Hans á Lag


Hans á Lag is a Faroese sportsman. He is a former football player, former badminton player and former handball player. Hans á Lag used to have another lastname, which was Jacobsen.

Football career

He has played as a defender for HB Tórshavn in the best division of the Faroe Islands since 1991. He has played with HB Tórshavn since he was a boy.

UEFA matches

Hans á Lag has played some UEFA matches for HB Tórshavn. On 8 August 1996 he played against Dinamo Batumi. HB Tórshavn lost 0-6. On 13 July 2010 he played with HB Tórshavn against FC Red Bull Salzburg, which they lost 0-5. HB Tórshavn won their home match against FC Red Bull Salzburg, but Hans á Lag did not play that match, he was an unused substitute.
On 13 July 2011 he played with HB Tórshavn in UEFA Champions League against Malmö FF. Malmö FF won the match 2-1.

Honours

Hans á Lag won the Faroe Islands Football Championships six times while playing for HB Tórshavn in 1998, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2009 and 2010.
He won the Faroe Islands Cup three times: 1995, 1998 and 2004.

Badminton career

Hans á Lag played badminton earlier with Havnar Badmintonfelag from Tórshavn, and he won the Faroese National Badminton Championships several times.
Hans á Lag has played handball for Kyndil. He played as goalkeeper. He won several medals for Kyndil when he was a child, and he also won the Faroese Championship in handball with Kyndil when he played for the best team in the Men's division. He played 133 matches and scored 27 goals for Kyndil.