Alan David Hansen (born 13 June 1955) is a Scottish former football player and BBC television football pundit. He played as a central defender for Partick Thistle, for the successful Liverpool team of the late 70s and 80s, and for Scotland. As a football pundit, Hansen has been known for his outspoken views, particularly on the defending of teams and would frequently criticise what he believed was "diabolical" or "shocking" defending.
[on Manchester United in the year they won the double] You can't win anything with kids.
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Big hearts, togetherness, organisation can only take you so far.
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Possession is king. If you can't keep hold of the ball, then there's not a lot there for you.
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People talk about the system and the long ball or the short ball ... I've always thought it's about the right ball.
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The golden rule of central defending is that there is a line running down the middle of the pitch. At every turn, one central defender must be close to that line.
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I'm starting to get a bit worried - England are looking really good.
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Jocks love to beat England.
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There's no way you can start coaching kids at 15, you have to learn to be good with both feet at seven, eight and nine.
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The only way you can get the best out of anyone is to give them good coaching early.
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Soccer pundit on BBC show "Match of the Day" UK [August 2005]
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Soccer pundit for BBC's Match of the Day programme.
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He cost Liverpool FC £100,000 when he joined the club from Partick Thistle.
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He won 8 championships, 2 FA Cups, 3 League Cups, and 3 European Cups during his Liverpool FC career.
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Represented Scotland 26 times.
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Played for Liverpool FC 1977-1991.
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Played for Partick Thistle 1973-1977.
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Former Scotland international footballer.
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Jimmy Hill: A Man for All Seasons
2016
TV Movie documentary
Himself
Match of the Day at 50
2014
TV Movie documentary
Himself
Alan Hansen: Player and Pundit
2014
TV Movie documentary
Himself
Match of the Day
2004-2013
TV Series
Himself - Expert Analysis / Himself - Analyst / Expert analysis / ...
Match of the Day 2
2006-2013
TV Series
Himself - Expert Analysis / Expert Analysis
Match of the Day: 2010 FIFA World Cup
2010
TV Series
Himself
Sport Relief 2010
2010
TV Special
Himself
Strictly Come Dancing
2008
TV Series
Himself - Audience Member
Comic Relief Does Fame Academy
2007
TV Series
Himself
LMA Manager 2007
2006
Video Game
Himself - Analyst (voice)
LMA Manager 2006
2005
Video Game
Himself - Analyst (voice)
Top of the Pops: Reloaded
2005
TV Series
Himself
Absolute Power
2005
TV Series
Himself
Match of the Day FA Cup
2004
TV Series
Expert Analysis
LMA Manager 2005
2004
Video Game
Himself - Analyst (voice)
Soccer Superskills with Jay Jay Okocha
2004
Video documentary
Himself
Blue Peter
2004
TV Series
Himself
Football: Club or Country?
2003
TV Movie documentary
Himself
LMA Manager 2004
2003
Video Game
Himself - Analyst (voice)
LMA Manager 2003
2002
Video Game
Himself - Analyst (voice)
Football: Against the Wall
2002
TV Movie documentary
Himself - Presenter
LMA Manager 2002
2002
Video Game
Himself - Analyst (voice)
Bend It Like Beckham
2002
Himself
A Question of Sport
2001-2002
TV Series
Himself
Night of a Thousand Faces
2001
TV Special
Himself
Football's Dream Factory
2001
TV Movie documentary
Presenter
LMA Manager 2001
2001
Video Game
Himself - Analyst (voice)
LMA Manager
2000
Video Game
Himself - Analyst (voice)
The Real David Beckham
2000
Video documentary
Himself
The Nearly Complete and Utter History of Everything
1999
TV Special
Lord Alan Hansen
The Frank Skinner Show
1999
TV Series
Himself
Match of the Eighties
1997
TV Series
Himself - Liverpool 1977-90 / Himself
Clash of the Titans
1996
TV Series documentary
Himself
Noel's Telly Years
1996
TV Series
Himself
Live & Kicking
1995
TV Series
Himself
Kicking & Screaming
1995
TV Series documentary
Himself
Anyone for Pennis?
1995
TV Movie
Himself
Fantasy Football League
1994
TV Series
Himself - Guest Manager
Bruce Grobbelaar the Official Story
1990
Documentary
Himself
Archive Footage
Title
Year
Status
Character
Alan Shearer's Euro 96: When Football Came Home
2016
TV Movie documentary
Himself
Big John: The John Hartson Story
2014
TV Movie documentary
Himself (uncredited)
Match of the Seventies
1996
TV Series
Himself
Liverpool in Europe: The Official History
1991
Video
Himself - Defender
Liverpool: Official Season Review 1988/89
1989
Video
Himself
Liverpool: Greavsie's Six of the Best Matches from the 80s
1988
Video
Himself - Defender
Known for movies
Bend It Like Beckham (2002) as Himself
Alan Hansen: Player and Pundit (2014) as Himself
Match of the Day 2 (2006-2013) as Himself - Expert Analysis / Expert Analysis
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