 Hansen stayed an amateur, and played both games, as the Danish team finished fourth at the 1964 European Nations' Cup.On 29 November 1964 he broke Poul Pedersen's record as he became the first Dane to play 51 games for the national team.Bent Hansen ended his international career in October 1965, having played 58 international games; a record that was eventually broken by Henning Munk Jensen in May 1978.