He was also assistant coach for Norwegian national team from 1994 to 1998, including at the 1998 FIFA World Cup.
Educated as a teacher and working in school, he started coaching teams after his active playing career, including local Trøndelag clubs like Stjørdals-Blink og Strindheim.
The next season, Rosenborg was fighting for the championship when Hansen resigned in August 1985 after feeling he did not manage to motivate the players enough.
[1] In 1994, Hansen also started as assistant coach to Egil "Drillo" Olsen for the Norwegian national team.
[1] As a person and coach, Hansen was described by players and co-workers as calm, patient, sensible and good with people.
[3] In 2017, he was ranked as Norway's 25th most important male soccer coach through all times by Knut Espen Svegaarden in Verdens Gang.
[4] Rosenborg players will play with black armbands in his honour in the match against Lillestrøm on 26 April 2018.