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Gène Hanssen

イェーネ・ハンセン　/　いぇーね・はんせん

Association football player from Netherlands

January 9, 1959 (age 67)　・　Kerkrade, Limburg, Netherlands

Limburg
association football player

My Take

Gène Hanssen would be a footnote to most readers, but the Japan connection is what hooks me. A loyal Roda JC man from the German-border town of Kerkrade who, at the tail end of his career, crossed the world to play in the inaugural J1 League season with Verdy Kawasaki. He left mid-season, contract cancelled in 1993, yet he was one of the few Europeans who showed up for the J.League's chaotic, electric birth. That small footprint matters to me. I like remembering the journeymen who quietly stitched continents together with nothing but a ball.

Overview

Gène Hanssen (born 9 January 1959) is a former Dutch football player. Hanssen spent most of his playing career with Eredivisie club Roda JC. At the end of his career, he had a brief spell with Verdy Kawasaki, but he left the club during its first season in the J1 League, the club agreeing to cancel his contract in July 1993.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Gène Hanssen
Name (Japanese): イェーネ・ハンセン
Reading: いぇーね・はんせん
Born: January 9, 1959 (age 67)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Capricorn / Boar
Origin: Kerkrade, Limburg, Netherlands
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: association football player

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Private

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A4%E3%82%A7%E3%83%BC%E3%83%8D%E3%83%BB%E3%83%8F%E3%83%B3%E3%82%BB%E3%83%B3

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