| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Bo Jannik Nyby Hansen | ||
| Date of birth | (1972-06-16)16 June 1972 (age 53) | ||
| Place of birth | Holstebro, Denmark | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1990–1994 | Holstebro Boldklub | ||
| 1994–1999 | Brøndby | 102 | (43) |
| 1999–2002 | Bolton Wanderers | 96 | (15) |
| 2002–2004 | Midtjylland | 39 | (3) |
| Total | 237 | (61) | |
| International career | |||
| 1995 | Denmark | 1 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2008– | Holstebro BK (forward coach)[1] | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Bo Jannik Nyby Hansen (born16 June1972) is a Danish formerfootball player in thestriker position. He scored 52 goals in 143 games for Danish clubBrøndby IF and 16 goals in 119 games for English clubBolton Wanderers. Hansen played one game for theDenmark national football team.
Hansen started his career withHolstebro Boldklub in theDanish 1st Division. In July 1991, defending Danish championsBrøndby IF were reported to be interested in signing him.[2] Hansen chose to finish his education, and played a further three years for Holstebro, amassing more than 140 games for the club.[3] Hansen signed a part-time contract with Brøndby in July 1994, in order to use his education besides playing football.[4]
Despite only playing part-time, he quickly impressed for Brøndby in the top-flightDanish Superliga championship, scoring three goals in his first four league games.[4] He formed a striker duo with Danish internationalMark Strudal, and Hansen was called up for the Danish national team in January 1995. He was a part of the Danish squad for the1995 King Fahd Cup, and played a single game as Denmark won the tournament, when he replaced Mark Strudal at halftime during the 2–0 victory againstSaudi Arabia. This was to be his only national team game.
Hansen was Brøndby's second best goalscorer of the1994–95 Superliga season, scoring one goal fewer than Strudal. For the1995–96 Superliga season, contention for the striker positions in the Brøndby starting line-up was intensified. Danish internationalPeter Møller arrived fromAalborg BK, and later Danish national team captainEbbe Sand also emerged as a goalscorer. Hansen was a part of the Brøndby team which won three Superliga championships in a row from 1996 to 1998, though he was not among Brøndby's topscoring strikers until the1997–98 Superliga season, when Peter Møller had been sold toPSV Eindhoven. He started the1998–99 Superliga season well, and was Brøndby's top goalscorer with 12 goals after the first half of the season.[5]
At the winter break, Hansen signed atransfer deal withBolton Wanderers in the secondaryFootball League First Division, worth £1 million.[6] At Bolton, he joined up with fellow Danish playersPer Frandsen,Claus Jensen andMichael Johansen. In his first year at Bolton, Hansen did not score any goals, as the club narrowly missedpromotion for the top-flightFA Premier League championship. He scored his first Bolton goal in a September 1999Football League Cup game againstGillingham. 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 avoidedrelegation.
He moved back Denmark in the summer 2002, when he joined Superliga clubFC Midtjylland (FCM) as a replacement for strikerMorten Skoubo.[7] In the fall 2003, Hansen suffered an injury due toosteoarthritis in his knees. He never returned to the pitch and was released by FCM in September 2004.[8]
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