Career
He played most of his career for Bodø/Glimt, where he is the club"s all-time top scorer. He also played for Rosenborg for the 1971, 1972 and part of the 1973 season. There he was the club"s top scorer for his first two seasons.
Hanssen later became a bank manager in Nordlandsbanken and leader of the local freemason lodge.