Hans á Lag
Hans á Lag (born 26 September 1974) is a Faroese sportsman. He is a former football player, former badminton player and former handball player. Hans á Lag used to have another lastname, which was Jacobsen.
 Hans á Lag playing for HB Tórshavn vs. FC Suðuroy on 29 May 2010 in Vágur | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 26 September 1974 | ||
| Place of birth | Tórshavn, Faroe Islands | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Playing position(s) | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | HB Tórshavn | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| HB Tórshavn | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1991–93 | HB Tórshavn | ||
| 1994–99 | HB Tórshavn | 78 | (9) |
| 2000–04 | HB Tórshavn | 74 | (12) |
| 2005–2009 | HB Tórshavn | 116 | (23) |
| 2010–11 | HB Tórshavn | 18 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19 July 2011 | |||
Football career
He has played as a defender for HB Tórshavn in the best division of the Faroe Islands since 1991. He has played with HB Tórshavn since he was a boy.
UEFA matches
Hans á Lag has played some UEFA matches for HB Tórshavn. On 8 August 1996 he played against Dinamo Batumi. HB Tórshavn lost 0-6. On 13 July 2010 he played with HB Tórshavn against FC Red Bull Salzburg, which they lost 0-5.[1] HB Tórshavn won their home match against FC Red Bull Salzburg, but Hans á Lag did not play that match, he was an unused substitute. On 13 July 2011 he played with HB Tórshavn in UEFA Champions League against Malmö FF. Malmö FF won the match 2-1.[2]
Honours
Hans á Lag won the Faroe Islands Football Championships six times while playing for HB Tórshavn in 1998, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2009 and 2010. He won the Faroe Islands Cup three times: 1995, 1998 and 2004.[3]
Badminton career
Hans á Lag played badminton earlier with Havnar Badmintonfelag from Tórshavn, and he won the Faroese National Badminton Championships several times.
- 1991 winner of Mixed doubles together with Harriet Rasmussen
- 1993 winner of the Men's single and Mixed doubles together with Guðrun Jacobsen
- 1994 winner of the Men's single and the Men's doubles together with Jákup Midjord
Handball career
Hans á Lag has played handball for Kyndil. He played as goalkeeper. He won several medals for Kyndil when he was a child, and he also won the Faroese Championship in handball with Kyndil when he played for the best team in the Men's division. He played 133 matches and scored 27 goals for Kyndil.
External links
- Profile on HB.fo
- UEFA.com
- HBF.fo, The Badminton Club of Tórshavn.
- Kyndil.fo, Kyndil Tórshavn, handball club in Tórshavn. (List of the winners of the men's handball in the Faroese competition 1943-2004).