Photo: Joe Hanna celebrates a trophy win spell amongst Hobart Juventus
Joe Hanna, 1 of the stars of Tasmanian football, passed away inwards Hobart on Mon at the historic catamenia of 79.
Hanna came to Tasmania inwards the mid-1960s from Northern Republic of Ireland as well as played initially for the Rangers guild inwards Hobart.
A centre-half, he read the game well, tackled solidly as well as was ever ideally positioned to cutting out attacks yesteryear the opposing side.
Photo: Joe Hanna (left), Michael Furjanic (Croatia-Glenorchy) as well as David Rae (Metro) at a check presentation yesteryear the league sponsor. Hanna was vice-captain of Juventus at the time.
He transferred to Hobart Juventus as well as was a fellow member of the Juventus squad that won its starting fourth dimension league championship inwards 1969 nether motorcoach Karl Schwesinger.
Hanna was an integral component of the Juventus squad for many seasons as well as won to a greater extent than or less other league championship amongst them every bit good every bit representing Southern Tasmania as well as Tasmania.
He played for Tasmania against English linguistic communication First Division side Cardiff City at Queenborough inwards 1968. Cardiff won 5-1 as well as Tony Skaro of Glenorchy Republic of Croatia scored Tasmania’s destination amongst a penalty.
Hanna likewise played for Tasmania inwards 1971 against the visiting English linguistic communication FA XI earlier a crowd of 4,500 at North Hobart Oval. The Englishmen won 8-0 against a Tasmanian squad coached yesteryear Duncan Summers.
Hanna was rated the 3rd best histrion inwards southern Tasmania inwards a poll taken inwards 1973.
Photo: Joe Hanna (left) amongst team-mates Colin West as well as Tommy Watson at the Hobart Juventus 50th anniversary dinner inwards 2006 [PlessPix]
He ended his playing says amongst PO Saints when he was inwards his 50s.
Hanna was a quietly spoken human being as well as was a gentleman both on as well as off the field. He worked every bit a custodial officer.
He was passionate near the game as well as attended matches until recent years.
Photo: Joe Hanna watches the Grand Final at KGV Park on eleven September 2010 [PlessPix]
Photo: Joe Hanna (back row, 3rd from right) inwards the Hobart Juventus side afterwards their starting fourth dimension championship win inwards 1969, taken at South Hobart. Photo courtesy of Philip Owen (fifth from left inwards dorsum row) as well as published inwards Chris Hudson's "A Century of Soccer (1898-1998: Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 Tasmanian History)".
Photo: Joe Hanna heads for destination inwards a Juventus v White Eagle game at South Hobart [Soccer Forum]
Photo: Joe Hanna heads for destination inwards a Juventus v White Eagle game at South Hobart [Soccer Forum]
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