Until a knee injury ended his playing career in 1991, Alan was one of the most successful British soccer players of all time. He is the only person to have won all of the honours available at club level at least twice and captained the Liverpool side to an historic double in 1986.

 

A keen tactical understanding of the game has made him the face of Match Of The Day along with Gary Lineker.

 

Alan writes a weekly newspaper column on soccer for the Daily Telegraph and has established a reputation as a very good motivational speaker.

 

Alan has also presented a number of BBC football-themed documentaries, including The Sack Race, The Football Millionaires and, more recently, Life After Football.

 

A keen golfer (he has a handicap of four), Alan's other interests include tennis and the theatre.

 

Before embarking upon his professional playing career, Alan was awarded a place at Aberdeen University to read History.

 

Born in June 1955, Hansen began his career at Partick Thistle in 1973, making 108 appearances before his move to Merseyside in 1977. He made 621 appearances for Liverpool, captaining the team between 1985 and 1990. During his 14 years at Anfield, Alan won eight Championships, three European Cups, two FA Cups, four League Cups and one League Super Cup. He was also capped 26 times by Scotland.

 

Alan lives in Southport with his wife and two children.

 

 

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