Michael Hansen (footballer)

Michael Hansen
Personal information
Full name	Michael Hansen
Date of birth	22 September 1971 (age 53)
Place of birth	Nykøbing Falster, Denmark
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
	B 1921
	B 1901
Senior career*
Years	Team
1987–1989	B 1901
1989–1990	Næstved IF
1991–1996	Silkeborg IF
1996–1998	OB
1999–2000	NAC Breda
2000–2003	Esbjerg fB
2003–2005	FC Midtjylland
2006–2007	Silkeborg IF
International career
1987–1988	Denmark U17
1988–1991	Denmark U19
1990–1993	Denmark U21
1995–2003	Danish League XI
Managerial career
2007	Skive IK (assistant)
2008–2013	Skive IK
2013–2014	FC Vestsjælland (assistant)
2014–2015	FC Vestsjælland
2018–2019	Silkeborg IF
2020–	FC Fredericia
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Michael Hansen (born 22 September 1971) is a Danish former professional football player, who played in the midfielder position. He played 40 games and scored two goals for various Danish youth national teams, and competed with the Denmark national under-21 football team at the 1992 Summer Olympics. He played for a number of Danish teams, including Silkeborg IF, Odense Boldklub, Esbjerg fB, and FC Midtjylland. He ended his playing career in 2006.

As a youngster he played for B1938. He shifted to B1901 - Nykøbing in 1985, where he immediately showed his skills. He was offered a professional contract a few years later and made his debut in the first team when he was only 16. When he was 18 he joined Næstved a team in the Danish Superliga.

He was the manager of the 1. division club Skive from 2008 to 2013.

He replaced Ove Pedersen as manager of FC Vestsjælland on 1 July 2014. His first season as manager of FC Vestsjælland ended in relegation from the Danish Superliga. Following af poor start to the 2015-16 Danish 1st Division he was sacked on 1 September 2015.

In August 2018 he became manager of Silkeborg IF until the end of the 2018-19-season. In August 2020 he was named new manager of FC Fredericia.