Carl Hansen (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Carl William Hansen | ||
| Date of birth | 7 May 1898 | ||
| Place of birth | Copenhagen, Denmark | ||
| Date of death | 19 May 1978 (aged 80) | ||
| Place of death | Copenhagen, Denmark | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1915–1921 | B 1903 | ||
| 1921–1925 | Rangers | 22 | (14) |
| 1927–1928 | B 1903 | ||
| National team | |||
| 1918–1921 | Denmark | 7 | (3) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1933 | BK Fremad Amager | ||
| AB | |||
| 1941–1943 | B93 | ||
| 1943–1948 | B 1903 | ||
| 1949–1952 | B93 | ||
| 1952 | Denmark | ||
| 1962 | BK Frem | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Carl Vilhelm "Skoma'r" Hansson, simply known as Carl "Skoma'r" Hansen (17 May 1898 – 19 May 1978), was a Danish football (soccer) player and manager. He played in the forward position, and won the Danish championship with Boldklubben 1903 before moving abroad to play for Scottish club Rangers F.C. as the first professional player in Danish football history. With Rangers, he won four Scottish championships. Hansen played seven games and scored three goals for the Denmark national football team, and was a part of the Denmark team at the 1920 Summer Olympics. As a manager, he managed a number of Danish teams and won the Danish championship with AB.
Skoma'r was a nickname he got after his father's profession as a shoemaker (da:Skomager), and he was most commonly known in Denmark as Carl Skoma'r. He was the older brother of Danish international Henry Hansen.
Born in Copenhagen, Hansen made himself an early reputation as a dangerous striker in the Copenhagen club Boldklubben 1903 (B 1903), playing in the amateur-only Danish championship from 1915 to 1921. He helped B 1903 win the first Danish championship in club history in 1920. B 1903 played professional Scottish side Rangers F.C. at Idrætsparken in the spring of 1921. The Danes lost although the match 2-1, but Rangers were impressed by the Danes. In particular, they were impressed by Hansen, who was notable for his excellent attacking play and the attitude of a dignified professional. In autumn 1921, Hansen signed a contract with Rangers and became the first Danish professional footballer in the history of Danish football. He cost Rangers a fee of twenty pounds.
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