Career
He was a skilled mason and a policeman. Since 1971 he has been employed by the Danish police. In February 2002, Allan Hansen was one of two candidates for the presidency of DBU after Poul Hyldgaard retired after 11 years as chairman.
On 1 March 2014, he was succeeded by Jesper Møller.
This came after he announced in June 2013 that he did not want re-election.