Mikka Hansen
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Mikka Kirsten Hansen[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1975-11-11) 11 November 1975 (age 48) | ||
Place of birth | San Jose, California, United States[1] | ||
Height | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
College career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1993–1996 | Santa Clara Broncos | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1996–1998 | Denver Diamonds | ||
1999 | FB | ||
1999–2000 | Fortuna Hjørring | ||
2001–2002 | Carolina Courage | 19 | (1) |
International career‡ | |||
1999 | Denmark | 12 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:10, 25 May 2021 (UTC) |
Mikka Kirsten Hansen (born 11 November 1975) is a Danish international footballer who played as a forward for the Denmark national team. She was part of the team at the 1999 FIFA World Cup.[2]
Club career
Hansen played for the USL W-League club Denver Diamonds, where she was the league's top assist provider in 1996 and second top goal scorer in 1998.[1] In January 1999, she moved to Denmark to play for Frederiksberg Boldklub on a semi-professional basis.[3] In summer 1999, after playing in the FIFA World Cup, Hansen signed a one-and-a-half-year contract with Fortuna Hjørring.[4] By May 2000, Hansen had grown weary of football and had started competing as an elite cyclist instead.[5]
Women's United Soccer Association (WUSA), the first official professional women's soccer league in the United States, began in 2001. Hansen was a ninth-round draft pick (70th overall in the global draft) by the Carolina Courage.[6] In 2001 Hansen started seven of her 19 regular season appearances, scoring once.[1] She was released by the team in January 2002.[7]
International career
Hansen was briefly part of the United States national under-20 team, but decided to play for Denmark at senior level.[3] She won her first cap in a 1–1 draw with Australia at the 1999 Algarve Cup on March 14, 1999. Deployed on the left wing by Denmark,[3] Hansen won a total of 12 caps, all in 1999, including a 3–0 1999 FIFA World Cup Group A defeat by the United States at Giants Stadium on June 19, 1999.[8]
References
- ^ a b c d e "WUSA - Carolina Courage". Archived from the original on 17 December 2001.
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: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "FIFA Women's World Cup USA 1999 - Denmark". FIFA Women's World Cup United States 1999. FIFA. 1999. Archived from the original on 2 July 2015. Retrieved 28 September 2007.
- ^ a b c "Women's World Cup '99: Hansen Feels At Home". Soccer America. 25 June 1999. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
- ^ Ankerdal, Steen (30 June 1999). "FB-direktør ny træner i Fortuna" (in Danish). Berlingske. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
- ^ de los Reyes, Marco (13 May 2000). "Stjerne skifter idrætsgren" (in Danish). Berlingske. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
- ^ "Rating the eight WUSA teams" (PDF). Soccer America. 25 December 2000. p. 13. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 September 2016. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
- ^ "Sports transactions for Friday, January 4+". United Press International. 4 January 2002. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
- ^ "Mikka Hansen" (in Danish). Danish Football Association. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
External links
- Mikka Hansen – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Carolina Courage player profile (archived)
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- 2 Sand Christensen
- 3 K. Christensen
- 4 Terp (c)
- 5 Kristensen
- 6 Axelsen
- 7 L. Hansen
- 8 Rasmussen
- 9 Petersen
- 10 Krogh
- 11 M. Pedersen
- 12 L. Jensen
- 13 Knudsen
- 14 K. Pedersen
- 15 M. Hansen
- 16 C. Jensen
- 17 Nørregaard
- 18 Søndergaard
- 19 Johansen
- 20 A. Christensen
- Coach: Hvidemose
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