Bo Hansen

Bo Hansen (born 16 June 1972) is a Danish former football player in the striker position. He scored 52 goals in 143 games for Danish club Brøndby IF and 16 goals in 119 games for English club Bolton Wanderers. Hansen played one game for the Denmark national football team.

Biography Hansen started his career with Holstebro Boldklub in the Danish 1st Division. In July 1991, defending Danish champions Brøndby IF were reported to be interested in signing him. Hansen chose to finish his education, and played a further three years for Holstebro, amassing more than 140 games for the club. Hansen signed a part-time contract with Brøndby in July 1994, in order to use his education besides playing football.

Despite only playing part-time, he quickly impressed for Brøndby in the top-flight Danish Superliga championship, scoring three goals in his first four league games.

At the winter break, Hansen signed a transfer deal with Bolton Wanderers in the secondary Football League First Division, worth £1 million. At Bolton, he joined up with fellow Danish players Per Frandsen, Claus Jensen and Michael Johansen. In his first year at Bolton, Hansen did not score any goals, as the club narrowly missed promotion for the top-flight FA Premier League championship. He scored his first Bolton goal in a September 1999 Football League Cup game against Gillingham. In his second season, Bolton were once again close to promotion, before finally reaching the Premier League in 2001. Hansen scored one goal in 17 Premier League games, as Bolton finished in 16th place, and avoided relegation.

He moved back Denmark in the summer 2002, when he joined Superliga club FC Midtjylland (FCM) as a replacement for striker Morten Skoubo. In the fall 2003, Hansen suffered an injury due to osteoarthritis in his knees. He never returned to the pitch and was released by FCM in September 2004.

Honours Bolton Wanderers Football League First Division play-offs: 2001