Frank Hansen (Australian footballer)

Frank Hansen
Personal information
Full name	Francis Ivor Hansen
Date of birth	4 February 1884
Place of birth	Adelaide, South Australia
Date of death	5 May 1975 (aged 91)
Position(s)	Full Forward
Playing career
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1903–1909 1910–1914	South Adelaide Port Adelaide	58 (163)
Representative team honours
Years	Team	Games (Goals)
1911, 1913	South Australia	7 (19)
Coaching career
Years	Club	Games (W–L–D)
1919-1920	Port Adelaide	26 (14-11-1)
Career highlights
2x Championship of Australia team member (1910, 1913) 2x Port Adelaide premiership player (1910, 1913) Port Adelaide premiership coach (1921) South Adelaide leading goal kicker (1907) 4x Port Adelaide leading goal kicker (1910–1913) 4x SANFL leading goal kicker (1910–1913)

Frank Ivor Hansen (4 February 1884 - 5 May 1975) was an Australian Rules footballer who played for South Adelaide and Port Adelaide in the South Australian Football League (now the SANFL).

Early life

He was the son of James Hansen and Briget Neesen, Norwegian and Scottish immigrants.^[1]

Player

He led the competitions goal tally for four consecutive seasons between 1910 to 1913.^[2] He would play only one game in 1914 retiring at the age of 29.^[3]

Coach

Frank Hansen was coach of Port Adelaide from 1919-1923 in varying capacities. He was at the helm when Port Adelaide defeated Norwood in the 1921 SAFL Grand Final.^[2]

Personal life

Frank Hansen married during 1914 and died during 1975 at the age of 91.

References

1. "(Frank) Francis Ivor HANSEN - I138 - Individual Information - PhpGedView". www.mckay.familytree.id.au. Retrieved 2015-10-28.
2. "Australian Football - Frank Hansen - Player Bio". australianfootball.com. Retrieved 2015-10-28.
3. "Semaphore Central 1914 - Port District Football Club". Port District Football Club. Retrieved 2015-10-28.