Harold Hansen
Harold
Hansen

Born
24 May 1946
Age
77
Birthplace
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Height
170 cm
Where they grew up
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
TEAM HONOURS (4)

Bio

Harold Hansen

Harold R. Hansen... soccer family (father Bill)... his father was born in Norway...

represented Canada in FIFA World Cup Qualifiers, Olympic Qualifiers and the Pan American Games... was part of the first Canadian team to feature in Olympic Qualifiers in 1967... Canada’s top goalscorer in 1967 across Olympic Qualifiers and Pan American Games (four goals in seven international matches)... made 10 international appearances from 1967 to 1968 with Canada Soccer's Men’s National Team, including two international “A” appearances… was briefly Canada’s joint all-time leader with eight career international appearances after he featured in all eight Canada international matches in 1967 (the five joint leaders were Jim Baird, Jim Berry, Bob DiLuca, Harold Hansen and Karl Kauck)...

a three-time Canada Soccer National Championships winner (Challenge Trophy in 1966, 1974 and 1983)... and one-time Western Canada Soccer League winner (1969)... helped Calgary Springer Kickers become the first Alberta club to win the national title in 52 years (after Calgary Hillhurst FC in 1922)... in 1983, his Vancouver Firefighters FC team were named Sports BC Team of the Year...

For Country

represented Canada in 1967 Olympic Qualifying for México 1968... finished fourth with Canada at the V Pan American Games Winnipeg 1967... he was 22 years old when he made his debut for Canada at the national A level (20 October 1968)... represented Canada in 1968 CONCACAF / FIFA World Cup Qualifiers for Mexico 1970...

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