Oddvar Hansen

Oddvar Ingolf Hansen (11 April 1921 – 31 March 2011) was a Norwegian footballer and coach, who represented Brann in his hometown Bergen.

As a player, Hansen was a right-back who played 238 first-team games for Brann between 1940 and 1956.

He had three spells as Brann's head coach (1955–57, 1960–63 and 1965–68), and is best remembered for leading the club to consecutive league titles in 1962 and 1963.

[1] The 1963 title would turn out to be Brann's last league championship in 44 years, until the drought came to a temporary end in 2007.

In addition to his achievements in football, Hansen was also an excellent table tennis player, who became national champion in 1947.