Øssur Hansen


Øssur Hansen is a Faroese football midfielder/defender who currently played for B68 Toftir in the Faroese Premier League. Hansen is amongst the 10 most capped players of the Faroe Islands national team with 51 matches.

Club career

He has played most of his career with B68 Toftir, but has also played with GÍ Gøta, B36 Tórshavn and a number of smaller Danish Clubs.

International career

Øssur Hansen made his debut for the Faroe Islands in May 1992 against Norway. He played 51 senior international matches scoring 2 goals, his last match was the famous October 2002 1-2 loss against Germany in Hanover.
He has scored two international goals, both of which proved indispensable; a penalty equalizer in a 2-1 victory away to Malta on 30 April 1997 and, most famously, a stunning free kick equalizer deep in injury time in a 2-2 draw against Slovenia on 3 September 2000. He is the sixth most capped player for the Faroe Islands national side.

International goals

#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
130 April 1997Ta' Qali Stadium, Ta' Qali, Malta1-12-11998 WC Qualification
23 September 2000Svangaskarð, Toftir, Faroe Islands2-22-22002 WC Qualification