Abraham Løkin Hansen

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Abraham Løkin

Full name	Abraham Løkin Hansen
Date of birth	June 16, 1959 (1959-06-16) (age 48)
Place of birth	Fuglafjørður, Faroe Islands
Playing position	midfielder
Club information
Current club	retired
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1976-1980 1981 1982-1984 1985 1986 1987-1988 1989 1989-1990 1990-1991 1992-1993 1993-1994 1994 1995-1996 1996-1998 1999 2000-2002	ÍF Fuglafjørður IK Sleipner NSÍ Runavík Odense BK NSÍ B36 Tórshavn ÍF BK Frem ÍF B68 Toftir US Boulogne ÍF B68 NSÍ ÍF NSÍ	28 (6) ? (?) 5 (0) 15 (0) 9 (1) 4 (1) 8 (0)
National team²
1988-1994	Faroe Islands	22 (0)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11 October 2007. ² National team caps and goals correct as of 11 October 2007. * Appearances (Goals)

Abraham Løkin (born Abraham Hansen 16 June 1959, Fuglafjørður, Faroe Islands) is a former Faroe Islands football (soccer) player.

In November 2003, to celebrate UEFA's jubilee, he was selected by the Faroe Islands Football Association as the country's Golden Player - the greatest player of the last 50 years. [1]

1 Club career
2 International career
3 External links
4 References

[edit] Club career

He is Fuglafjørður's most famous player, serving his local team for many years. He also had spells in Sweden, Denmark and France as well as at Faroe club teams NSÍ Runavík and B68.

[edit] International career

Løkin made his debut in an August 1988 friendly match against Iceland, the country's first FIFA-recognized match. He was a regular for the Faroe Islands in their first competitive years, earning a total of 22 caps (38 including unofficial matches). He played his last international match in September 1994 against Greece.^[1]