 On 23 September 1959 Hansen scored his only international goal, as Denmark drew the Czechoslovakia national football team 2-2 in a qualification game for the 1960 European Nations' Cup.At the 1960 Olympics, he played in the position of right halfback on the Danish team, often linking up via short passes with right winger Poul Pedersen.Hansen played all five games as Denmark won silver medals, losing to the Yugoslavia national football team in the final.