Marcus Hansson (born 12 February 1990) is a Swedish

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who plays as a defender and is currently without a club.

Career

Hansson started out playing for Åbyggeby FK before spending one season at lower division

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based club Brynäs IF. At the age of 17 he made the move to the local top tier

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club Gefle IF where he would stay for seven years and become team captain in 2014. After the

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season had ended he was given the

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award by the Gefle fans and signed with Norwegian side Tromsø. In Norway Hansson was involved in a controversial situation when a rough tackle on Bjørn Helge Riise caused his brother

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to lash out against Hansson in the media, comparing the tackle to a criminal act. In February 2016

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announced that they had bought Hansson from his Norwegian club with the intention of using him as a central defender in their upcoming season.

International career

Hansson has represented Sweden at the U17, U19 and U21 youth levels.

Personal life

Hansson has mixed his career of playing professional football with studying

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Hansson, Marcus 1990 births Living people Swedish men's footballers Sweden men's under-21 international footballers Sweden men's youth international footballers Men's association football midfielders Men's association football defenders Djurgårdens IF Fotboll players Gefle IF players Tromsø IL players IK Frej players IF Brommapojkarna players Allsvenskan players Superettan players Eliteserien players Swedish expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Norway Swedish expatriate sportspeople in Norway