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Alan Hansen

1955 - Today

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Alan David Hansen MBE (born 13 June 1955) is a Scottish former footballer and BBC television football pundit. Regarded as one of the greatest defenders of all time and one of Liverpool's best ever centre-backs, he enjoyed a highly decorated playing career, winning eight First Division titles, three European Cups, two FA Cups, four League Cups, and several other honours with Liverpool during their dominant era from the late 1970s until the late 1980s. He also represented Partick Thistle and the Scotland national team. After retiring, Hansen became a well-known football pundit, most notably appearing on Match of the Day from 1992 to 2014, where he was known for his sharp analysis and frequent criticism of poor defending, often using terms like "diabolical" or "shocking" to describe lapses at the back. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Alan Hansen is the 4,706th most popular soccer player (up from 5,118th in 2019), the 4,853rd most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 5,025th in 2019) and the 263rd most popular British Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Alan Hansen ranks 4,706 out of 21,273Before him are Torsten Gütschow, Fabio Celestini, Bertil Johansson, Michael Tarnat, Miguel Monteiro, and Pedro Mendes. After him are Gerónimo Barbadillo, Pavel Kuka, Bart McGhee, Ivica Dragutinović, Robert Sánchez, and Minato Yoshida.

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Among people born in 1955, Alan Hansen ranks 433Before him are Edmund Ho, Topper Headon, Udit Narayan, Erick Mombaerts, Vijay Mallya, and Barbara Kingsolver. After him are Patrick Achi, Ole von Beust, Michael Steele, Matthias Herget, Butch Vig, and Yitang Zhang.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Alan Hansen ranks 4,854 out of 8,785Before him are William Duesbury (1725), George Henry Lewes (1817), Eddie Thomson (1947), Isaac Pitman (1813), William Mitchell Ramsay (1851), and Michael Foot (1913). After him are Grey Owl (1888), John Eliot (1604), Barnes Wallis (1887), Bart McGhee (1899), Michelle Dockery (1981), and Josh Bowman (1988).

Among SOCCER PLAYERS In United Kingdom

Among soccer players born in United Kingdom, Alan Hansen ranks 263Before him are Danny Blanchflower (1926), Benjamin White (1997), Billy Bingham (1931), Graham Potter (1975), John Goodall (1863), and Eddie Thomson (1947). After him are Bart McGhee (1899), Curtis Jones (2001), Mike Summerbee (1942), Eddie Nketiah (1999), Ademola Lookman (1997), and Scott McTominay (1996).