Martin Hansson
Born |
Holmsjö, Sweden | 6 April 1971||
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Other occupation |
Full-time referee Firefighter | ||
Domestic | |||
Years | League | Role | |
1996–2013 | Superettan | Referee | |
1999–2013 | Allsvenskan | Referee | |
International | |||
Years | League | Role | |
2001–2014 | FIFA listed | Referee |
Martin Hansson (born 6 April 1971) is a Swedish former football referee. He was a full international referee for FIFA between 2001 and 2013.
Hansson works as a firefighter outside refereeing and is fluent in Swedish, English and German. His hobbies include hunting and angling.[1]
Life and career
Martin Hansson started refereeing at the age of 15 at his own club. He subsequently obtained his FIFA badge before the age of 30. He was selected as a referee for the 2007 FIFA Under-20 World Cup in Canada, where he refereed the match between Argentina and the Czech Republic on 30 June 2007. He then took charge of the game between the USA and Poland on 3 July 2007. Hansson also officiated the 2006 Euro U-21 final between the Netherlands and Ukraine in Portugal.
Hansson frequently refereed matches in the highest Swedish league, the
Hansson was the referee for the
Hansson was preselected as a referee for the 2010 FIFA World Cup.[4]
He refereed the second leg of the
Ahead of the
On 8 October 2013, Hansson announced that he was retiring from refereeing.[9]
See also
- List of football referees
References
- ^ "referee — Martin Hansson — bio". WorldReferee.com. Retrieved 25 February 2010.
- ^ Andy Hunter at Anfield (5 November 2008). "If that had been given against us we would feel livid". Football. London: The Guardian. Retrieved 25 February 2010.
- ^ Edgar, Bill (20 November 2009). "Martin Hansson forced to seek shelter after refereeing error ends Ireland hopes". The Times. London. Retrieved 25 February 2010.
- ^ "List of prospective 2010 FIFA World Cup referees" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 April 2009. Retrieved 25 February 2010.
- ^ Jackson, Lyle (18 November 2009). "France 1-1 Rep of Ire (agg 2-1)". BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 February 2010.
- ^ Culpepper, Chuck (20 November 2009). "Thierry Henry's handball gets a big thumbs-down in Europe – Los Angeles Times". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
- ^ "Henry 'considered quitting' after handball row". Agence France-Presse. 23 November 2009. Archived from the original on 27 November 2009. Retrieved 23 November 2009.
- ^ Jackson, Jamie (24 November 2009). "Referee who missed Thierry Henry's handball considered quitting the game". The Guardian. London. Archived from the original on 27 November 2009. Retrieved 24 November 2009.
- ^ "Henry handball referee quits football". ESPN FC. Retrieved 29 December 2016.