Alexander Lund Hansen (born 6 October 1982) is a Norwegian former

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Career

He came to Rosenborg from local team Nardo in 2001. In parts of 2004 and 2005 he was on loan to

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, where he played 19 matches. He played in six matches for Rosenborg in the

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in late 2006, where Rosenborg only got one point. He made his league debut for Rosenborg against

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in the 1–0 win 23 July 2008. On 13 November 2009, he signed a contract with Danish

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, and joined the squad on 1 January 2010. On 26 November 2010 he signed with

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, and joined the club on a free transfer on 1 January 2011. He returned to Rosenborg in August 2012. After struggling to come back after receiving a concussion for the fifth time in not that many years, Lund Hansen was forced to retire at the end of the 2016 season. However, he will stay at Rosenborg, starting as a goalkeeping coach for the Rosenborg academy.

Career statistics

Honours

Club

; Rosenborg * Norwegian Premier League Championship:

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References

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Player profile
rosenborg.info. 1982 births Living people People from Åfjord Men's association football goalkeepers Norwegian men's footballers Rosenborg BK players Fredrikstad FK players Odense Boldklub players Eliteserien players Danish Superliga players Norwegian First Division players Norwegian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Denmark Norwegian expatriate sportspeople in Denmark Footballers from Trøndelag {{Norway-footy-goalkeeper-stub