockholm	Team competition

Danish soccer team at the 1912 Olympics, from left: Anthon Olsen, Sophus "Krølben" Nielsen, Harald Hansen, Paul Berth, Poul "Tist" Nielsen, Sophus Hansen, Nils Middelboe, Charles Buchwald, Oskar Nielsen, Emil Jørgensen, Vilhelm Wolfhagen.

Sophus Peter Hansen (November 16, 1889 – February 19, 1962) was a Danish amateur football (soccer) player and referee. He won a silver medal with the Denmark national football team at the 1912 Summer Olympics. He also participated with the Danish team at the 1920 Summer Olympics.

Born in Copenhagen, he played his entire career as a goalkeeper for local club Boldklubben Frem. He made his national team debut in 1911, and was the first player to reach 25 caps for the Danish national team. He played a record-setting 31 Danish national team games, before ending his national team career in 1920. The record was broken by Poul "Tist" Nielsen in October 1923.

In his civil life Hansen was employed, at first as a stonemason, and later as an insurance man. In the years 1922-1934 excelled as a football referee refereeing about 20 internationals. In the 1930 Mitropa Cup Hansen refereed both the semifinals and both legs of the final between Sparta Prague and Rapid Vienna. Hansen was also a respected football jurist.

He died in February 1962, while living at Østerbro in Copenhagen.

Bibliography

Autobiography

• Sophus Målmand, 1949

External links

• Danish national team profile