Asbjørn Hansen, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Norwegian association football player
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Place of Birth: Sarpsborg, Eastern Norway, Norway
About Asbjørn Hansen
- Asbjørn Hansen (29 May 1930 – 25 March 2017) was a Norwegian football goalkeeper who played for Sparta and Sarpsborg.
- He is regarded as one of Norway's best goalkeepers of all time, and was first-choice goalkeeper for the Norway national team through most of the 1950s.Hansen made his senior debut for Sparta in 1948, and was a member of the Sparta team that won the Norwegian Football Cup in 1952.
- At the time of his death, he was the last surviving member from the cup-winning team.
- In 1958, following Sparta's relegation from the Norwegian Main League the previous year, Hansen joined city rivals Sarpsborg FK, where he played until his retirement from top-level football in 1962.on 25 June 1952, Hansen made his debut for the Norwegian national team in a friendly against Yugoslavia, and he remained first-choice goalkeeper throughout most of the next decade, playing his last international in 1961.
- In total, he won 52 caps for Norway.
- Only Erik Thorstvedt (97 caps) and Thomas Myhre (56 caps) have played more matches for Norway as goalkeeper.
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