Carl Werner Hansen[1] (born in Slagelse), commonly known as Carl W. Hansen, is a Danish former football referee and linesman, who officiated in the Danish top-flight, second-tier and third-tier including lower ranking leagues in the 1950s and 1960s and in both European and UEFA sanctioned club tournaments.
[3][5][6][7] Born in Slagelse, Hansen became affiliated with the Zealand FA (SBU) and the regional referee organisation, Sjællands Fodbolddommer-Union (SFU), as a referee, originally officiating lower ranking league matches at a regional level for the football association organising football on Zealand.
[4] Carl W. Hansen was assigned the role as linesman for the 1959 Danish Cup Final's replay match between Aarhus GF and Vejle BK.
At the Nordiske Konference held in Norway involving the four nordic football associations of Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden, a decision was made to allow experienced referees as linesmen in A, B side and youth (U) international matches, and Carl W. Hansen, Gunnar Michaelsen and Einer Poulsen were appointed for this purpose.
His international assignments has included refereeing the match between Norway and Finland on 20 August 1964 as part of the 1964–67 Nordic Football Championship, serving as a linesman at the 'B' team friendly between Denmark and Sweden on 5 November 1966 and being a linesman at the Under-19 friendly between Denmark and Norway on 1 October 1960.