Bjørn Lidin Hansen

Bjørn Lidin Hansen (11 June 1989 – 25 October 2016) was a Norwegian footballer who played one match in the Norwegian Premier League for Tromsø, and also played senior football for Tromsdalen and Lyn. He also played seven youth internationals for Norway.

Football career Hansen was born in Kiruna, Sweden, to a Norwegian father and Swedish mother. The family soon relocated to Norway; first to Storslett and around 1992–93 to Tromsø. He played youth football in Stakkevollan IL and IF Fløya. In 2005, he moved south to attend the , and while staying there, he played one game for Lyn in the Norwegian Cup in 2006. He then moved home to play for the youth team of Tromsø IL. This turned out to be his only first-team match for Tromsø; he left the club in July 2009, choosing to take a sabbatical from football. In April 2010, he was close to signing with First Division side Sarpsborg 08, before ending up signing a contract with Tromsdalen.

Hansen died on 25 October 2016. His family revealed that he had suffered from constant pain, fatigue and depression after his cancer recovery, and according to his obituary, he "could not bear to live with the pain, and chose death over life."